Northmead, New South Wales
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| Northmead Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 The Junction, Windsor Road | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 11,261 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2152 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 26 km (16 mi) west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Parramatta, The Hills Shire | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Baulkham Hills, Parramatta | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Mitchell, Parramatta | ||||||||||||||
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Northmead is a suburb of 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 areas of the City of Parramatta and The Hills Shire. Northmead is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.
Northmead is a hilly low to medium density suburb of houses, townhouses and apartment buildings. 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
With the British settlement 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] 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.
Commercial area
Northmead shopping centre is located on Windsor Road and features an IGA supermarket and specialty shops. The Junction is located on the corner of Windsor Road and Briens Road and features a number of retailers for home furnishings, hardware, car accessories (Supercheap Auto, Repco), electricals like Dick Smith Electronics and franchises such as Subway and Hungry Jacks.
Schools
- Northmead Public School - Moxhams Road.
- Northmead High School - Campbell Street.
Notable residents
- Current Liberal Parramatta City Councilor, Scott Lloyd was raised in Northmead, and went to Northmead primary school between 1983 and 1989.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Northmead (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "History of Northmead". hillsdirectory.com.au. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
External links
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