Bligh Park, New South Wales

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Bligh Park is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bligh Park is located in the Hawkesbury region of Sydney. Bligh Park is covered by the 2756 postcode which also covers the suburbs of Windsor, South Windsor and Ebenezer. According to the last census, the population of Bligh Park was 31,845, which is .8% of the total population of Sydney.

87% of people in Bligh Park are Australian-born while another 5% are born in the United Kingdom. The top 5 religious affiliations for residents of Bligh Park are: Anglican (36%), Catholic (31%), No Religion (13%), Uniting Church (6%) and Presbyterian and Reformed (4%).

Bligh Park has 2 large sporting ovals: Bounty Reserve and Colonial. Both are used as training arenas for sporting clubs such as Bligh Park Cricket Club, Bligh Park Soccer Club and Windsor Wolves Junior Rugby League Club. Bligh Park has a local shopping arena in which includes a grocery store, a takeaway store, a chemist, a bakery and a newsagent. A recent addition to the Bligh Park shopping arena has been Arturo's Pizza and Pasta.

Many streets in Bligh Park are named after ships and people on the First Fleet