Luddenham, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
Luddenham
City:Sydney
State:NSW
Local Map:yes
Zoom:11
Lga:Penrith City Council
Lga2:Liverpool City Council
Postcode:2745[1]
Elevation:106
Stategov:Badgerys Creek
Fedgov:Hume
Fedgov2:Lindsay
Near-Nw:Mulgoa
Near-N:Orchard Hills
Near-Ne:Erskine Park
Near-W:Wallacia
Near-E:Kemps Creek
Near-Sw:Greendale
Near-S:Bringelly
Near-Se:Badgerys Creek
Dist1:42
Dir1:west
Location1:Sydney

Luddenham is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 42 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of the City of Penrith and City of Liverpool. It is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.

History

Luddenham takes its name from a property which was situated between South Creek and the Nepean River that was owned by John Blaxland, who received a grant of 6710acres on 30 November 1813. His elder brother was the more famous Gregory Blaxland and Luddenham was the name of their family property in Kent, England.[2]

The first Luddenham Post Office opened on 1 January 1857 and was renamed Bringelly in 1863. The current office opened on 1 March 1872.[3]

Population

In the, there were people in Luddenham. 80.2% of people were born in Australia; the next most common birthplaces included Italy 2.1%, Malta 1.5%, England 1.2%, Lebanon 1.1%, and Fiji 1.0%. 78.4% of people only spoke English at home; the next most common languages spoken at home included Arabic 4.5%, Italian 2.7%, Maltese 1.7%, Croatian 1.6%, and Mandarin 1.3%. The most common responses for religion included Catholic 49.0%, No Religion 18.7%, Anglican 1.3%, and Eastern Orthodox 3.9%; a further 3.6% of respondents for this area elected not to disclose their religious status.

Transport

Luddenham has 1 bus service, route 789 between Luddenham & Penrith, operating only twice per weekday, once around 7:30am and once around 4:14pm.

In June 2020, a Metro station at Luddenham on the Western Sydney Airport line due to be completed in 2026, was confirmed.[4]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Find a postcode . 2745 Luddenham, NSW . 9 August 2024 . https://archive.today/20240809122024/https://auspost.com.au/postcode/luddenham/nsw/chef . 15 February 2021 . live . Australia Post.
  2. Web site: Penrith City: Local Suburbs Profiles . 2006-06-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060819101600/http://www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/index.asp?id=969 . 19 August 2006 . Penrith City Council.
  3. Web site: Phoenix Auctions History . Post Office List . Phoenix Auctions . https://web.archive.org/web/20240809121332/https://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=NSW&filter=%2ALuddenham%2A . 9 August 2024 . live . 15 February 2021.
  4. Web site: Construction to begin on $11 billion Western Sydney airport metro line. 9 August 2024. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240809120825/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-01/sydney-metro-western-sydney-airport-extra-funding-pledged/12306184. ABC News. Johnathan. Hair. Australia. 1 June 2020. 1 June 2020.