Doonside, NSW

Doonside is a suburb in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It 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. Doonside is now colloquially known as 'Doony, Doonie' for short.

Doonside NSW Source: SBS Filipino / A. Violata

According to Wikipedia, based on 2011 statistics, outside of Australia, the Philippiness is the most common country of birth in Doonside with 7.7% of the local population. India follows with 3.6%, then Fiji 3.2%, and New Zealand 2.6%. The most common ancestries in Doonside (State Suburbs) were Australian 20.0%, English 16.0%, Filipino 8.0%, Indian 5.4% and Irish 4.0%. Not surprising, Filipino or Tagalog is spoken more than 7% of the household and the biggest non-English language spoken in the suburb.

Doonside is known as the home to one of Sydney's tourist attractions, Featherdale Wildlife Park, where even the Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao once visited with his family.

Doonside has its own train station.

Doonside train station Source: SBS Filipino/A. Violata

Six-year Doonside resident Mel Capili shares why he chose to live here.

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Filipino establishments

The Filipinos have a significant contributions to the cuisine variety of the area. The Starlight Bakery, which offers Filipino Pan de sal, is popular even among non-Filipinos. Mix n' Match restaurant and Pinoy kitchen are both carinderia-type Filipino eateries.