Bonnyrigg Heights 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

Australia

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. Bonnyrigg Heights is located 37 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district

Sydney central business district

The Sydney central business district is the main commercial centre of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It extends southwards for about 3 kilometres from Sydney Cove, the point of first European settlement. Its north–south axis runs from Circular Quay in the north to Central railway station in...

, in the local government area of the City of Fairfield

City of Fairfield

The City of Fairfield is a Local Government Area in the south-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.- Suburbs in the local government area :Suburbs in the City of Fairfield are:* Abbotsbury* Bonnyrigg* Bonnyrigg Heights* Bossley Park...

 and is part of the Greater Western Sydney

Greater Western Sydney

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 region.

Geography

The elevation

Elevation

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 of Bonnyrigg Heights is approximately between 45–80 metres above mean sea level

Above mean sea level

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 The neighbouring suburbs are Abbotsbury

Abbotsbury, New South Wales

Abbotsbury is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Abbotsbury is located 39 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Fairfield. Abbotsbury is part of the Greater Western Sydney region....

, Bonnyrigg

Bonnyrigg, New South Wales

Bonnyrigg is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bonnyrigg is located 36 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Fairfield and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region....

, Cecil Hills

Cecil Hills, New South Wales

Cecil Hills is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Cecil Hills is located 38 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.-History:In 1817, John Wylde, the...

, Edensor Park

Edensor Park, New South Wales

Edensor Park is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Edensor Park is located 38 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Fairfield. It is mainly a residential area, which mainly consists of the middle social class...

 and Green Valley

Green Valley, New South Wales

Green Valley is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Green Valley is located 39 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.-History:Green Valley was...

.

Transport

Buses traverse the suburb. The T80 Liverpool-Parramatta Transitway service (Western Sydney Buses) links Bonnyrigg Heights to major centres across Greater Western Sydney including Bonnyrigg, Prairiewood, Smithfield, City of Liverpool and City of Parramatta. The hourly 805 and 816 service (Metrolink and Busabout) operates to Cabramatta. Whilst the 807 from Cecil Hills Shopping Centre is every 30 minutes to Liverpool. The newly completed transit-way goes from Parramatta to Miller TAFE at Hoxton Park. Oliveri's Metro-Link also service parts of Bonnyrigg Heights to Liverpool, Green Valley and Cecil Hills.

The Westlink M7

Westlink M7

Westlink M7 - formerly Western Sydney Orbital - is one of Sydney, Australia's urban motorways and a part of Metroad 7 and the Sydney Orbital Network. It connects three Metroads: M5 at Prestons, M4 at Eastern Creek and M2 at Baulkham Hills...

 Motorway interchange from Cecil Hills takes you to M4 Western Motorway

M4 Western Motorway

The M4 Western Motorway,, is a motorway in central Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...

 near Parramatta, M2 Hills Motorway

M2 Hills Motorway

The M2 Hills Motorway is a motorway in north-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It forms part of Sydney Metroad 2 and the 110 km Sydney Orbital Network. West of Pennant Hills Road, the M2 is also part of the National Highway.-History:Previously, Sydney's western suburbs were poorly served...

 at Baulkham Hills (north western suburbs) or the interchange near The Crossroads for the M5 South Western Motorway

M5 South Western Motorway

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 to Sydney or Campbelltown.

Schools

This suburb contains a Catholic secondary school called Freeman Catholic College

Freeman Catholic College

Freeman Catholic College is a co-education, systemic Roman Catholic secondary school located in Bonnyrigg Heights, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....

and an adjacent public school called Bonnyrigg Heights Primary School.

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