Luddenham is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 42 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of the City of Penrith and City of Liverpool. It is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.
| Luddenham Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 1,927 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2745[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 106 m (348 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 42 km (26 mi) west of Sydney | ||||||||||||||
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| State electorate(s) | Badgerys Creek | ||||||||||||||
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History
editLuddenham takes its name from a property which was situated between South Creek and the Nepean River that was owned by John Blaxland, who received a grant of 6,710 acres (27.2 km2) on 30 November 1813. His elder brother was the more famous Gregory Blaxland and Luddenham was the name of their family property in Kent, England.[3]
The first Luddenham Post Office opened on 1 January 1857 and was renamed Bringelly in 1863. The current office opened on 1 March 1872.[4]
Population
editIn the 2021 census, there were 1,927 people in Luddenham. 80.2% of people were born in Australia; the next most common birthplaces included Italy 2.1%, Malta 1.5%, England 1.2%, Lebanon 1.1%, and Fiji 1.0%. 78.4% of people only spoke English at home; the next most common languages spoken at home included Arabic 4.5%, Italian 2.7%, Maltese 1.7%, Croatian 1.6%, and Mandarin 1.3%. The most common responses for religion included Catholic 49.0%, No Religion 18.7%, Anglican 1.3%, and Eastern Orthodox 3.9%; a further 3.6% of respondents for this area elected not to disclose their religious status.[5]
Transport
editLuddenham has 1 bus service, route 789 between Luddenham & Penrith, operating only twice per weekday, once around 7:30am and once around 4:14pm.[6]
In June 2020, a Metro station at Luddenham on the Western Sydney Airport line due to be completed in 2026, was confirmed.[7]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Luddenham (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Find a postcode". Australia Post. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
2745 Luddenham, NSW
- ^ "Penrith City: Local Suburbs Profiles". Penrith City Council. Archived from the original on 19 August 2006. Retrieved 29 June 2006.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Luddenham". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Busways route 789". Transport for NSW.
- ^ Hair, Johnathan (1 June 2020). "Construction to begin on $11 billion Western Sydney airport metro line". Australia: ABC News. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
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