For the state electoral district, see Electoral district of Blacktown. Blacktown is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales.

For the local government area, see City of Blacktown. For the state electoral district see Electoral district of Blacktown.

Blacktown Sydney, New South Wales
Location map of Blacktown based on NASA satellite images
Population:	39,000
Postcode:	2148
Location:	34 km (21 mi) west of Sydney CBD
LGA:	City of Blacktown
State District:	Blacktown
Federal Division:	Chifley
Suburbs around Blacktown: Marayong Kings Park Kings Langley Woodcroft Doonside Blacktown Lalor Park Seven Hills Arndell Park Eastern Creek Prospect

Blacktown is a suburb in the City of Blacktown, in Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Postcodes are used in Australia for the purposes of sorting and directing Mail. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States The Sydney Central business district (CBD and also referred to as the City) is the main commercial centre of Sydney, the capital of New The Local Government Areas of New South Wales, Australia have been subject to periodic bouts of restructuring and rationalisation by the State Government involving For the state electoral district see Electoral district of Blacktown. State Electoral District is a term used to refer to an electorate within the Lower House or Legislative Blacktown is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. The Division of Chifley is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. This is a complete listing of the suburbs and localities in the greater Sydney area in alphabetical order Marayong is a Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Kings Park is a Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Kings Langley is a Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Woodcroft is a Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Doonside redirect here For the South African town see Doonside KwaZulu-Natal Doonside is a Suburb of Sydney, in Lalor Park is a Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Seven Hills is a Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Arndell Park is a predominantly industrial Suburb in the City of Blacktown, in Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia Eastern Creek is a Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Prospect is a Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. For the state electoral district see Electoral district of Blacktown. Greater Western Sydney, Western Sydney and the Western Suburbs are general terms which are used to describe the western region of the metropolitan area of Sydney Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Blacktown is located 34 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the local government area of City of Blacktown. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand The Sydney Central business district (CBD and also referred to as the City) is the main commercial centre of Sydney, the capital of New Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled For the state electoral district see Electoral district of Blacktown. Blacktown is also the largest of any suburb or township in New South Wales.

Contents 1 History 2 Commercial area 3 Transport 4 Schools 5 Sport and recreation 6 Population 6.1 Demographics 6.2 Notable residents 7 References 8 External links

History

Prior to the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788, Blacktown was inhabited by different groups of the Darug people including the Warmuli, based around what is now Prospect, and their neighbours the Gomerigal from the South Creek area and the Wawarawarry from the Eastern Creek area. The First Fleet is the name given to the 11 Ships which sailed from Great Britain on 13 May 1787 to establish the first European colony in New South Wales. Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap The Darug (also spelt Dharuk, Dharug and Daruk) are a tribe (sometimes called a nation of Indigenous Australians, who are traditional custodians Prospect is a Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. South Creek is a name of a place It may refer to South Creek New South Wales, Australia South Creek Township Pennsylvania Eastern Creek is a Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is estimated that fifty to ninenty percent of the Darug died of smallpox and other introduced diseases within a few years of the British arrival. Smallpox is an Infectious disease unique to humans caused by either of two virus variants named Variola major and Variola minor. Governor Arthur Phillip began granting land in the area to white settlers in 1791, a process that was reversed slightly in 1819 when Governor Lachlan Macquarie granted land to two indigenous men, Colebee and Nurragingy. Admiral Arthur Phillip RN (11 October 1738 &ndash 31 August 1814 was a British naval Admiraland colonial administrator Major-General Lachlan Macquarie CB (31 January 1762 – 1 July 1824 Scottish Gaelic spelling Lachlan MacGuaire) British military officer A few years later in 1823, the Native Institution (a school for Aboriginal children) was moved from Parramatta to the site where Richmond Road meets Rooty Hill Road North (this intersection is now in the suburbs of Hassall Grove, Glendenning and Quakers Hill). Parramatta (ˈpærɑːmætɑː is a suburb in the west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Hassall Grove is a Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Glendenning is a Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Quakers Hill is a Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Although the institution closed in 1833, the road heading out to it became known as the Black Town Road. Blacktown Road is a secondary road which links the City of Blacktown to the M4 motorway in Sydney, Australia adjacent to the Great Western In 1860 the Railway Department gave the name of Black Town Road Station to the railway station at the junction of the railway and the Black Town Road, with the name shortening to Blacktown by 1862. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday ^[1][2]

