Englorie Park is a suburb of Sydney

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, in the state of New South Wales

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, Australia

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. Englorie Park is located 55 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district

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, in the local government area of the City of Campbelltown and is part of the Macarthur

Macarthur, New South Wales

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 region.

Englorie Park is a relatively small suburb, situated between the suburbs of Ambarvale

Ambarvale, New South Wales

Ambarvale is a suburb of south-western Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Ambarvale is located 55 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Campbelltown and is part of the Macarthur region...

, Campbelltown

Campbelltown, New South Wales

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 and Glen Alpine

Glen Alpine, New South Wales

Glen Alpine is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Glen Alpine is located 56 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Campbelltown and is part of the Macarthur region....

. The suburb is almost entirely residential, except for a childcare centre that operates within the historic Englorie Park House. The majority of housing within the suburb is detached, with a minority of townhouses. Englorie Park is situated very close to the Macarthur Square shopping centre and Campbelltown Hospital.

History

As well as being relatively small, Englorie Park is also a relatively new suburb, having only been designated by the Geographical Names Board in March 2000. Prior to then it was part of the suburb of Campbelltown

Campbelltown, New South Wales

Campbelltown is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Campbelltown is located 51 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the City of Campbelltown.- History :Campbelltown...

. It draws its name from the historic Englorie Park House which was built in 1880 by greyhound breeder Alfred Park. Originally called Parkholme, the property was renamed Euglorie Park by Charles Burcher of Euglo Station, Condobolin

Condobolin, New South Wales

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. This later became corrupted to Englorie Park.

Population

The 2006 Census recorded just 579 people in Englorie Park living in 228 dwellings. The vast majority of homes were being rented (63%) with less than 10% owned outright and 22% being purchased. The median rent was $220 per week, a bit higher than the national average while the median household income of $900 per week was a bit lower than average. The median age was 27, much younger than the national average of 37.

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