City of Blacktown

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City of Blacktown
Image:Blacktown lga sydney.png
Geography
State:New South Wales
Region:Metropolitan Sydney
Area:240 km²
Council seat:Blacktown
List of suburbs or localities
Demographics
Population:
- Density		273,267
1,140 / km²
Born in Australia: %
Indigenous Australian origin: %
Government
Blacktown City Council
http://www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au/
Mayor:Leo Kelly
Federal electorates: Chifley, Greenway, Prospect
State electorates: Blacktown, Mount Druitt, Riverstone, Wentworthville, Londonderry

The City of Blacktown is situated approximately 35km from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on the Cumberland Plain in the heart of Western Sydney bounded by the Local Government Area's (LGA's) of Penrith; Parramatta; Holroyd; Hawkesbury and Baulkham Hills and occupying an area of 246.9 sq kilometres.

Blacktown was originally named for the fact that there was a Aboriginal settlement here. Today, Blacktown continues to be home to a large Aboriginal population, the largest of any suburb or township in New South Wales.

A school for Aborigines was moved in 1823 from Parramatta to the site where Richmond Road meets Rooty Hill Road North. The road from Prospect to Richmond became known as the Black Town Road. In 1860 the Railway Department gave the name of Black Town Road Station to the railway station at the junction of the railway and the Black Town Road, with the name shortening to Blacktown by 1862.

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Suburbs in the local government area

Suburbs in the City of Blacktown are:

Growth and Development

Over the last several decades, Blacktown's growth has been sustained and rapid, contributing to its present status as the most populous City in New South Wales, the third largest in Australia behind Brisbane City and the Gold Coast and the eighth fastest growing City in Australia.

Large scale urban development has contributed to Blacktown's continued population growth and to the development of new estate areas which has lead to the establishment of 45 suburbs to date. Blacktown therefore encompasses a mix of older established areas and new developing areas.

Blacktown's diverse land use also continues to attract developers and retailers to the largest quantity of zoned and serviced industrial and commercial land throughout NSW.

Culture and Diversity

In addition to being large, Blacktown's population is culturally and linguistically diverse with over 50 Countries and 63 Languages represented within the community.

Blacktown City is youthful, with over half the population (117,179 persons or 50.5%) under 30 years of age. This age category increased by 4.4% between 1991-1996. But as it is youthful, it is also growing older, with a much higher increase in the 50 years and over population of 13.3% between 1991-1996.

Transport

Access into and out of Blacktown is provided by the transport links inclusive of the Western Railway Line from Sydney, the Great Western Highway, Richmond Road and the M2 and M4 Motorways. There are 1,019 km of local roads and 100 km of Regional roads within Blacktown.

Natural Environment

Eastern Creek, Ropes Creek, South Creek, and Prospect Creek provide a natural buffer between areas of urban development.

A total of eight creeks and tributaries form part of the two major catchments of the area including the Nepean Hawkesbury Catchment and the Upper Parramatta River Catchment.

Blacktown's Central Business District/City Centre provides residents with numerous shopping facilities and services and is the Commercial Centre for government departments and local business.

Tourist Attractions

Some popular tourist attractions in Blacktown include Featherdale Wildlife Park and Wonderland Theme Park. Westpoint Shopping Centre is also a poular place for local residents of Sydney. One of it's cinemas has the largest standard cinema screen in Australia.

Key Facts

  • One in every seventy-four Australians is a resident of Blacktown
  • Blacktown is still the most populous Local Government Area in NSW and the third largest in Australia behind Brisbane City and the Gold Coast.
  • Blacktown City recorded the eighth largest increase in resident population in Australia in the Intercensal Period (1991-1996) & the second largest in NSW with an increase of 20,548 persons, average annual growth rate of 1.9%. In numbers, this represented an increase of 4,000 persons per annum.
  • Between the Intercensal period (1991-1996), Blacktown City accounted for just over 6% of the overall population of Sydney but more than 10% of its population growth.
  • Blacktown's population comprises 15% of Western Sydney's total population.
  • Blacktown City has the largest Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander population in the State with a total population of 5,240 persons.
  • Over 57,000 residents (27.2%) in Blacktown aged 5 years & over speak a language other than English.
  • The number of overseas arrivals in the period August 1991 - February 1996 was 5,888 persons. Almost 96% were from a Non English Speaking Background Country with the highest proportion arriving from the Philippines (25%) followed by China (7%), Fiji (6.8) & Yugoslavia (6.7%).
  • Over 97,000 Blacktown residents (42%) are under the age of 25 years. 13.6% (31,457) are over the age of 55 years.
  • One quarter of the population (26%) are of dependant age (under 14 years). This represents over 60,800 persons.
  • Almost 55% of two parent families have dependant children of 14 years and under. 51% of all single parent families also dependant children under 14 years of age.
  • 89% of residents live in detached housing
  • On average, Blacktown's weekly household consumption expenditure of $742.35 is higher than the State average of $674.32. (ABS Regional Profile 1998)
  • Blacktown City has the largest stock of zoned & serviced industrial land in Sydney.

References

Source: ABS Census 1996; ABS Regional Profile 1998; Westir Publications

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