Beverley Park, New South Wales

Beverley Park is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Beverley Park is located 15 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district, in the Georges River Council and is part of the St George area.

Beverley Park
Sydney, New South Wales
St George Leagues Club
Population2,393 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2217
Location15 km (9 mi) south of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)Georges River Council
State electorate(s)Rockdale
Federal Division(s)Cook
Suburbs around Beverley Park:
Carlton Kogarah Kogarah
Carlton Beverley Park Ramsgate
Kogarah Bay Kogarah Bay Sans Souci

Beverley Park is surrounded by the suburbs Kogarah Bay, Carlton, Kogarah, Ramsgate and Sans Souci. It is a predominantly residential area around a large recreational area, Beverley Park Golf Course. It has a few commercial developments scattered along its borders on the Princes Highway and Rocky Point Road.

History

Beverley Park and Kogarah Bay were originally part of the suburb of Kogarah. The area had been originally known as Townson's Bay and then Koggorah.[2] Kogarah and Kogarah Bay were completely separated from each other by the creation of this new suburb. The suburb took its name from the large recreational park, which includes the Beverley Park Golf Course.

Sunnyside is a historic sandstone house on the corner of Princes Highway and Lacey Street, which was originally the home of Patrick J. Lacey, an early mayor of Kogarah Municipality, a Church of England rectory in the 1930s and a private kindergarten and primary school from 1948. It was sold in 1958 and converted into a rooming house until 1993 when it became a private residence again.

Population

According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 2,393 people usually resident in Beverley Park. 38.4% of residents stated they were born overseas with the top countries of birth being Greece 4.9%, China 4.5%, and England 1.9%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 50.8% of residents and the most common other languages spoken were Greek 15.3%, Arabic 5.1%, and Mandarin 3.3%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 28.9%, Orthodox 24.1%, and No Religion 15.0%.[3]

Sport and recreation

The St George Leagues Club is located on Princes Highway. Beverley Park Golf Club covers a large percentage of this suburb's area.

  • Beverley Park Golf Course
  • Sunnyside, Princes Highway

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Beverley Park (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) St George Leader
  3. "2016 Census QuickStats: Beverley Park". www.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 24 March 2018.

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