Harris Park, New South Wales
Encyclopedia
Harris Park is a suburb
of Sydney
, in the state of New South Wales
, Australia
. Harris Park is located 23 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district
in the local government area of the City of Parramatta
and is part of the Greater Western Sydney
region.
Harris Park is the home of several historic sites, including Experiment Farm.
was the first convict to be granted land in the colony, by Governor Arthur Phillip in this area in 1791. He developed Australia's first private farm known as Experiment Farm, which sowed the first wheat in Australia. Surgeon John Harris, who had already received land grants in the area in 1793 and 1805, bought the farm and built a cottage on the site in c1795. Harris Park is named after John Harris.
. Harris Park railway station is on the Western line
of the CityRail
network.
. The school was opened on 10 December 1972. The Church was officially opened and blessed by Archbishop Abdo Khalifé on 6 August 1978.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has created a geography called SSC. These are not necessarily the same as the legal definition of a region. The 2006 ABS definition of Harris Park included Rosehill and parts of Parramatta. The actual population is 4572 with the rest coming from Rosehill 2019 and the balance from Parramatta suburb.
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
of Sydney
Sydney
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, in the state of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Harris Park is located 23 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district
Sydney central business district
The Sydney central business district is the main commercial centre of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It extends southwards for about 3 kilometres from Sydney Cove, the point of first European settlement. Its north–south axis runs from Circular Quay in the north to Central railway station in...
in the local government area of the City of Parramatta
City of Parramatta
The City of Parramatta is a Local Government Area in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.Initially in 1861 it was formed as Municipality of Parramatta...
and is part of the Greater Western Sydney
Greater Western Sydney
Greater Western Sydney is a term used to describe the western region of the metropolitan area of Sydney, Australia. The University of Western Sydney defines Greater Western Sydney as comprising 14 local government areas...
region.
Harris Park is the home of several historic sites, including Experiment Farm.
History
James RuseJames Ruse
James Ruse was a Cornish farmer who, at the age of 23, was convicted of breaking and entering and was sentenced to seven years' transportation to Australia. He arrived at Sydney Cove on the First Fleet with 18 months of his sentence remaining...
was the first convict to be granted land in the colony, by Governor Arthur Phillip in this area in 1791. He developed Australia's first private farm known as Experiment Farm, which sowed the first wheat in Australia. Surgeon John Harris, who had already received land grants in the area in 1793 and 1805, bought the farm and built a cottage on the site in c1795. Harris Park is named after John Harris.
Commercial area and transport
Harris Park has a small shopping area around Marion Street. It is very close the major commercial centre of ParramattaParramatta, New South Wales
Parramatta is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in Greater Western Sydney west of the Sydney central business district on the banks of the Parramatta River. Parramatta is the administrative seat of the Local Government Area of the City of Parramatta...
. Harris Park railway station is on the Western line
Western railway line, Sydney
The Western Line is part of the CityRail metropolitan rail network in Sydney, and is the suburban section of the Main West line which connects Sydney with the west of New South Wales. It connects the Sydney CBD to the employment centre of Parramatta and the outer western suburbs, terminating at Emu...
of the CityRail
CityRail
CityRail is an operating brand of RailCorp, a corporation owned by the state government of New South Wales, Australia. It is responsible for providing commuter rail services, and some coach services, in and around Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong, the three largest cities of New South Wales. It is...
network.
Churches
Harris Park is home to the Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite ChurchMaronite Church
The Syriac Maronite Church of Antioch is an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See of Rome . It traces its heritage back to the community founded by Maron, a 4th-century Syriac monk venerated as a saint. The first Maronite Patriarch, John Maron, was elected in the late 7th...
. The school was opened on 10 December 1972. The Church was officially opened and blessed by Archbishop Abdo Khalifé on 6 August 1978.
Population
In the 2006 Census there were 6,854 persons in Harris Park. 53.9% (3,695) were males and 46.1% (3,159) were females. 60.2% (4,123) were Australian citizens, but 57.8% (3,962) were born overseas. The main countries of birth for those born overseas was India (19.5%), China (5.6%), Lebanon (5.5%), Philippines (2.5%), and Afghanistan (2.9%).The Australian Bureau of Statistics has created a geography called SSC. These are not necessarily the same as the legal definition of a region. The 2006 ABS definition of Harris Park included Rosehill and parts of Parramatta. The actual population is 4572 with the rest coming from Rosehill 2019 and the balance from Parramatta suburb.