Birrong, a

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, is located 22 kilometres south-west of the

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, in the state of

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, and is a part of the

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region. Birrong shares its

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of 2143 with neighbouring suburbs Regents Park and Potts Hill.

Landmarks

Birrong features a large number of community facilities such as six soccer/rugby league fields, tennis courts, a large natural park reserve, a bowls club, and a swimming pool. Birrong also has two high schools, Birrong Boys High School and Birrong Girls High School, and a primary school. A small group of shops is located on Auburn Road, featuring a barber, bakery, cafes, takeaway restaurants, IGA (including bottle shop and butcher), and hair salon.

History

The Aboriginal word Birrong, meaning ''star'', was adopted as the suburb's name around 1927. One of the first settlers of Birrong was Joseph Hyde Potts who was granted land in the area in 1835 and has Potts Hill named after him. Development in the area of Birrong increased with the opening of the railway in 1928. Birrong Park, an area that was subject to flooding, was drained as relief work during the

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(1929–1934). The post office opened in 1955.

Demographics

In the , the population of Birrong was 3,331. The median age of the Birrong population was 36 years, less than the national median of 38. 47.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Vietnam 15.7%, China 5.9% and Lebanon 4.4%. 29.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 19.8%, Arabic 18.4%, Mandarin 7.4% and Cantonese 4.4%. The religious make up of Birrong was Islam 24.9%, Catholic 19.8%, No Religion 18.5% and Buddhism 13.1%.

Education

Birrong Girls High School is a public girls high school that was established as a girls' comprehensive high school in 1957. There are 820 students (2006 estimate) from a wide variety of cultural backgrounds enrolled in the school. 84% of students are from non-English speaking background (NESB) which represents 46 language groups.

Transport

Birrong railway station Birrong railway station is located on the Bankstown line, serving the Sydney suburb of Birrong. It is served by Sydney Trains T6 Lidcombe & Bankstown Line services. History Birrong station opened on 16 July 1928, when the Bankstown line wa ...

is located on the

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, and is serviced by Lidcombe & Bankstown Line services operated by

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. Birrong is also serviced by a bus network run by

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References

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