Glenwood is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Glenwood is located 33 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Blacktown and part of the Greater Western Sydney region.
| Glenwood Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 15,829 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1996 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2768 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 72 m (236 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 33 km (21 mi) W of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Blacktown | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Winston Hills | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Greenway | ||||||||||||||
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History
editGlenwood takes its name from an historic property in the area, named 'Glenwood Park' in the 1940s, but previously known as Norfolk Vale (1846–1882), and Sorrento (1882–1941). It was formally recognised as a suburb in 1996.
It is noted as the first site to be developed within the Rouse Hill Development area.
Heritage listings
editGlenwood has a heritage-listed site, which is:
- 2 Knightsbridge Avenue: Exeter Farm[2]
Population
editAt the 2011 census, there were 15,325 residents in Glenwood. The population was younger than average, with a median age of 32, and 26.6% of people aged 14 years and under. Just over half of residents were born in Australia. The top other countries of birth are India 29.5%, Philippines 5.1% and Sri Lanka 2.5%. Almost half of residents spoke a language other than English at home. These languages included Punjabi 6.7%, Hindi 5.4% and Tagalog 3.1%. Most dwellings were separate houses and these tended to be large, with 81.6% having 4 or more bedrooms.[1]
In the 2016 Census, there were 16,130 residents in Glenwood. The median age of the population was 34, younger than the median age for New South Wales and Australia (38 years). 23.2% of the people were 14 years and under. 51% of Glenwood's residents were born in Australia, 33.5% were born in India, 4.8% were born in the Philippines, 2.8% in Sri Lanka, 2% in China and 1.9% in Fiji. Only English was spoken in 50.1% of the homes but other languages spoken at home included Punjabi 9.5%, Hindi 5.6%, Tagalog 2.9%, Mandarin 2.6% and Sinhalese 2.1%.[3]
In the 2021 Census, there were 15,829 residents in Glenwood. The median age of the population was 37, younger than the median age for New South Wales and Australia (38 years). 21.0% of the people were 14 years and under. 48.2% of Glenwood's residents were born in Australia, 18.7% were born in India, 4.0% in the Philippines, 3.0% in Sri Lanka, 2.7% in China and 1.7% in Fiji. Only English was spoken in 44.3% of the homes but other languages spoken at home included Punjabi 11.9%, Hindi 6.7%, Mandarin 3.3%, Tamil 2.9% and Tagalog 2.4%.[1]
Transport
editThe Westlink M7 Motorway runs along the southern border of the suburb and provides a link to the M2 Hills Motorway. Old Windsor Road borders the suburb to the east & Sunnyholt Rd borders the suburb to the west & north.
Glenwood is served by Bella Vista and Norwest stations on the Sydney Metro Northwest, with high frequency services to Macquarie Park, Chatswood and Tallawong.
CDC NSW provides services to Rouse Hill 663, 664, 665,Parramatta (663, 664, 665), North Sydney (602X) and Sydney CBD (607X, 616X) whilst Busways provides regular services to Norwest Business Park (730, 745), Blacktown (730), Bella Vista (745) and Castle Hill (730).
The suburb is serviced by Burns and Sorrento stations on the Blacktown-Parklea branch of the North-West T-way, and Burns, Balmoral, Celebration, Meurants and Norbrik stations on the Rouse Hill-Parramatta section of the T-way.
Schools
editGlenwood High School, Caddies Creek Public School, Parklea Public School and Holy Cross Primary School.
Churches
editEmmanuel Baptist Church[4]
Valentine Sport Park
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Valentine Sport Park, at which the headquarters of Football NSW are located, in Glenwood is a multipurpose sporting complex which caters for various groups, as well as individuals.
Sporting clubs
editSporting clubs in the Glenwood suburb include:
Rugby League
edit- Northwest Hurricanes Junior Rugby League Club
- St Patricks Blacktown Junior Rugby League Club (despite the name, this club is based in Glenwood.)
Netball
edit- Glenwood Netball Club
Association Football
edit- Glenwood Redbacks Soccer Club
Rugby Union
edit- Blacktown Warriors Rugby Union Football Club
- Norwest "Bulls" Junior Rugby Union Club
References
edit- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Glenwood (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Exeter Farm". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00205. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "2016 Census Quickstats Glenwood (NSW)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Government. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ "Emmanuel Baptist Church Glenwood (NSW)". Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