The arrival of the railway led to the formation of a town around the station. A post office was opened in 1862 and a school in 1877. A post office is a facility authorized by a Postal system for the posting receipt sorting handling transmission or delivery of Mail. In 1906, the Shire of Blacktown was formed and in 1930, electricity was introduced to the town. The population in 1933 was then around 13,000. In the 1950s and 60s, there was a large amount of suburban development both in the current suburb of Blacktown and the new suburbs that sprung up around it. This led to civic development in the town centre with the hospital opening in 1965, the courthouse and police station in 1966, the library in 1967 and the TAFE college in 1969. For the Arlington Virginia neighborhood see Courthouse Virginia A courthouse (sometimes spelled court house) is a building Technical and Further Education or TAFE (pronounced) institutions provide a wide range of predominantly vocational tertiary education courses in Australia In 1973, the Westpoint shopping centre opened which was soon followed by the cinema complex. ^[1]

Commercial area

The Blacktown Commercial Business District is located close to Blacktown railway station. Blacktown is a railway station on the Western railway line Sydney of the CityRail network servicing the suburb of Blacktown and surrounding region Westpoint Blacktown is a major shopping centre in Blacktown. Westpoint Blacktown is a large Shopping centre situated in Blacktown that is owned by the Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC A shopping mall or shopping centre is a building or set of buildings that contain Retail units with interconnecting Walkways enabling visitors Blacktown has many restaurants and bars. The Blacktown CBD features the following landmarks:

• Blacktown City Council corporate head office
• Blacktown Courthouse and Police Station
• Max Webber Library - Blacktown City Council's newly completed central library
• Blacktown Hospital

Transport

• Blacktown railway station is on the Western Line of the CityRail network. Blacktown Hospital is an acute care Hospital in Blacktown New South Wales, Australia. Blacktown is a railway station on the Western railway line Sydney of the CityRail network servicing the suburb of Blacktown and surrounding region The Western Line is part of the CityRail metropolitan rail network in Sydney. For the Beijing subway line known as the CityRail Line see Line 13 Beijing Subway CityRail is an operating division of RailCorp A bus interchange is located near the station.
• Blacktown to Rouse Hill Bus Transitways

Schools

The first school in the area was opened in 1877. While no longer in use as a school, the heritage listed building in Flushcombe Road is now used as a Visitor Information Centre. ^[1][3] There are, however, a large number of schools in the suburb. Government run primary schools in the area include: Blacktown North Public School, Blacktown South Public School, Blacktown West Public School, Lynwood Park Public School, Marayong South Public School and Walters Road Public School. Public high schools include: Blacktown Boys High, Blacktown Girls High, Evans High and Mitchell High. There is also the Coreen School, which caters to older children with learning difficulties. ^[4]

There are two Catholic primary schools, St Michaels and St Patricks, and two Catholic high schools, Nagle College for girls and Patrician Brothers Blacktown for boys. The Patrician Brothers, or Brothers of Saint Patrick, are a Roman Catholic congregation for the religious and literary education of youth and the instruction of the faithful Tyndale Christian School is a private school covering children from kindergarten to year 12. Tyndale Christian School is a Coeducational private Prep-12 school located in Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Sport and recreation

• Fairfax Community Stadium (Football and Rugby League) 7,500 capacity (1,200 seated)
• Blacktown Baseball Stadium (Baseball) 5,000 capacity (1,200 seated)
• Blacktown Softball Stadium (Softball) 5,000 capacity (1,100 seated)
• Blacktown Showground (fesitvals and cultural events/activities)
• Francis Park (Rugby League, Football and Athletics)
• Blacktown International Ice Arena - home of the Western Sydney Ice Dogs of the AIHL
• Alpha Park

Population

Demographics

According to the 2006 census conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Blacktown had a population of 38,914 making it one of the largest suburbs in the country. The Western Sydney Ice Dogs (sometimes the "Western" as well as "The Dogs" are a Semi-professional Ice hockey team in the Australian The Australian Ice Hockey League ( AIHL) is Australia's top-level Ice hockey league A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The Australian Bureau of Statistics ( ABS) is Australia 's national statistical agency. In many respects, the residents were typical of the Australian national profile. Most families were couples with children (48%). Most dwelling were freestanding homes (75%). The median family income of $1080 per week was a little lower than average. The median housing loan repayment of $1588 per month was a bit higher than average. The number of people born overseas (40%) was a statistic substantially higher than the national average (22%) with the greatest numbers of people born in the Philippines (4. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP 0%), India (3. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country 6%), Sudan (2. Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. 4%) and New Zealand (2. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island 3%). ^[8]

Notable residents

• Actress Toni Collette was raised here
• Actress Kym Valentine was raised here
• Actress Bec Hewitt was raised here

References

External links

• Blacktown, New South Wales is at coordinates 33°46′16″S 150°54′23″E / -33.7710, 150.9063 (Blacktown, New South Wales)Coordinates: 33°46′16″S 150°54′23″E / -33.7710, 150.9063 (Blacktown, New South Wales)

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