Eastern Creek, New South Wales

Eastern Creek Sydney, New South Wales
Car racing at Sydney Motorsport Park, Eastern Creek
Population	799
Postcode(s)	2766
Location	35 km (22 mi) west of Sydney
LGA(s)	City of Blacktown
State/territory electorate(s)	Smithfield
Federal Division(s)	McMahon
Suburbs around Eastern Creek: Rooty Hill Doonside Arndell Park Minchinbury Erskine Park Eastern Creek Huntingwood Kemps Creek Horsley Park Prospect

Eastern Creek is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Eastern Creek is located 35 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Blacktown and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.

Eastern Creek is west of the Prospect Reservoir and is most notable for containing Sydney Motorsport Park (previously known as Eastern Creek Raceway), and the former site of Wonderland Sydney amusement park.

History

The origin of the suburb's name lies in the fact the eastern branch of South Creek became known as 'Eastern Creek'. The village that then grew where the road crossed the creek became known as Eastern Creek.

Commercial areas

Eastern Creek features many industrial developments and often the description 'Eastern Creek Area' also includes the industrial developments in the neighbouring suburbs of Arndell Park and Huntingwood. With this in mind most statistics and demographic information is not available for this suburb by itself. Eastern Creek Waste and Recycling Centre also takes up a large part of the suburb.

Recreation

Sydney Motorsport Park will be hosting Top Gear Festival Sydney on the 9th and 10th of March 2013. Wonderland Sydney was a large amusement park that operated here between 1985 and 2004. Wonderland is now the site of a business park called Interchange Park. The Western Sydney Parklands lies to the west of the suburb.

References

• The 2001 City of Blacktown Social Plan

External links

• Sydney Motorsport Park [1]
• Australian Racing Drivers' Club [2]
• Sydney Motorsport Park Track Days
• Sydney Motorsport Park Driver Training
• Sydney Motorsport Park V8 Hot Laps
• Sydney Motorsport Park Ferrari Experience
• Sydney Motorsport Park Motorcycle Ride Days