Claremont Meadows, New South Wales

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Claremont Meadows is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

1 Location
2 History
3 Demographics
4 Transport
5 Services
6 External links

[edit] Location

Claremont Meadows is located in the Western Suburbs of Sydney, and is located within the City of Penrith Local Government area. It is borderd by Werrington to the North, St. Marys to the East, Orchard Hills to the South and Kingswood to the West.

[edit] History

Prior to European colonisation of Australia in 1788, the area was occupied by the Aboriginal Darug tribe. However in 1810 Governor Macquarie granted 1055 acres of land to Mary Bligh as a wedding present when she married Maurice O'Connell. The property was named Coallee, although the family never resided there. The land was subsequently subdivided, and re-named Claremont by Bryan Molloy. The area was opened for residential housing in 1984 and has grown steadily since.

[edit] Demographics

According to the 2001 Australian Government Census, Claremont Meadows consists of 3,493 residents, of whom 2386 are Australian born and 900 were born overseas. 74% of Claremont Residents only speak English at home. At the time of the census, 2350 residents were aged 15 or over.

[edit] Transport

Claremont Meadows is serviced by buses operated by the private bus company, Westbus. The nearest railway station is Werrington.

[edit] Services

Claremont Meadows has a small shopping centre, with a Supermarket, Pharmacy, Video Rental Store and several real estate agents. It also has a council-run community centre and mobile pre-school. Claremont Meadows Primary School was opened in 1998.