Agnes Banks, New South Wales

Agnes Banks
New South Wales

Bills horse trough, Agnes Bank

Coordinates

33°36′55″S 150°42′58″E / 33.61529°S 150.71616°ECoordinates: 33°36′55″S 150°42′58″E / 33.61529°S 150.71616°E

Population

826 (2011 census)^[1]

Postcode(s)

2753

Location

65 km (40 mi) from Sydney CBD

Suburbs around Agnes Banks:
Grose Wold	Richmond	Hobartville
Yarramundi	Agnes Banks	Londonderry
Yarramundi	Castlereagh	Cranebrook

Agnes Banks is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Agnes Banks is 68 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of the City of Penrith and City of Hawkesbury. It is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.

Agnes Banks is connected to Penrith by Castlereagh Road which runs alongside the Nepean River between Richmond and Penrith. Natural woodlands and sandy deposits make up the higher landscape of this suburb. Agnes Banks is a rural outpost of the City of Penrith which has kept its intrinsic agricultural value and rural lifestyle.

History

This area was settled as early as 1803 by Charles Palmer. He was the first man to receive the free land grants in 1803, he and his wife Mary Anne built the first Farm Slab House in 1803. The 3 chimneys still stand near the corner of Castlereagh Rd and Springwood Rd. The name Agnes Banks comes from Thompson's mother's name, Agnes. The town here was once known as 'Little Richmond'.^[2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of Population, there were 826 residents in Agnes Banks. 80.5% of residents were born in Australia. The other most common countries of birth were England 3.1%, Malta 1.2% and New Zealand 1.1%. 87.4% of residents spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Maltese 1.2%, Macedonian 1.0% and Greek 0.6%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 29.7%), Anglican 26.6% and No Religion 15.8%.^[1]

References

1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Agnes Banks (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
↑ "Penrith City Council - Local Suburb Profiles". Retrieved 5 May 2013.

External links

Lorraine Stacker (2008). "Agnes Banks". Dictionary of Sydney. Retrieved 24 September 2015. [CC-By-SA]

Suburbs of the City of Penrith, Western Sydney, Sydney

Agnes Banks* Badgerys Creek* Berkshire Park Cambridge Gardens Cambridge Park Castlereagh Claremont Meadows Colyton Cranebrook Emu Heights Emu Plains Erskine Park Glenmore Park Jamisontown Jordan Springs Kemps Creek* Kingswood Leonay Llandilo Londonderry Luddenham* Mount Vernon Mulgoa North St Marys Orchard Hills Oxley Park Penrith Regentville St Clair St Marys South Penrith Wallacia* Werrington Werrington County Werrington Downs

List of Sydney suburbs

Suburbs and localities within the City of Hawkesbury, Sydney

Agnes Banks Berambing Bilpin Blaxlands Ridge Bligh Park Bowen Mountain Bucketty Cattai Central Colo Central Macdonald Clarendon Colo Colo Heights Cornwallis Cumberland Reach East Kurrajong Ebenezer Fernances Freemans Reach Glossodia Grose Vale Grose Wold Higher Macdonald Hobartville Kurmond Kurrajong Kurrajong Heights Kurrajong Hills Leets Vale Lower Macdonald Lower Portland Maraylya McGraths Hill Mellong Mogo Creek Mountain Lagoon Mulgrave North Richmond Oakville Perrys Crossing Pitt Town Pitt Town Bottoms Putty Richmond Richmond Lowlands Sackville St Albans Scheyville South Windsor Ten Mile Hollow Tennyson The Devils Wilderness The Slopes Upper Colo Upper Macdonald Vineyard Webbs Creek Wheeny Creek Wilberforce Windsor Windsor Downs Wisemans Ferry Womerah Wrights Creek Yarramundi

List of Sydney suburbs

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