Wakeley is a
suburb
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of
Sydney
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, in the state of
New South Wales
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,
Australia
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34 kilometres west of the
Sydney central business district
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and is the council seat in the
local government area
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of the
City of Fairfield
The Fairfield City Council is a Local government in Australia, local government area in the Greater Western Sydney, west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The council was first incorporated as the "Municipal District of Smit ...
. Wakeley is part of the
Greater Western Sydney
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region. At the 2021 census, Wakeley has a population of 4,893.
The
City of Fairfield
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Council Chambers are located in Wakeley.
History
Wakeley is named after Daniel Wakeley, an early settler in the area. It was mainly used for farming until being redeveloped as a residential suburb in 1980.
Demographics
The largest ancestry in the suburb is Vietnamese 17.6%, followed by Assyrian 16.2% and Chinese 13.1%. English only is used at home by 21.2% of residents compared to an average 67.6% in
New South Wales
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. The most common languages spoken after English are Vietnamese 17.9%, Assyrian-Neo Aramaic 15.1%, and Arabic 7.1%.
37.9% of people in Wakeley were born in Australia compared to an average 65.4% in New South Wales. The most common places of birth after Australia are Iraq 16%, Vietnam 14%, and Cambodia 4.2%.
Schools
* King Park Public School
*
Mary MacKillop College, which is run by the
Sisters of St Joseph
Churches
The Christ The Good Shepherd Church, located in the suburb, was opened in 2015 by its head priest
Mar Mari Emmanuel, a
metropolitan bishop
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of Australia and New Zealand.
The bishop
was stabbed at the church on 15 April 2024, but survived the attack.
References
Suburbs of Sydney
City of Fairfield
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