| Gregory Hills Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 4,985 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2557 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 58 km (36 mi) from Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Camden Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Camden | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Macarthur | ||||||||||||||
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Gregory Hills is a suburb of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia in Camden Council. The suburb was assigned on 1 August 2008.[2] The suburb was named from the topography of the local area and from the original St Gregory's Chapel on the Marist Brothers land.[2]
Population
According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 4,985 people in Gregory Hills.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.2% of the population.
- 69.5% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were Fiji 2.8% and India 2.1%.
- 67.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Hindi 3.7%, Arabic 2.4% and Spanish 2.3%.
- The most common responses for religion were Catholic 38.8%, No Religion 16.0% and Anglican 13.7%.[1]
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gregory Hills (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- 1 2 "Gregory Hills". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
33°59′30″S 150°46′00″E / 33.99167°S 150.76667°E
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