Marsden Park is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Marsden Park is located 49 kilometres (30 mi) north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the Blacktown local government area and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.
| Marsden Park Greater Western Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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  Marsden Park | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°41′21″S 150°48′10″E / 33.68917°S 150.80278°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 14,610 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2765 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 30 m (98 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 13.68 km2 (5.3 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 49 km (30 mi) NW of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Blacktown | ||||||||||||||
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| Federal division(s) | Chifley | ||||||||||||||
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The rapid development of Marsden Park beginning 2013 led to a large increase in the suburb's population. However, slow creation of adequate infrastructure and services such as shops, schools, roads, public transport and healthcare to match the increased houses and rising population, has led Marsden Park to be seen as a prime example of urban sprawl within the outskirts of Sydney.[3][4]
The suburb name should not be confused with the park and surrounding housing estate with the same name Marsden Park, also known as 'Park Central' located in Campbelltown, in the Campbelltown local government area part of both the Macarthur region and South Western Sydney.[5][6]
History
editThe suburbs takes its name from Samuel Marsden (1764–1838), a Church of England priest and landowner in the area.[7]
The suburb boundaries of Schofields were changed in November 2020, resulting in the creation of new suburbs of Melonba and Angus in the west and north respectively.[2][8][9]
Heritage listings
editMarsden Park has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- 1270 Richmond Road: Clydesdale[10]
Schools
editPlaces of worship
edit- Baitul Huda Mosque is located on Hollinsworth Road.
Amenities
editThe suburb includes a caravan park, a golf driving range, a Hamrun Maltese Club and a chicken farm. The suburb is currently being developed with new residential and commercial areas. Sydney Business Park is a new commercial precinct in the suburb, adjacent to the Westlink M7 Motorway.[12] The site includes an IKEA store and Costco warehouse with Costco Fuel Station,[13] among many other businesses in the area.
Notes
edit- 1.^ Originally a campus of Richard Johnson Anglican College, from 2016 to 2023.
References
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- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Marsden Park (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Previous Suburb Boundaries and Names". Blacktown City Council. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Baker, Jordan (14 October 2022). "'Here's what's missing - everything': No schools and no services but houses keep going up". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ Hair, Jonathan (29 November 2020). "Peak hour at Marsden Park is getting worse as the population grows, and there's no end in sight". ABC News. Archived from the original on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "Marsden Park". campbelltown.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Park Central, Campbelltown". Landcom. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ Pollen, Frances (compiled) (1990). The Book of Sydney Suburbs. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. p. 238. ISBN 0-207-14495-8.
- ^ "New Blacktown City suburbs officially named". Blacktown City Council. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ New Blacktown City suburbs officially named The National Tribune 2 November 2020
- ^ "Clydesdale – House, Barn, Cottage and Farm Landscape". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00674. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ Gladstone, Nigel; Baker, Jordan (14 February 2022). "Sydney schools built just two years ago are already overcrowded". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "Sydney Business Park | Sydney, Australia - Home". Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ Machado, Lawrence (7 December 2016). "250 new jobs as discount giants Costco move into Sydney Business Park". Rouse Hill Times. Archived from the original on 26 April 2024 – via The Daily Telegraph.
External links
edit- Revised suburb boundary of Marsden Park (November 2020) – Blacktown City Council Archived 28 April 2024 at the Wayback Machine
