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词条 Prairiewood, New South Wales
释义

  1. History

  2. Commercial areas

  3. Culture and recreation

  4. Population

  5. References

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2012}}{{Infobox Australian place | type = suburb
| name = Prairiewood
| city = Sydney
| state = nsw
| image = PrairiewoodNSWshowground.jpg
| caption = Fairfield Showground, Prairiewood
| lga = City of Fairfield
| postcode = 2176
| est =
| coordinates = {{coord|33|51|40|S|150|54|17|E|display=inline,title}}
| pop = 3,246
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}
| pop_footnotes = [1]
| area =
| stategov = Prospect
| stategov2= Fairfield
| fedgov = McMahon
| fedgov2 = Fowler
| near-nw = Bossley Park
| near-n = Wetherill Park
| near-ne = Smithfield
| near-w = Bossley Park
| near-e = Fairfield West
| near-sw = Greenfield Park
| near-s = St Johns Park
| near-se = Wakeley
| dist1 = 34
| dir1 = west
| location1= Sydney CBD
}}

Prairiewood is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 34 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Fairfield. It is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.

Prairiewood is primarily a residential suburb that is also home to a golf course, Fairfield Showground, schools, a leisure centre and a major shopping centre.

History

Prairiewood was once a part of Wetherill Park. The area was subdivided and developed in the 1970s as Prairiewood Estate. It later became a suburb and took on the name of the estate.[2]

Commercial areas

Stockland Wetherill Park is a major shopping centre that is actually located in the north-western corner of Prairiewood. Fairfield Hospital moved to Prairiewood in 1988 from its original location in Fairfield.

Culture and recreation

Fairfield Golf Course is an 18-hole course. Fairfield Showground is home to many cultural celebrations and the Fairfield Markets, which are a common attraction every Saturday morning.

Population

According to the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Prairiewood had a population of 3,246. 44.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Iraq 11.0%, Vietnam 7.1% and Italy 3.4%.

The most common ancestries were Assyrian 10.0%, Italian 9.9%, Vietnamese 9.0%, Chinese 7.5% and Australian 7.5%.

28.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese (11.0%), Assyrian (10.9%), Arabic (7.1%), Spanish (6.2%), Arabic (6.2%) and Italian (5.0%).

The most common responses for religion were Catholic 43.0%, Buddhism 10.4%, No Religion 8.9% and Assyrian Apostolic 8.7%.[1]

References

1. ^{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC13258 |name=Prairiewood (State Suburb)|accessdate=2 December 2017|quick=on}}
2. ^The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia {{ISBN|0-207-14495-8}}, page 209
{{commons category}}{{Sydney Fairfield suburbs}}

2 : Suburbs of Sydney|City of Fairfield

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