Northmead, New South Wales

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Northmead
Greater Western Sydney,  New South Wales
Northmead shops 1.JPG
TheJunction, Windsor Road c. 2007
Northmead, New South Wales
Population11,215 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density2,608/km2 (6,760/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 2152
Elevation30 m (98 ft)
Area4.3 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Location26 km (16 mi) west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s) City of Parramatta
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)
Suburbs around Northmead:
Winston Hills Baulkam Hills North Rocks
Old Toongabbie Northmead North Parramatta
Wentworthville Westmead Parramatta
Northmead shopping centre c. 2007 Northmead shops 2.JPG
Northmead shopping centre c. 2007

Northmead is a suburb of Greater Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Northmead is located 26 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Parramatta.

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Northmead is a hilly suburb with low to medium density houses, townhouses and apartment buildings, and a large light industrial area. It is located to the northeast of the junction of Darling Mills Creek and Toongabbie Creek, which combine to form the beginnings of the Parramatta River.

History

Traditional owners of the land are believed to be the Dharug peoples.

With the British colonization of Parramatta, this area was originally part of the domain of Government House. What is left of this domain, including Government House, forms Parramatta Park.

The name Northmead is derived from the location of the north "mead", or meadow, of the governor's domain. [2] It was an area of orchards and poultary farms prior to being subdivided. [3] The suburb is bordered by the waterways of the Darling Mills and Toongabbie Creeks. [3]

The land was subdivided between 1859 and 1889 and the Northern Meadow and Western Meadow of the domain were split off and called Northmead and Westmead. From this time, orchards were established by many new settlers, including some whose names were well known in the Parramatta area - George Oakes, Nat Payten and William Fullagar among them.

Heritage listings

Northmead has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Commercial areas

Industrial area

The southern portion of Northmead, between Old Windsor Road and Toongabbie Creek is the home of a large number of light industries. Coca-Cola Amatil and a NSW Health Ambulance Superstation are located on Briens Road, with a CDC NSW depot on nearby Boundary Road.

Schools

Transport

The North West T-Way connecting the Hills with Parramatta runs through Northmead. Northmead's public transport needs are only catered by buses, namely those of the CDC NSW, Northmead being one of the suburbs to have a CDC NSW depot. This results in highly operational bus services in the Hills District - an area that is one of the fastest growing in Australia.

The major roads are Windsor Road and the Cumberland Highway.

Transport history

Northmead once featured a train line known as the Rogans Hill railway line. Long underperforming due to an increasing preference for faster and more modern motor buses, it was decided in 1929 [6] under conservative (United Australia Party) Premier Bertram Stevens that the line should be decommissioned, which eventually took place on 31 January 1932.

Currently, there is no train line that services Northmead with the closest being the Main Western Railway Line that runs through Westmead and Parramatta.

Population

According to the 2016 census conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Northmead had a population of 11,215. [1] This was a significant increase from the 2006 census, which showed a population of 6,969. [7] This increase went hand in hand with an increase in apartments in the suburb from 9.9% to 32.4% over the period. [1] [7]

61.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 4.7%, China 3.4%, England 2.1%, Iran 2.1% and Philippines 1.9%. 63.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 3.4%, Arabic 2.8%, Cantonese 2.5%, Persian 2.2% and Korean 2.1%. The religious affiliation responses were Catholic (27.5%), No Religion 20.6% and Anglican (13.6%). [1]

Notable residents

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Northmead (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 July 2017. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "History of Northmead". hillsdirectory.com.au. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Northmead | The Dictionary of Sydney". dictionaryofsydney.org. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "Northmead cottage built by convicts offers buyers a chance to own a slice of history - realestate.com.au". www.realestate.com.au. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "European Rock carvings". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H00680. Retrieved 18 May 2018. CC BY icon.svg Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence .
  6. ↑ "STATE SESSION. Temporary Supply". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 September 1929. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  7. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Northmead (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
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