Tregear is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Tregear is 47 kilometres (29 mi) 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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| Coordinates: 33°45′0″S 150°47′40″E / 33.75000°S 150.79444°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| City | Sydney | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 1.63 km2 (0.63 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 56 m (184 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 3,700 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2,270/km2 (5,880/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2770 | ||||||||||||
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At the 2021 census, Tregear had 3,700 people listing Tregear as their usual residence. There were slightly more men than women, 15.9% were Indigenous and 30.1% were born overseas.[1] The land area amounts to 163 hectares.[2]
History
editTregear was the name of a homestead built in the area which at one stage was owned by John King-Lethbridge, son of Robert Copland Lethbridge and Mary King. It was named after the Lethbridge family's estate in Cornwall, England.[3] The land was held by Lethbridge family until 1942 when it was taken over by the RAAF and then sold in 1951.
Shopping & Public amenities
editTregear features a small local shopping centre with an IGA supermarket, chemist, post office, newsagent, kebab and fish and chips takeaway store and the Tregear Medical Centre[4]. A small car park sits at the front of the complex, along with a public pay phone.
Nearby shopping areas include a 10-minute drive to Westfield Mount Druitt Shopping Centre, 5-minute drive to Emerton Village Shopping Centre, 5-minute drive to Ropes Crossing Village Shopping Centre and a 7-minute drive to St Marys' main strip.
Education
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editTransport
editTregear is serviced by regular public bus routes[9] that connect directly to St Marys, the area’s primary commercial and transport hub. From St Marys Station, you can reach the Sydney CBD in under an hour via frequent T1 Western Line express services, head west toward Penrith, or soon take the new Metro line to the Western Sydney Airport, with a travel time of less than 15 minutes[10].
References
edit- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tregear (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ↑ Tregear Demographics, City of Blacktown. Retrieved 12 January 2008.
- ↑ "Tregear". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ↑ "Tregear Medical Centre". www.healthdirect.gov.au. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ "Tregear Public School". tregear-p.schools.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ "StartingBlocks.gov.au". startingblocks.gov.au. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ "Tregear Reserve". www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ Off Leash Dog Walking, Tregear Reserve Archived 16 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine, City of Blacktown. Retrieved 10 January 2008.
- ↑ "758 - St Marys to Mount Druitt via Tregear & Shalvey". Busways. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ "How to get to WSI | WSI". Western Sydney Airport. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
