Rosehill, New South Wales

Not to be confused with Rouse Hill.

Rosehill
Suburb
Rosehill Racecourse
Rosehill Location in greater metropolitan Sydney
Coordinates: 33°49′37″S151°01′48″E / 33.827°S 151.030°E / -33.827; 151.030
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
City	Sydney
LGA	City of Parramatta
Location	18 km (11 mi) west of Sydney CBD
Government
•  Federal division	Parramatta
Area
• Total	3.7 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population
• Total	4,047 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode	2142
Suburbs around Rosehill Parramatta Camellia Rydalmere Harris Park Rosehill Silverwater Granville Clyde Auburn

Rosehill is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Located 18 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta, Rosehill is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.

Rosehill shares the postcode of 2142 with the separate suburbs of Granville, South Granville, Holroyd and Camellia.

Rosehill contains a mixture of residential, commercial, industrial and recreational land.

History

Industrial land at Rosehill

In the early days of the colony, the hill behind old Government House had been named "Rose Hill" by Governor Arthur Phillip, before the suburb had been named Parramatta.

On 25 March 1789, Henry Dodd took charge of a farm established at Rose Hill. ^[2] James Ruse came to farm there in November of the same year. ^[3] In December 1790, a crop of corn (wheat), described as "exceeding good," was harvested at Rose Hill. ^[4] By 1791, 200 acres of land had been cleared and were in production. ^[5]

Nearly a hundred years later in 1883, 850 acres (3.4 km²) of John Macarthur's Elizabeth Farm were subdivided for industrial purposes. Part of the estate was set aside for a recreation area, which became Rosehill Racecourse.

Rosehill Railway Station opened in 1888 as part of the Carlingford railway line, which was privately owned until it was taken over by the state government in 1904. ^[6] The station closed with the line in January 2020. ^[7]

Rosehill Racecourse is currently served by the Rosehill Gardens tram stop, opened in 2024 as part of the Parramatta Light Rail. The stop is located on the site of the former Camellia railway station.

In December 2023, the state government proposed for the site of Rosehill Racecourse to be redeveloped for new housing and the construction of a new metro station. ^[8] These plans were rejected by the Australian Turf Club in May 2025. ^[9]

Heritage listings

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

• 60 Prospect Street: Camden ^[10]
• 62 Prospect Street: Comfort Lodge ^[11]
• 70 Alice Street: Elizabeth Farm ^[12]
• Arthur Street: Elizabeth Farm Reserve ^[13]

Landmarks

• Rosehill Gardens Racecourse hosts some of the most important events on the Australian horse racing calendar, including the prestigious Golden Slipper.
• Historic Elizabeth Farm was the home of wool pioneer, John Macarthur
• Mercure Sydney Parramatta Hotel, formerly Travelodge Rosehill

Education

• Rosehill Public School

Population

At the 2021 census, Rosehill recorded a population of 4,047. Of these: ^[14]

• The age distribution was unusual, with a preponderance of younger adults compared to the country in general, but similar to the neighbouring suburb of Silverwater. The median age was 32 years, compared to the national median of 38 years. There was a large concentration of people between 20 and 34 years of age; they made up 35.5% of residents (the national average was 20.5%). Children aged 0–14 years made up 19.1% of the population (the national average was 18.2%) and people aged 65 years and over made up only 6.0% of the population (the national average was 17.2%).
• 30.3% of people were born in Australia; the next most common countries of birth included India 30.0%, China (excluding Special Administrative Regions and Taiwan) 5.9%, Lebanon 3.1% Pakistan 2.9%, and the Philippines 2.7%. Over three-quarters (79.9%) of residents had both parents born overseas. 25.5% of people only spoke English at home; other languages spoken at home included Gujarati 10.0%, Arabic 7.4%, Hindi 7.3%, Mandarin 6.8%, and Punjabi 4.9%.
• The most common responses for religion included Hinduism 29.7%, No Religion 17.1%, Catholic 16.9%, and Islam 10.1%; a further 6.7% of respondents for this area elected not to disclose their religious status.
• 6.7% of the work-force was unemployed, above the national average of 5.1%.
• Almost two-thirds (63.0%) of households were family households and 29.8% were single person households. 73.3% of occupied private residences were flats, units or apartments, 17.2% were separate houses and 8.6% were semi-detached, 67.6% were rented, 20.0% were owned with a mortgage and 9.0% were owned outright.

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rosehill (NSW) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. Barker, Anthony (2000) What happened when; A chronology of Australasia from 1788, Sydney, Allen & Unwin, p. 2. ISBN   1865084263
3. Barker,mp.3
4. Historical Records of Australia (HRA) Series I, Vol I, Commonwealth of Australia, Sydney, 1914, p. 146.
5. HRA I (I) p. 734
6. The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN   0-207-14495-8, page 228
7. "Farewell to the Carlingford Line". Transport for NSW. Archived from the original on 2 November 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
8. Hyland, Jesse; Roe, Isobel; Lewis, Alexander (6 December 2023). "NSW government plan sees Rosehill Racecourse replaced by more than 25,000 homes as Metro West confirmed". ABC News . Archived from the original on 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
9. Barrett Peters, Courtney (27 May 2025). "ATC members vote no to sale of Rosehill Gardens Racecourse". ABC News. Archived from the original on 22 June 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
10. "Camden". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H00250. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence .
11. "Comfort Lodge". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H00283. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence .
12. "Elizabeth Farm". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H00001. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence .
13. "Public Reserve associated with Elizabeth Farm". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H00285. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence .
14. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rosehill (NSW)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 August 2024.

External links

• "Rosehill". Dictionary of Sydney . 2008. Archived from the original on 23 August 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2015.[ CC-By-SA ]