Lakemba Sydney, NSW
Haldon Street, Lakemba
Postcode:	2195
Location:	15 km from Sydney CBD
LGA:	City of Canterbury
State District:	Lakemba
Federal Division:	Division of Watson
Suburbs around Lakemba Greenacre Belmore Lakemba Wiley Park Roselands

Lakemba is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Lakemba is located 15km south west of the Sydney central business district in the City of Canterbury. The postcode for Lakemba is 2195. The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... NSW is a three-letter acronym that refers to: New South Wales, a state of the Commonwealth of Australia U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2048x1320, 424 KB) Photo taken 07 Jan 2007 by blu3d looking up Haldon Street, Lakemba, New South Wales. ... Postcodes were introduced in Australia in 1967 by the Postmaster-Generals Department (PMG), the predecessor of Australia Post. ... km redirects here. ... The Sydney central business district (CBD) is, commercially, the most important in Australia. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... The City of Canterbury, previously the Municipality of Canterbury, is a Local Government Area in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... Lakemba is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Watson is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. ... Greenacre is a suburb, in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Burwood Road, Belmore art-deco building, corner Burwood Road and Bridge Road, Belmore Belmore Hotel art-deco amenities block, Belmore cottage in Belmore Canterbury Leagues Club, Belmore Belmore is a suburb, in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Wiley Park is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Roselands is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ... South-western Sydney is a region of the greater metropolitan area of Sydney, Australia. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... Capital Sydney Government Const. ... A view of the Sydney CBD from the Harbour Bridge, the Circular Quay is in the foreground Map of the CBD The Sydney central business district (CBD) extends southwards for about 2 km from Sydney Cove, the point of first European settlement. ... The City of Canterbury, previously the Municipality of Canterbury, is a Local Government Area in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...

Lakemba is in the Cooks River watershed. This river is tidal up to the edge of Lakemba. A bike and walking trail takes walkers and cyclists all the way from nearby Belfield to the east along the Cooks River, to where it flows into Botany Bay. In the opposite direction the bike and walking trail goes north to Olympic Park and Homebush Bay on the Parramatta River. The Cooks River flowing through Hurlstone Park The Cooks River is a 23 kilometre urban waterway of south-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... A drainage basin is the area within the drainage basin divide (yellow outline), and drains the surface runoff and river discharge (blue lines) of a contiguous area. ... Belfield is a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... For other Botany Bays see Botany Bay (disambiguation) Bicentennial Monument at Botany Bay Botany Bay is a bay in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, a few kilometers south of the central business district. ... Homebush Bay is a suburb of Sydney, Australia, adjacent to the newly developed suburb of Newington. ... The Parramatta River, New South Wales, Australia, is the main tributary of Sydney Harbour, along with the smaller Lane Cove and Duck Rivers. ...

Canterbury Road winds its way along the ridge, which is the boundary of the watersheds of Cooks River and Wolli Creek to the south. Wolli Creek is an urban waterway of south-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...

Commercial area

Lakemba has a large shopping centre, on and around Haldon Street, where a wide range of international and local foods can be purchased. There are also commercial developments along Canterbury Road.

The Lakemba railway station is on the Bankstown line of the CityRail network. It is near the shopping centre on Haldon Street. Lakemba railway station is a station on the CityRail Bankstown Line, located in the Sydney suburb of Lakemba. ... The Bankstown Line is part of the metropolitan rail network of Sydney known as CityRail. ... Official logo of the CityRail network The waiting area at  Central Railway Station, the main station on the CityRail network Old-style manual train indicator boards at Concord West. ...

Demographics

Lakemba has had a diverse demographic history. Like most of the rest of Australia, its first non-Aboriginal inhabitants in the nineteenth century were British and Irish settlers. By the mid-twentieth century, the suburb had absorbed large numbers of Greek and Italian arrivals. Local businesses and clubs reflected this in Mediterreanean delicatessens, take-away shops and the Greek Orthodox Club. Indigenous peoples are: Peoples living in an area prior to colonization by a state Peoples living in an area within a nation-state, prior to the formation of a nation-state, but who do not identify with the dominant nation. ... Greek Orthodox Church can refer to any of several hierarchical churches within the larger group of mutually recognizing Eastern Orthodox churches: the Orthodox Church of Constantinople, headed by the Patriarch of Constantinople, who is also the first among equals of the Eastern Orthodox Communion. ...

From the mid-1970s, Lakemba became very popular with migrants from Lebanon and by the mid-1990s the area was considered a centre of Lebanese Australian life. The founding of the Lakemba Mosque and the establishment of specialised restaurants, take-away shops, grocery shops, clothing and book sellers has encouraged a general perception of Lakemba as a predominantly Arab and Muslim suburb, particularly in the media. In fact — in common with most of the rest of Greater Sydney — Lakemba is best described as predominantly multi-ethnic and extremely diverse, but with an Arabic-speaking and Muslim plurality. Lebanese Australians are the ninth largest ethnic group in Australia, numbering 162,239 or 0. ... Lakemba Mosque, (also known as the Imam Ali ben Abi Taleb Mosque at Lakemba[1], is one of the largest mosques in Australia. ... Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... Islam (Arabic:  ) is a monotheistic religion based upon the teachings of Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure. ...

According to the 2001 Census, 67.7 per cent of Lakemba residents (14,647 persons) stated they had been born overseas — one of the highest proportions in Australia. Nonetheless, the Australia-born still constituted the largest individual birthplace group, at 32.3 per cent (6,994 persons), followed by the Lebanon-born at 7.6 per cent (1,651 persons), the Viet Nam-born at 6.2 per cent (1,332 persons) and those born in the People's Republic of China at 5.7 per cent (1,234 persons).

