page_title: Doonside, New South Wales
section_title: People
hierarchical_section_title: Doonside, New South Wales / People
caption_attribution_description: English: Doonside station platforms
context_page_description: Doonside is a suburb in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Doonside is located 40 kilometres 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. Featherdale Wildlife Park and the Nurragingy Nature Reserve are popular local tourist attractions.
context_section_description: Doonside's population was 13,451 in the 2016 Australian census. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.3% of the population.
  There was a mix of housing tenures in the suburb with 21.6% of properties owned outright, 30.6% being purchased and 43.6% being rented. The median household income of $1,340 per week was slightly lower than average and while the median rent ($310 per week) was also lower than average, the median mortgage repayment of $1,950 per month was higher. The most common industry of employment was hospitals (4.3%).
  52.8% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were Philippines 9.3%, India 4.6%, Fiji 3.3%, New Zealand 2.9% and England 1.3%. The most common ancestries were Australian 18.2%, English 15.4%, Filipino 9.2%, Indian 6.2% and Irish 4.0%.  52.8% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Tagalog 6.1%, Arabic 4.1%, Hindi 3.9%, Filipino 2.6% and Punjabi 2.3%. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 31.4%, No Religion 14.3% and Anglican 10.1%.
  Notable residents include:
  Robert Crawford (1868–1930), poet
  Henry Kater (1841–1924), chairman of CSR Limited from 1901-1920
  V8 Supercars Ford driver Mark Winterbottom was brought up in Doonside.
  Rapper Hooligan Hefs
  Fatso the Wombat (A Country Practice), was a resident of Featherdale Wildlife Park
  Craig Moore (Socceroos and Glasgow Rangers Captain) played for the  Doonside Hawks Soccer Club and went to Crawford Public School and Doonside High School.
caption: Doonside Railway Platforms
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