Rossmore, New South Wales facts for kids
Quick facts for kids RossmoreSydney, New South Wales |
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| Population | 2,286 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 140.2/km2 (363/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1836 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2557 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 16.3 km2 (6.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| State electorate(s) | Camden | ||||||||||||||
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Rossmore is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
It is bound to the east by Kemps Creek, the west by South Creek, the north by Fifteenth Avenue, and the south by Rileys Creek in the southwest and a non natural border from there. The main road through the centre of the suburb is Bringelly Road.
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History
Rossmore was originally known as Cabramatta after the parish of Cabramatta. It was the subject of a novel called The Cabramatta Store by Mary Theresa Vidal, which is believed to be the first novel published by a woman in Australia. In 1856, the railway line was extended from Granville to Liverpool and a station was established at what is now the modern-day Cabramatta. There was a horse stud in the area called Rossmoor Stud which is believed to have been named after Rossmore Lodge a famous horse stud in Kildare, Ireland. To avoid confusion with the new station of Cabramatta, the old town of Cabramatta became known as Rossmore.
Rossmore Post Office opened on 22 March 1897.
People
According to the 2006 census taken by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Rossmore had a population of 2,414, the majority of whom lived in detached houses that were either owned outright (44%) or being purchased (26%). The average age (34) was slightly lower than the national figure (37) and there were a number of substantial groups from non-English speaking backgrounds including Italian (8.4%), Arabic (7.2%), Cantonese (5.0%) and Maltese (3.0%).
Transport
Bringelly Road connects Rossmore to Liverpool and the Westlink M7, a tollway providing relatively quick connection to Sydney CBD and other parts of greater Sydney. The only public transport in the area is the Route 855/856 bus service connecting Bringelly to Liverpool via Rossmore, Austral, Hoxton Park and Cartwright.
In 2015, a stabling facility opened in Rossmore as part of the South West Rail Link, though the terminus station is located at Leppington.
Demographics
According to the 2016 census, Rossmore had a population of 2,286 people with a median age of 39, which was slightly higher than the national median age of 38. The majority of people were born in Australia (63.7%), with the other most common countries of birth being Italy (4.7%), Lebanon (4.4%), China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) (3.2%), Malta (2.3%) and England (1.1%). About half (55.0%) of people only spoke English at home, with Arabic (10.2%), Italian (7.1%), Cantonese (4.4%), Maltese (2.5%) and Serbian (1.9%) forming the top responses for other languages spoken at home.
