Hazelbrook, New South Wales

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Hazelbrook
City of Blue Mountains,  New South Wales
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Hazelbrook
Hazelbrook, New South Wales
Coordinates 33°44′S150°27′E / 33.733°S 150.450°E / -33.733; 150.450
Population5,077 (2021 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 2779
Elevation675 m (2,215 ft)
Location
LGA(s) City of Blue Mountains
State electorate(s) Blue Mountains
Federal division(s) Macquarie
Suburbs around Hazelbrook:
Blue Mountains National Park Blue Mountains National Park
Lawson Hazelbrook Woodford

Hazelbrook is a town in New South Wales, Australia (Elevation: 675 metres [2] ). It is located 91 kilometres west of Sydney and 16 kilometres east of Katoomba in the Blue Mountains on the Great Western Highway.

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History and description

The town was named after Hazelbrook House, built in the 1870s by Svonte Noles. The name Hazelbrook was adopted in 1894 when the Hazelbrook railway station was opened opposite the home. [3] Hazelbrook House no longer exists but Selwood House is a heritage-listed building in the nearby vicinity and now houses a veterinary practice. Other attractions in the area include Terrace Falls, Victor Falls and Bedford Pool on the south side of the village. These southern waterfalls are connected to Lawson via the South Lawson Waterfall Circuit. Lyre Bird Glen, Oaklands Falls, Horseshoe Falls and Burgess Falls are on the north side. [4]

Hazelbrook's population grew from the end of World War I when the town saw the development of more than a 100 houses.

1st Hazelbrook scout group was established in 1922 and was part of the lower blue mountains district and is now part of blue mountains district. 1st Hazelbrook scout group is one of 5 scouts groups in the blue mountains. On 16 October 2022 1st Hazelbrook scout group celebrated their 100th anniversary.

The village is serviced by a number of schools; Hazelbrook Public School [5] (kindergarten to Year 6), the humanist Korowal [6] School (Kindergarten to HSC), Blue Mountains Steiner [7] (Pre-School to Year 6) and two child care centres.

There is a shopping centre that includes a supermarket and several shops, restaurants and cafes.

Hazelbrook volunteer Rural Fire Brigade established in 1959 by the local community and is one of 26 Rural Fire Brigades in the Blue Mountains. Hazelbrook Rural Fire Brigade operates one Category 1 tanker, one Category 7 tanker, and a personnel carrier (PC). As of 2023, the station is also home to the Category 13 Blue Mountains Bulk Water Tanker. [8]

Hazelbrook has a local football club, known as the Hazelbrook Hawks, whose home ground is Gloria Park, [9] and a lawn bowls club, co-located at Gloria Park.

Australian author James Roy lives in Hazelbrook.

Population

According to the 2021 census of Population, there were 5,077 people in Hazelbrook.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hazelbrook (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 October 2022. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg CC-BY icon.svg Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
  2. Blue Mountains Community Profile – Hazelbrook
  3. "Origin of Blue Mountains Town Names", Blue Mountains City Council
  4. Sydney and Blue Mountains Bushwalks, Neil Paton (Kangaroo Press) 2004, pp. 186–196
  5. "Hazelbrook Public School | Home". hazelbrook-p.schools.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  6. "Korowal School Blue Mountains Australia - Independent, Co-educational, Kindergarten to HSC". korowal.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  7. "Blue Mountains Steiner School - Inspiring a Love for Learning". Blue Mountains Steiner School. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  8. "Hazelbrook Rural Fire Brigade – NSW Rural Fire Service". Hazelbrook Rural Fire Brigade. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  9. "Hazelbrook Hawks FC". Hazelbrook Hawks FC. 2 February 2017.

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