Beaumont Hills is a suburb

Suburb

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 of Sydney

Sydney

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, in the state of New South Wales

New South Wales

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, Australia

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. Beaumont Hills is located 40 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district

Sydney central business district

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, in the local government area of the The Hills Shire. Beaumont Hills is part of the Greater Western Sydney

Greater Western Sydney

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 region and the Hills District

Hills District (Sydney)

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History

Beaumont Hills was formerly part of the suburb of Kellyville

Kellyville, New South Wales

Kellyville is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Kellyville is located 36 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire, part of the Hills District region.-History:...

, as was Kellyville Ridge

Kellyville Ridge, New South Wales

Kellyville Ridge is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Kellyville Ridge is located 41 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of City of Blacktown...

. Beaumont Hills became a separate suburb in 2002. Beaumont Hills was developed as a low-density residential suburb in a time frame similar to Kellyville.

Residential areas

Beaumont Hills was developed in the early 2000's adopting its name sake in 2003, suburb featuring a number of housing estates. 'The Sanctuary' located to the west is fronted by a natural creek reserve. 'The Outlook' is at the centre. The suburb is developed with a range of house styles. Turkey Nest Park on the highest point has panoramic views all the way to the Blue Mountains.

Commercial area

Beaumont Hills Shopping Centre officially opened in September of 2009. It is home to a local grocery shop, chemist, seafood shop, Chinese Restaurant, bakery, medical centre and a real estate agency. Young teenagers are known to hang around the underground carpark.

Public transport

Hillsbus provide several bus routes that run through Beaumont Hills (Mungarie Road, The Parkway, Brampton Drive) on a regular basis.

Hillsbus

• Route 617X is a city direct service from Beaumont Hills to Wynyard, Queen Victoria Building
  Queen Victoria Building
  The Queen Victoria Building, or QVB, is a late nineteenth century building by the architect George McRae in the central business district of Sydney, Australia. The Romanesque Revival building is 30 metres wide by 190 metres long, and fills a city block, bounded by George, Market, York and Druitt...
  
   and Railway Square via the North-West Bus T-Way and M2 Motorway. The service from the city can be taken from Beaumont Hills to Adelphi Street, Rouse Hill.
• Route 610 is also a city service but goes via Castle Hill
  Castle Hill, New South Wales
  Castle Hill is a suburb in the north-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Castle Hill is located 31 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the Hills District of the Greater Western Sydney region...
  
   and Baulkham Hills
  Baulkham Hills, New South Wales
  Baulkham Hills is a suburb in the north-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Baulkham Hills is located 31 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire...
  
   before proceeding to the City via the M2. The service from the city can be taken from Beaumont Hills to the Rouse Hill Town Centre
  Rouse Hill Town Centre
  Rouse Hill Town Centre is a sub-regional shopping centre in north-western Sydney, in the suburb of Rouse Hill. The centre is part of a larger development proposal for the Rouse Hill Regional Centre....
  
  .
• Route T64 is a Rouse Hill
  Rouse Hill, New South Wales
  Rouse Hill is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Rouse Hill is located 42 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire...
  
   to Parramatta
  Parramatta, New South Wales
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   service, which stops at Beaumont Hills, however, the route goes via Kellyville
  Kellyville, New South Wales
  Kellyville is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Kellyville is located 36 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire, part of the Hills District region.-History:...
  
  , Bella Vista
  Bella Vista, New South Wales
  Bella Vista is a suburb of north-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bella Vista is located 33 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the The Hills Shire. Bella Vista is part of the Greater Western Sydney region and the Hills...
  
  , the North-West T-Way and Westmead
  Westmead, New South Wales
  Westmead is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Westmead is located 26 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Parramatta and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region....
  
   before it reaches Parramatta. The service from Parramatta can be taken from Beaumont Hills to the Rouse Hill Town Centre
  Rouse Hill Town Centre
  Rouse Hill Town Centre is a sub-regional shopping centre in north-western Sydney, in the suburb of Rouse Hill. The centre is part of a larger development proposal for the Rouse Hill Regional Centre....
  
  .

The transport interchange at Rouse Hill Town Centre provides bus routes to many other places, including Windsor

Windsor, New South Wales

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, Blacktown

Blacktown, New South Wales

Blacktown is a suburb in the City of Blacktown, in Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Blacktown is located 34 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the local government area of City of Blacktown.Blacktown is the largest...

 and Riverstone

Riverstone, New South Wales

Riverstone is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Riverstone is located 48 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Blacktown. Riverstone is part of the Greater Western Sydney region...

, however, some of these routes are serviced by Busways or Westbus.

External links

History of Beaumont Hills

Living in Beaumont Hills