In terms of ethnicity, the largest group in 2001 were those claiming Lebanese ancestry with 14.8 per cent of the population or 3,183 persons, followed by those claiming Chinese background at 11.0 per cent or 2,361 persons, and thirdly by those claiming "Australian" descent with 7.7 per cent or 1,654 persons.

Census data reveals that Arabic is the most common home language in Lakemba, used by a plurality of 22.1 per cent of residents (4,788 persons), followed by English only — the home language of 17.8 per cent (3,850 persons) — and the Chinese languages which are spoken by 9.9 per cent at home (2,136 persons). The English language was spoken exclusively or "very well" or "well" by 71.2 per cent of the suburb's overseas-born in 2001. Arabic can mean: From or related to Arabia From or related to the Arabs The Arabic language; see also Arabic grammar The Arabic alphabet, used for expressing the languages of Arabic, Persian, Malay ( Jawi), Kurdish, Panjabi, Pashto, Sindhi and Urdu, among others. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Chinese (written) language (pinyin: zhōngwén) written in Chinese characters The Chinese language (汉语/漢語, 华语/華語, or 中文; Pinyin: Hànyǔ, Huáyǔ, or Zhōngwén) is a member of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. ...

Lakemba maintains its characteristic diversity in terms of religion. According to the census, Christianity was the most followed faith in the suburb with 41.3 per cent of residents (8,926). However, Christians in the area belong to many sects, with the largest proportions being Catholic at 19.3 per cent or 4,185 persons, Orthodox with 8.3 per cent or 1,789 persons, and Anglican with 3.8 per cent or 823 persons. If Christianity is thus separated statistically, the largest religion in Lakemba is Islam which accounts for 30.5 per cent of residents or 6,596 persons — the census does not differentiate between Sunni and Shi'a. Those of no religion were the third largest grouping, with 7.3 per cent or 1,586 persons. Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. ... Separate articles treat Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Orthodox Judaism. ... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... Sunni Islam (Arabic سنّة) is the largest denomination of Islam. ... Shia Islam ( Arabic شيعى follower; English has traditionally used Shiite or Shiite) is the second largest Islamic denomination; some 20-25% of all Muslims are said to follow a Shia tradition. ...

Lakemba has many places of worship to cater for the different faiths, including Catholic (St Therese), Anglican (St. Andrews), Uniting, Presbyterian, and the more recent integrative faith of Cao Dai. St Andrews Anglican Church, Lakemba is an Anglican church of Lakemba, part of the Diocese of Sydney. ... Presbyterianism is part of the Reformed churches family of denominations of Christian Protestantism based on the teachings of John Calvin which traces its institutional roots to the Scottish Reformation, especially as led by John Knox. ... Tay Ninh Holy See Cao Dai (Cao Đài) is a relatively new, syncretist, monotheistic religion, officially established in Tây Ninh, southern Vietnam, in 1926. ...

Politics

Lakemba Street, facing north-east towards the Sydney CBD

Lakemba is also the name of one of NSW's parliamentary constituencies. The Electoral district of Lakemba is occupied by the current Premier of New South Wales, Morris Iemma. It is considered to be a safe Australian Labor Party seat. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1315x1871, 422 KB) Photo taken 15 Nov 2006 by blu3d facing North East on Lakemba Street, Lakemba, New South Wales. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1315x1871, 422 KB) Photo taken 15 Nov 2006 by blu3d facing North East on Lakemba Street, Lakemba, New South Wales. ... Lakemba is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... A premier is an executive official of government. ... Morris Iemma (pronounced Yemma), born 21 July 1961, is an Australian politician and the Premier of New South Wales. ... The Australian Labor Party (ALP) is Australias oldest political party. ...

History

The area was originally known as Potato Hill because potato crops were grown here. Land grants by the new colonial government began in Lakemba about 1810. Samuel Hockley was granted 50 acres, which he called Essex Hill Farm, after his home county in England. The suburb was known as Belmore South until 1910. 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Benjamin Taylor had a 22 hectare property in the 1880s. He named his property "Lakeba" (pronounced Lakemba) after the Lakeba island in the Lau Islands group of Fiji, where his second wife's grandparents, Rev and Mrs Cross, were missionaries from 1835. One of the original streets is Oneata Street, named after another small Fijian Island, close to Lakeba. Benjamin Taylor was variously an entomologist, town clerk, Alderman and Mayor of Canterbury Council. The railway line was built to the neighbouring suburb of Belmore in 1895 and extended to Lakemba and beyond, in 1909. The station was built on Benjamin Taylor's property and was named after his ‘Lakemba Cottage’. // Development and commercial production of electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered automobile by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Maybach First commercial production and sales of phonographs and phonograph recordings. ... Lakeba (IPA: []) is an island in Fijis Southern Lau archipelago. ... The Lau Islands (also called the Lau Group, the Eastern Group, the Eastern Archipelago) of Fiji are situated in the southern Pacific Ocean, just east of the Koro Sea. ... | Come and take it, slogan of the Texas Revolution 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Burwood Road, Belmore art-deco building, corner Burwood Road and Bridge Road, Belmore Belmore Hotel art-deco amenities block, Belmore cottage in Belmore Canterbury Leagues Club, Belmore Belmore is a suburb, in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

The first school opened here as Belmore School in April 1869 and became known as Belmore South in September 1907 until it was changed to Lakemba Public School in June 1910. The post office opened on the 1st July 1879.

References

• The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8

External links

Coordinates: -33.93166° 151.08514° Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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• St Andrew's Anglican Church, Lakemba