Glendenning, New South Wales facts for kids
Quick facts for kids GlenddenningSydney, New South Wales |
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Tongan Wesleyan Church in Glendenning
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| Population | 5,131 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2761 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 44 m (144 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 44 km (27 mi) W of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Blacktown | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mount Druitt | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Chifley | ||||||||||||||
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Glendenning is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Glendenning is located 44 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Blacktown and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.
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History
Glendenning was officially declared a suburb in 1987. It is named after William Glendenning a Plumpton butcher who, in the early 1900s, had a slaughteryard in Lamb Street in what is now Glendenning.
William Scott Glendinning was the son of James Glendinning and Agnes Scott. He was born in Glasgow Scotland on 17 December 1864. His surname on his birth registration is Glendinning.
Landmarks
The Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga on the corner of Glendenning Road and Lamb Street was officially opened in October 2008 by George Tupou V, the King of Tonga. The bus operator Busways has its Blacktown depot at 150 Glendenning Road.
People
Glendenning had 5,026 residents in the 2011 census. The area could be characterised as classic mortgage belt with 63.5% of homes being purchased, almost double the national average. The median housing loan repayment of $2,050 per month was higher than average but so too was the median household income of $1,581 per week. The number of couples with children (63.2%) was well above average and the median age of residents (29) was well below the national median. Slightly more than half of people (55%) were born in Australia, with the top other countries of birth being Philippines 13.6%, India 7.2%, Fiji 3.2% and New Zealand 2.7%.
Notable residents
- Marlisa Punzalan, winner of the sixth season of The X Factor Australia
- Robert "Bob" Young VII, a contestant on the third season of The Mole
Alex Gray Hydro Systems Vice President
