Hinchinbrook, New South Wales
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Hinchinbrook is a suburb
of Sydney
in the state of New South Wales
, Australia
. Hinchinbrook is located 39 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district
, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool
. It is bordered by Hoxton Park and Green Valley.
The main shopping precinct features the Valley Plaza. Schools include Hoxton Park High School
, Hinchinbrook Public School, Good Samaritan Catholic College
and James Busby High School.
Hinchinbrook is known for its affordable new family homes. It is also homes to various clubs, such as the Uruguyan Social Sporting Club. Population has boomed as a result of new housing developments. Median house prices in Hinchinbrook is around $360,000. New facilities have been developed to cater for the area, most notably the M7 Motorway.
and the northern part of Hoxton Park
. Its name comes from Hinchinbrook Creek which runs through the suburb. The creek was named after a property in adjacent Cecil Hills
which had belonged to former Supreme Court Judge Barron Field
, who in turn had named the property after the English estate of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich
. Hinchinbrook is the home suburb of Ricky Smith, great-great-great nephew of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, namesake of the Sydney Airport.
It is home to the Hinchinbrook Hornets Rugby League club.
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
of Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
in the state of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Hinchinbrook is located 39 kilometres south-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 Liverpool
City of Liverpool, New South Wales
The City of Liverpool is a Local Government Area to the southwest of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.-History:It is one of the oldest urban settlements in Australia, founded in 1810 as an agricultural centre by Governor Lachlan Macquarie...
. It is bordered by Hoxton Park and Green Valley.
The main shopping precinct features the Valley Plaza. Schools include Hoxton Park High School
Hoxton Park High School
Hoxton Park High School is a state high school in the suburb of Hinchinbrook, New South Wales in the City of Liverpool local government area, approximately 39 km south west of the city centre of Sydney....
, Hinchinbrook Public School, Good Samaritan Catholic College
Good Samaritan Catholic College
Good Samaritan Catholic Senior College, is a co-educational secondary school located at Hinchinbrook, New South Wales, Australia. The school was founded in 1999....
and James Busby High School.
Hinchinbrook is known for its affordable new family homes. It is also homes to various clubs, such as the Uruguyan Social Sporting Club. Population has boomed as a result of new housing developments. Median house prices in Hinchinbrook is around $360,000. New facilities have been developed to cater for the area, most notably the M7 Motorway.
History
Hinchinbrook is quite a new suburb, having only been formed in 1986 from what was then the southern part of Green ValleyGreen 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...
and the northern part of Hoxton Park
Hoxton Park, New South Wales
Hoxton Park is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Hoxton Park 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.Hoxton Park also had a small...
. Its name comes from Hinchinbrook Creek which runs through the suburb. The creek was named after a property in adjacent 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...
which had belonged to former Supreme Court Judge Barron Field
Barron Field
Barron Field in Everman, Texas, United States, was one of three airfields used during World War I by the U.S. Army Signal Corps flight training center at Camp Taliaferro near Fort Worth....
, who in turn had named the property after the English estate of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, PC, FRS was a British statesman who succeeded his grandfather, Edward Montagu, 3rd Earl of Sandwich, as the Earl of Sandwich in 1729, at the age of ten...
. Hinchinbrook is the home suburb of Ricky Smith, great-great-great nephew of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, namesake of the Sydney Airport.
It is home to the Hinchinbrook Hornets Rugby League club.