South Granville, New South Wales

South Granville
Sydney, New South Wales
Wellington Road, warehouse and commercial complex
South Granville
Coordinates 33°51′16″S 151°0′15″E / 33.85444°S 151.00417°E / -33.85444; 151.00417Coordinates: 33°51′16″S 151°0′15″E / 33.85444°S 151.00417°E / -33.85444; 151.00417
Population 5,500 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 2142
Location 23 km (14 mi) west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s) Cumberland Council
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s) Blaxland
Suburbs around South Granville:
Merrylands Granville Auburn
Guildford South Granville Auburn
Chester Hill Sefton Regents Park

South Granville is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 23 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Cumberland Council. South Granville is an extension of Granville.

Duck River Track, Wellington Road

History

Granville was named in 1880, after the British Colonial Secretary, the Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville.[2]

Parks

  • Duck River Reserve
  • Athol Barnes Reserve
  • Ray Marshall Reserve
  • Melita Stadium

Education

South Granville has a number of schools including Granville East Public School, Holy Family Primary School.

Businesses headquartered in South Granville

  • Hume Building Products

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "South Granville (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 April 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. Granville: From Forest to Factory, John Watson (ed.), 1992, Granville Historical Society.


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