Clarendon, New South Wales

Clarendon
New South Wales
Coordinates 33°36′42″S 150°47′13″E / 33.61170°S 150.78707°E / -33.61170; 150.78707Coordinates: 33°36′42″S 150°47′13″E / 33.61170°S 150.78707°E / -33.61170; 150.78707
Population 119 (2011 census)[1]
LGA(s) City of Hawkesbury
State electorate(s) Hawkesbury
Federal Division(s) Macquarie
Suburbs around Clarendon:
Richmond Cornwallis Cornwallis
Richmond Clarendon Windsor
Richmond South Windsor South Windsor

Clarendon is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

Clarendon railway station is on the Richmond branch of the North Shore, Northern & Western Line of the Sydney Trains network.

It is also home to Hawkesbury Racecourse and the Hawkesbury Show Ground.

It borders the RAAF Base Richmond, a Royal Australian Air Force base at Richmond which was established in 1923. The air base is currently the home to the RAAF's transport squadrons. During the Vietnam War Logistic support and medical evacuations were supplied by the Hercules from RAAF Richmond.

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Clarendon (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 April 2013.


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