Northmead is a suburb 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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. Northmead is located 26 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district

Sydney central business district

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, in the local government areas of the City of Parramatta

City of Parramatta

The City of Parramatta is a Local Government Area in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.Initially in 1861 it was formed as Municipality of Parramatta...

 and The Hills Shire. Northmead is part of the Greater Western Sydney

Greater Western Sydney

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 region.

Northmead is a hilly suburb with low to medium density houses, townhouses and apartment buildings, and a large light industrial area. It is located to the northeast of the junction of Darling Mills Creek and Toongabbie Creek, which combine to form the beginnings of the Parramatta River

Parramatta River

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History

With the British

United Kingdom

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 settlement of Parramatta, this area was originally part of the domain of Government House. What is left of this domain, including Government House, forms Parramatta Park. The name Northmead is derived from the location of the north "mead", or meadow, of the governor's domain. The land was subdivided between 1859 and 1889 and the Northern Meadow and Western Meadow of the domain were split off and called Northmead 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....

. From this time, orchards were established by many new settlers, including some whose names were well-known in the Parramatta area - George Oakes, Nat Payten and William Fullagar among them.

Commercial Areas

Commercial Area 1

Northmead Shopping Centre is located at 2 Campbell St, corner of Windsor Road, and features an IGA

IGA (supermarkets)

IGA is a brand of grocery stores active in more than 30 countries. Contrasting with the chain store business model, IGA operates as a franchise through stores that are owned separately from the brand. Many of these stores operate in small town markets and belong to families that manage them...

 supermarket and many specialty shops. Specialty shops include pizza takeaway, medical centre, pet store, beautician, deli, butcher, bakery, dry cleaners, chemist, fruit & veg, and a Chinese restaurant. The centre is managed by PRD Nationwide in Bondi Junction.

Commercial Area 2

The Junction shops are located on the corner of Windsor Road and Briens Road and features a number of retailers for home furnishings, hardware, car accessories (Supercheap Auto

Supercheap Auto

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, Repco

Repco

Repco is an Australian automotive engineering company. Its name is an abbreviation of Replacement Parts Company and it is best known for spare parts and motor accessories....

), electricals like Dick Smith Electronics

Dick Smith Electronics

Dick Smith is an international electronics retailer, founded in 1968 by Richard "Dick" Smith. Today, it is a subsidiary of Woolworths Limited, incorporating Tandy, and the remaining Dick Smith Powerhouse Stores...

 and food outlets Subway

Subway (restaurant)

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, Hungry Jacks, Winning Appliances

Winning Appliances

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  and Hog's Breath.

Industrial Area

Northmead is the home of a large number of light industires, especially around Briens Road which runs along the back of the Westmead Hospital

Westmead Hospital

Westmead Hospital is a major 975 bed tertiary hospital in Sydney, Australia, opened on 10 November 1978 by the then Premier, Neville Wran, and guest of honour was former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam...

 district. Along Briens Road are:

• Coca-Cola Amatil
  Coca-Cola Amatil
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   bottles Coca-Cola
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   and other softdrink
• Australian Paper
• Ontera Carpets

Transport

The North West T-Way

North-West T-way

The North-West T-way is a bus rapid transit line in the north-western suburbs of Sydney, Australia. T-way is short for rapid bus transitway.The T-way consists of two sections, one linking Parramatta railway station and Rouse Hill, the other linking Blacktown and Parklea. The lines intersect at...

 connecting the Hills

Hills District (Sydney)

Hills District or The Hills is a general term for the north-western suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Hills District is also referred to as The Sydney Hills and The Hills Shire...

 with Parramatta runs through Northmead.
Northmead's public transport needs are only catered by busses, namely those of the Hillsbus bus company. This results in overcrowded and overused bus services in the Hills District - an area that is one of the fastest growing in Australia.

The major roads are Windsor Road and the Cumberland Highway

Metroad 7

Metroad 7 is a Metroad in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Metroad 7 links the Hume Highway at Casula with the Pacific Highway and Pennant Hills Road at Wahroonga....

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Transport History

Before it was decommissioned in 1932 as a cost saving measure by a state Labor Government, Northmead featured a train line known as the Rogans Hill railway line. Currently, there is no train line that services Northmead with the closest being the Main Western Railway Line

Main Western railway line, New South Wales

The Main Western Railway is a major railway in New South Wales, Australia. It runs through the Blue Mountains, Central West, North West Slopes and the Far West regions.- Description of route :...

 that runs through Westmead and Parramatta.

Notable residents

• Current Liberal
  Liberal Party of Australia
  The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
  
   Parramatta City Councilor, Scott Lloyd
  Scott Lloyd
  Scott G. Lloyd is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'10" 230 lb center who played high school basketball at East Phoenix High School where he was selected All-America and led his team to the 1971 state title...
  
   was raised in Northmead, and went to Northmead primary school between 1983 and 1989.

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