The Ponds, New South Wales facts for kids

Quick facts for kids The Ponds Sydney, New South Wales
The Float c. 2011
Population	11,731 (2016 census)
Established	2007
Postcode(s)	2769
Elevation	57 m (187 ft)
Location	38 km (24 mi) NW of Sydney CBD
State electorate(s)	Riverstone
Federal Division(s)	Greenway
Suburbs around The Ponds: Schofields Rouse Hill Kellyville Quakers Hill The Ponds Kellyville Ridge Quakers Hill Parklea Stanhope Gardens

The Ponds is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Ponds is located approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) west-northwest (WNW) of the Sydney central business district in the Blacktown local government area. At the 2016 census, The Ponds had an estimated resident population of 11,731.

History

"The Ponds" was a name designed to reflect the geography of the area and was derived from the nearby creek called "Second Ponds Creek", and the growing population. The Ponds was officially designated as a separate suburb in January 2007. The Ponds had previously been part of the suburbs of Kellyville and Kellyville Ridge.

According to data from the 2011 census, the Australian Bureau of Statistics ranked The Ponds as the most advantaged suburb of Sydney by the use of twenty-five variables, including income, internet access, number of bedrooms and resident qualifications. With more than 71 per cent of the population aged over 15 years married, census data shows that The Ponds has the highest percentage of married people per suburb in Australia.

Transport

Road

The main roads in the ponds are The Ponds Boulevard, Riverbank Drive, Ridgeline Drive, Hambledon Road, Stanhope Parkway and Schofields Road. Both the Westlink M7 and the M2 Hills Motorway provide easy road access to the suburb from the south and east, respectively.

Bus

The Ponds is serviced by Busways which provides services to Blacktown (734, 752), Rouse Hill (752), Schofields and Riverstone (734).

Rail

Tallawong station

Tallawong station on the North West Rail Line is the closest station to The Ponds, providing services every 4 minutes to Norwest Business Park, Castle Hill, Macquarie Park and Chatswood, with connecting Sydney Trains services to Sydney CBD. The line opened on 26 May 2019. Cooee Busways provides an on demand service connecting The Ponds with Tallawong and Rouse Hill stations, whilst route 752 connects The Ponds with Rouse Hill station.

The nearest Sydney Trains stations are located at Schofields and Quakers Hill with services to Blacktown, Parramatta, Richmond, Leppington and the Sydney central business district.

Education

The Ponds has two primary schools, John Palmer Public School, which opened in 2008 and Riverbank Public School, which opened in 2015. The Ponds also has a high school, The Ponds High School, which opened in 2015. A "special needs" school, The Ponds School, also opened in 2015.