Glenwood, New South Wales facts for kids
Quick facts for kids GlenwoodSydney, New South Wales |
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| Population | 16,130 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1996 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2768 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 33 km (21 mi) W of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Blacktown | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Riverstone Seven Hills |
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| Federal Division(s) | Greenway | ||||||||||||||
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Glenwood is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Glenwood is located 33 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Blacktown. Glenwood is part of the Hills District within the Greater Western Sydney region.
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History
Glenwood takes its name from an historic property in the area, named 'Glenwood Park' in the 1940s, but previously known as Norfolk Vale (1846-1882), and Sorrento (1882-1941). It was formally recognised as a suburb in 1996.
It is noted as the first site to be developed within the Rouse Hill Development area.
Population
At the 2011 census, there were 15,325 residents in Glenwood. The population was younger than average, with a median age of 32, and 26.6% of people aged 14 years and under. Just over half of people were born in Australia, with the top other countries of birth being India 9.5%, Philippines 5.1% and Sri Lanka 2.5%. Almost half of residents spoke a language other than English at home. These languages included Punjabi 6.7%, Hindi 5.4% and Tagalog 3.1%. Most dwellings were separate houses and these tended to be large, with 81.6% having 4 or more bedrooms.
Transport
The Westlink M7 Motorway runs along the southern border of the suburb and provides a link to the M2 Hills Motorway. Old Windsor Road borders the suburb to the east & Sunnyholt Rd borders the suburb to the west & north.
Glenwood is served by Bella Vista and Norwest stations on the Sydney Metro Northwest, with high frequency services to Macquarie Park, Chatswood and Tallawong.
Metroconnect by Hillsbus provides an on demand bus service connecting Glenwood with Bella Vista, Norwest and Hills Showground stations.
Hillsbus provides services to Rouse Hill 663, 664, 665,Parramatta (663, 664, 665), North Sydney (602X) and Sydney CBD (607X, 616X) whilst Busways provides regular services to Norwest Business Park (730, 745), Blacktown (730), Bella Vista (745) and Castle Hill (730).
The suburb is serviced by Burns and Sorrento stations on the Blacktown-Parklea branch of the North-West T-way, and Burns, Balmoral, Celebration, Meurants and Norbrik stations on the Rouse Hill-Parramatta section of the T-way.
Sporting clubs
Sporting clubs in the Glenwood suburb include:
Rugby League
- Northwest Hurricanes Junior Rugby League Club
- St Patricks Blacktown Junior Rugby League Club (despite the name, this club is based in Glenwood.)
Netball
- Glenwood Netball Club
Association Football
- Glenwood Redbacks Soccer Club
Rugby Union
- Blacktown Warriors Rugby Union Football Club
- Norwest "Bulls" Junior Rugby Union Club
