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Italian 2.0%. The most common responses for religion in Casula were Catholic 23.7%, Islam 20.4%, No Religion, so described 11.6%, Eastern Orthodox 7.6% and Not stated 6.7%. In Casula, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (51.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).
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In Casula, 50.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Iraq 5.1%, Fiji 3.2%, Lebanon 3.1%, Vietnam 2.6% and India 2.4%. 38.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 17.6%, Vietnamese 3.7%, Hindi 3.4%, Greek 2.4% and
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recruitment and training reserve was located in Casula – a fact reflected by the name of one of its major residential streets, "Reserve Road". This camp became briefly notorious in 1916 when a large mob of soldiers rebelled against the strict training regimen, marched on nearby
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Being heavily farmed, the area did not become suburbanised until the late 1950s. Much of the acreage in the central and southern portions were subdivided and developed over the next few decades but even now there are pockets of undeveloped land.
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bush land. The bellbird walking track takes you through the remnant stand of Cumberland Plain Woodland and can be linked to a track along the Georges River where a lookout can be found by the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre. The 'Weaving Garden'
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also serves Casula, being the station of choice for many Casula commuters due to easier accessibility as well as an significantly faster service into Sydney. Buses link Casula and Glenfield travelling via the Hume Highway.
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The National Parks & Wildlife Service Leacock Regional park is home to one of the last remaining stands of Cumberland Plain Woodland. It is also home to the critically endangered Cumberland Plain Land Snail
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supermarket and approximately forty specialty shops. Crossroads Homemaker Centre is another shopping centre in Casula also owned by AMP Capital. It is situated at the southern end of Casula, containing
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Casula Primary School was opened on De Meyrick Avenue in 1959, and Casula High School opened in 1973. All Saints Catholic Senior College is the only Catholic school in the suburb being opened in 1987.
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levels existing side by side. The central and southern areas consist mainly of privately owned houses including the locally famous ranch-style mansion on Old Kurrajong Road owned by
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In 1918, Walter Ingham Sr. bought 42 acres (170,000 m) of bush land in Casula as a gift to 18-year-old son, Walter. On his death in 1953, his sons
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group. "Tharawal" refers to the country and people who belong to greater southern and south-western Sydney. The Tharawal Local Aboriginal Land Council (
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and fruit growing. Another notable farm was Glenfield Farm, which dates from circa 1817. Situated in Leacocks Lane, it originally belonged to
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in the nineteenth century, among them Richard Guise, who named his farm "Casula". The area became dominated by poultry farming,
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took over the small chicken breeding operation and built it into the largest producer of chickens and turkeys in Australia.
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forms the eastern boundary of the suburb, and its western bank is paralleled by a relatively steep escarpment.
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in Sydney and continued their drunken rioting, resulting in the Military Police shooting dead one rioter.
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that once covered vast areas (125,000 Ha) of South-western Sydney, including Casula is known as the
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Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under
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bus services link Casula to the major commercial and retail centre of
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Casula Post Office opened on 1 February 1924 and closed in 1979. A
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Casula is notable for its variable demographics and mixture of
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The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, p.2/41
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group are currently bush regenerating within the reserve.
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Casula has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
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The original inhabitants of the Casula area were the
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Index

Sydney
New South Wales

Casula Powerhouse
Casula railway station
2021 census
Postcode(s)
Sydney
LGA(s)
City of Liverpool
State electorate(s)
Macquarie Fields
Holsworthy
Federal division(s)
Werriwa
Suburbs
Lurnea
Liverpool
Moorebank
Prestons
Moorebank
Glenfield
Glenfield
Holsworthy
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suburb
Sydney
New South Wales
Australia
Sydney central business district

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