Glenhaven, New South Wales
Glenhaven New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 6,619 (2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2156 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 146 m (479 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 32 km (20 mi) NW of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | The Hills Shire | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Castle Hill | ||||||||||||||
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Glenhaven is a semi rural suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 32 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire, part of the Hills District.
History
[edit]The area was originally called Sandhurst, which remains Glenhaven's most prominent street. Crego Road, which runs off Sandhurst is the highest. There was some confusion with mail because of a suburb in Melbourne with the same name. A public meeting was held to have the name changed[2] to reflect its valley location. The upper portion of the valley was known as "The Glen", and the lower portion as "The Haven", hence the choice Glenhaven.[3]
Glenhaven is on the route of the Great North Road that linked Parramatta with the Hunter Valley. John Evans, one of the first settlers in the area, used a bullock team to drag timber, and the route he used became known as Evans Road. The area had many wild flowers, including waratahs, Christmas bush, boronias, native roses, and a variety of orchids which thrived there.[4]
Sandhurst Post Office opened on 11 July 1892 and was renamed Glenhaven on 1 January 1893. It closed in 1972.[5]
Schools
[edit]Glenhaven has one school
- Glenhaven Public School
Transport
[edit]Glenhaven is served by four CDC NSW bus routes:
- 603 from Rouse Hill Town Centre to Parramatta via Castle Hill and vice versa services most of the suburb.
- 637 to Castle Hill services the eastern portion of the suburb
- 638 to Castle Hill services the eastern portion of the suburb
- 652X service to the Queen Victoria Building via West Pennant Hills and the M2 runs during peak hour.
The Metro North West & Bankstown Line from Chatswood to Tallawong is the serving train line with the closest station being Hills Showground.
Housing
[edit]Glenhaven is a leafy suburb with large homes on large blocks of land. On the east side of Old Northern Road semi-rural acreages are present, as well as a retirement village and the Flower Power Garden Centre. Since half the suburb is located on a ridge 180-200m high, the higher terrain homes have picturesque panoramas of the Blue Mountains looking out to the west.
Population
[edit]Demographics
[edit]According to the 2021 census, the small suburb of Glenhaven had a population of 6,619 people. Of these:
- Sex distribution: 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female.
- Age distribution: The median age was 48 years, compared to the national median of 38 years.
- Ethnic diversity: 72.3% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 5.4%, China 2.0%, India 1.8%, New Zealand 1.3% and South Africa 1.3%. 82.7% of people spoke only English at home.
- Religion: The most common responses for religion were Catholic 31.0%, No Religion 24.7% and Anglican 19.7%.
- Finances: The median household weekly income was $2,532, compared to the national median of $1,746. The median mortgage payment in Glenhaven is $3,080 per month, compared to the national median of $1,863.[1]
Notable residents
[edit]- John Marks, former Australian tennis player
- Delta Goodrem, singer and actress
- Dieter Brummer, actor
- Brian Houston, pastor
- Nathan Hindmarsh, rugby league player[6]
- Greg Page, original Yellow member of The Wiggles
- Lleyton Hewitt and Bec Hewitt[6]
Glenhaven Rural Fire brigade
[edit]Glenhaven Rural Fire Brigade is a volunteer fire brigade with the New South Wales Rural Fire Service. It currently has approximately 50 members. The brigade has a Category 1 tankers, a Category 7 tanker and a personnel carrier.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Glenhaven (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 August 2024. Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
- ^ Irene Nix, Glimpses of Glenhaven, Glenhaven Progress Association, Glenhaven NSW, November 1992
- ^ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson 1990 ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 111
- ^ Joan Rowland 2008 http://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/glenhaven
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ a b Lleyton and Bec Hewitt make grand $10.3m return to Sydney Sydney Morning Herald 11 November 2023
- ^ "Glenhaven Rural Fire Brigade". Facebooklanguage=en. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
33°42′20″S 151°0′12″E / 33.70556°S 151.00333°E
External links
[edit]Media related to Glenhaven, New South Wales at Wikimedia Commons