Berkshire Park, New South Wales

Berkshire Park is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It covers 19.3 km2 within the local government area of City of Penrith. The suburb has a diverse range of activity, including a pet cemetery, correctional facility, nature reserve, waste management centre and a racehorse education centre.

Origin of name
The suburb's name is believed to have come from English county of Berkshire. The land was given to Richard Rouse as a land grant in 1838. Rouse may have chosen this name because he had been married in North Hinksey, which was then part of Berkshire.

Berkshire Park Post Office opened on 1 May 1936 and closed in 1961.

Demographics
According to the 2011 census of Population, there were 1,706 residents in Berkshire Park. 73.5% of residents were born in Australia. The most common other countries of birth were Malta 3.5%, New Zealand 2.1% and China 2.1%. 47.8% of residents spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Maltese 5.6%, Cantonese 1.3% and Arabic 0.9%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 30.7%, Anglican 12.4% and No Religion 5.2%.

Transport
At approximately 55 km from the centre of Sydney, it is in a somewhat isolated area. The closest CityRail train stations are Windsor and Riverstone.