Canley Vale is a

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, in the state of

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. Canley Vale is located 30 kilometres west of the

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, in the

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of the

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and is part of the

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region.

History

Aboriginal people from the Cabragal clan, a sub-group of the

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nation, have lived in the Fairfield area for over 30,000 years. Canley Vale was once a

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area and was originally part of the Male Orphan School Estate. In the 1800s, Sir

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(1815–96) settled in the district in a mansion which he built near the railway line between Fairfield and

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. He named it Canley Grange after his birthplace of

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, in

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England. He named the railway station Canley Moat House and had his own private landing beside the line. "Vale" means valley or dale. Cabramatta and Canley Vale were regarded as a single community and from the 1920s it was known as Cabravale, a name which some organisations still use, such as the Cabravale Diggers rugby league club. In 1899, the

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of Cabramatta and Canley Vale, which had been established in 1892, was redivided, and the two separate wards were gazetted on 8 January 1900. In 1948, they became part of the Fairfield

. Canley Vale's first public school opened in 1884. Whereby the school has remained in operation to the present day as a primary/elementary school.

Demographics

According to the of Population, there were 10,300 residents in Canley Vale. 34.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Vietnam 31.3%, Cambodia 6.0%, China (excludes the special administrative regions (SARs) and Taiwan) 4.5%, Iraq 3.7% and Philippines 1.4%. 16.0% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 38.3%, Cantonese 9.0%, Mandarin 4.7%, Khmer 4.6% and Arabic 3.8%. The most common responses for religion were Buddhism 35.4%, No Religion 23.2% and Catholic 17.7%. The most common ancestries were Vietnamese 35.0%, Chinese 26.1%, Australian 7.0%, English 5.9% and Khmer (Cambodian) 5.8%.

Transport

Canley Vale railway station Canley Vale railway station is located on the Main South line, serving the Sydney suburb of Canley Vale. It is served by Sydney Trains' T2 Leppington & Inner West Line and T5 Cumberland line services. History Canley Vale station opened in A ...

is on the Old Main South.

Culture

Westacott Cottage on Railway Parade is the site of the Fairfield City Arts and Crafts Centre. Thien An Temple, a Vietnamese Buddhist Temple is located on Sackville St. A Di Da Temple is located on Bareena St, and Minh Quang Temple on Chadderton St are in the eastern part of the suburb.

Schools

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in Canley Vale includ
Pal Buddhist School
a co-educational private Buddhist school for primary and secondary school students.

Public schools Public school may refer to: *Public school (government-funded), a no-fee school, publicly funded and operated by the government *Public school (United Kingdom), certain elite fee-charging private schools in England and Wales *Great Public Schools, ...

in Canley Vale include
Canley Vale Public School
a school for primary students (Kindergarten to Year 6) with an added on-campus preschool, and Canley Vale High School, a government-funded secondary school (Year 7 to 12).

Sport and recreation

The Cabravale Leisure Centre is located close to the railway station in Broomfield Street, but is technically in the adjacent suburb of

. It features a fitness centre including a 25-metre indoor pool and gymnasium and meeting rooms for various clubs and community groups, including a Vietnamese martial arts class. Parks in the suburb include Sherwin Park, Parkes Reserve, Johnston Park and Cook Park, which feature native vegetation and are proximate to

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and

Orphan School Creek Orphan School Creek is a storm drain located in inner Sydney, New South Wales. It is a tributary of Johnstons Creek (New South Wales), Johnstons Creek which flows into Rozelle Bay. The creek moves through the University of Sydney and in parti ...

s. Image:Cabramatta Leisure Centre 1.JPG, Cabravale Leisure Centre Image:Cabramatta Leisure Centre 2.JPG, Cabravale Leisure Centre

References

External links

Canley Vale Public School
{{Sydney Fairfield suburbs Suburbs of Sydney City of Fairfield