Revesby, New South Wales

Revesby Sydney, New South Wales
Marco Avenue, near The River Road
Revesby
Coordinates	33°57′0″S 151°0′37″E / 33.95000°S 151.01028°E / -33.95000; 151.01028Coordinates: 33°57′0″S 151°0′37″E / 33.95000°S 151.01028°E / -33.95000; 151.01028
Population	12,935 (2011 census)
Postcode(s)	2212
Location	22 km (14 mi) south-west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)	Canterbury-Bankstown Council
State electorate(s)	East Hills
Federal Division(s)	Banks
Suburbs around Revesby: Milperra Condell Park Bankstown Panania Revesby Padstow Picnic Point Revesby Heights Padstow Heights

Revesby, a suburb of local government area Canterbury-Bankstown Council, is located 22 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and is a part of the South-western Sydney region.

Revesby is mostly a residential suburb, which was developed as part of Sydney's post-war urban sprawl, and contains many modest freestanding bungalows built from asbestos cement sheeting (fibro). Revesby is bounded on the north by Canterbury Road and the suburbs of Bankstown and Condell Park, on the south by Revesby Heights and Picnic Point, on the Georges River, on the west by Panania, and on the east by Padstow.

Revesby was named in 1913 in honour of Sir Joseph Banks, the famous botanist who sailed with Captain James Cook on the Endeavour, when he reached the east coast of Australia in 1770. Banks had inherited his father’s estate of Revesby Abbey, in Lincolnshire, England, so he was known as the Squire of Revesby. He is also commemorated in the Sir Joseph Banks High School in Turvey Street.