Baulkham Hills Shire
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| Baulkham Hills Shire | |
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| Image:Baulkham Hills lga sydney.png | |
| Geography | |
| State: | New South Wales |
| Region: | Metropolitan Sydney |
| Area: | 401 km² |
| Council seat: | Castle Hill |
| List of suburbs or localities | |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Density | 154496 385 / km² |
| Born in Australia: | 72.5% |
| Indigenous Australian origin: | 0.3% |
| Government | |
| Baulkham Hills Shire Council http://www.baulkhamhills.nsw.gov.au/ | |
| Mayor: | Sonya Phillips |
| Federal electorates: | Berowra, Mitchell, Parramatta |
| State electorates: | Baulkham Hills, Epping, Hawkesbury, The Hills |
Baulkham Hills Shire is a local government area in the north western region of Sydney, Australia. Known as "The Garden Shire", it is an area of rolling hills, bushland, market gardens and urban sprawl and is one of the most rapidly growing local government areas in Australia.
In recent years, Baulkham Hills Shire has attracted a large number of 'upwardly mobile', young families seeking a less congested living environment. This has led to the construction of a large number of project homes dubbed 'McMansions', and as a result the residents typically have heavy mortgage commitments. An associated phenomenon is the considerable influence of evangelical Christianity in the area, most notably by the Hillsong Church. This has led to Baulkham Hills Shire sometimes being dubbed the 'Bible Belt' of Sydney.
Its administrative centre is located in the suburb of Castle Hill and its current population is approximately 160,000.
Suburbs in the local government area
Suburbs in Baulkham Hills Shire are:
- Annangrove
- Baulkham Hills
- Beaumont Hills
- Bella Vista
- Box Hill
- Burnside
- Carlingford
- Castle Hill
- Cattai
- Crestwood
- Glenhaven
- Glenorie
- Hillside
- Kellyville
- Kenthurst
- Maroota
- Maroota South
- Middle Dural
- Nelson
- North Rocks
- Oatlands
- Rogans Hill
- Rouse Hill
- Sackville North
- Baulkham Hills
- West Pennant Hills
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