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Agnes Banks
SydneyNew South Wales
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Bills horse trough, Agnes Bank
Agnes Banks is located in New South Wales
Agnes Banks
Agnes Banks
Location in New South Wales
Population 996 (2021 census)
Postcode(s) 2753
Elevation 24 m (79 ft)
Location 65 km (40 mi) from Sydney CBD
LGA(s)
State electorate(s)
  • Londonderry
  • Hawkesbury
Federal Division(s) Macquarie
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 north-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 the same year. The 3 chimneys still stand near the corner of Castlereagh Rd and Springwood Rd. The town here was once known as 'Little Richmond'. In 1804 Andrew Thompson was given a grant which he named Agnes Bank after his mother.

Heritage listings

Agnes Banks has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Weather record

On 4 January 2020, a heat logger registered a temperature of 51.5 °C (124.7 °F) in the suburb, which was on the same day when Penrith recorded an official temperature of 48.9 °C (120.0 °F).

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, there were 996 residents in Agnes Banks. 82.8% of residents were born in Australia. The other most common countries of birth were England 2.4%, Malta 2.1% and New Zealand 1.5%. 87.8% of residents spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Maltese 2.0%, Greek 1.3% and Italian 0.6%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 34.5%, No Religion 28.7% and Anglican 17.3%.

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