Llandilo

Llandilo
Suburb
Llandilo is located in Sydney
Llandilo
Llandilo
Interactive map of Llandilo
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
CitySydney
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Area
 • Total
22.56 km2 (8.71 sq mi)
Elevation
36 m (118 ft)
Population
 • Total1,618 (2021 census)
 • Density71.72/km2 (185.75/sq mi)
Postcode
2747
Suburbs around Llandilo
Londonderry Berkshire Park Berkshire Park
Marsden Park
Cranebrook Llandilo Shanes Park
Cranebrook Jordan Springs Ropes Crossing

Llandilo is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 55 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, within the local government area of the City of Penrith, which is a part of the Greater Western Sydney region. The suburb is a small, semi-rural, outcrop suburb between two creeks that houses small acreages, hobby farms, and horse-raising properties.

Llandilo's western border is shared with Cranebrook, its northern border shared with Berkshire Park, and its eastern border with Shanes Park shaped by South Creek.

A southern part of Llandilo was incorporated into an expansion of the suburb of Jordan Springs on 22 November 2019.

History

Llandilo is named after the Welsh town of Llandeilo.

Aboriginal culture

Prior to European settlement, what is now Llandilo was home to the Mulgoa people who spoke the Darug language. They lived a hunter-gatherer lifestyle governed by traditional laws, which had their origins in the Dreamtime. Their homes were bark huts called 'gunyahs'. They hunted kangaroos and emus for meat, and gathered yams, berries and other native plants. Shortly after the arrival of the First Fleet in Australia in 1788, an outbreak of smallpox decimated the local indigenous communities and made it easier for settlers to dispossess them of their land.

European settlement

The first land grant in the area was made to Samuel Terry in 1818. He named the area Terry Brook. South Creek Parish baptismal registers show the name in use by at least 1845, with various spellings including "Llandiloes". While the landholdings have reduced in size down to around one or 2 acres (8,100 m2), the area is still primarily rural as it has been for the past 200 years or so.

Llandilo Post Office opened on 1 July 1890.

Demographics

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, in the 2021 census, Llandilo had a population of 1,618 divided between men (50.4%) and women (49.6%). It had 410 families. Currently, Llandilo has a median age of 38.

Llandilo had an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population of 70, or 4.3%, in 2021, higher than the 3.2% of the Australian nation. Respondents in the 2021 census reported a 27.9% Maltese ancestry, 22.9% English ancestry, a 9.2% Italian ancestry, and a 5.7% Irish ancestry. Therefore, Llandilo had a higher proportion of respondents reporting Maltese and Italian ancestry than the nation average. Likewise, respondents report having been born in Malta and Italy at higher percentages than the average.

50% of census respondents reported being Catholic, 21.1% as no religion, 9.9% Anglican, 6.1% unstated, and 2.7% Eastern Orthodox.

Schools

The local school is Llandilo Public, established 1866.

Xavier College, a Catholic secondary school, was completed in 2008.

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Llandilo (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 September 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ↑ www.australianexplorer.com. "Llandilo". Australian Explorer Pty Ltd. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Jordan Springs name change". Penrith City Council. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Dharug Aboriginal History". Christopher Tobin. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 26 July 2007.
  5. ↑ "Penrith Local Suburb profiles - Llandilo". Penrith City Council. Retrieved 10 August 2007.
  6. ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "2021 Llandilo, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 15 July 2026.