Dharruk, New South Wales

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Dharruk is a suburb in the City of Blacktown, in Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

The suburb takes it name from the Darug people, an indigenous tribe associated with the area west of Sydney.^[1] In the 2001 Census, over 4% of the population were regorded as being indigenous Australians.^[2]

The most significant activity of the suburb is school education, with the Mount Druitt campus of Chifley College and Dawson Public School occupying much of the suburb. Apart from education the suburb is chiefly a residential suburb with almost no industry or commercial activity.

To the north and north-east of Dharruk is the suburb of Blackett, to the east is Hebersham, to the south and south-east is Mount Druitt, to the south-west is Whalan, to the west is Emerton, and to the north-west is Lethbridge Park. The boundaries of Dharruk are defined by Carlisle Avenue to the East, Popondetta Road to the West, Jersey Road to the North and Woodstock Avenue to the South.^[1]

1 Housing
2 Attractions
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Housing

Housing is very heavily dominated by public housing built throughout the 1960's and 1970's, with a large number of extensive terrace-style complexes and freestanding fibro houses. These are gradually transferring to private ownership and as this continues these government-built premises are being replaced with privately built, modern homes, similar to those being built in other areas of Sydney.

[edit] Attractions

[edit] Commercial and retail

While there are limited commercial and retail outlets within Dharruk, Emerton, Plumpton, and Mount Druit are all in very close proximity and between these few suburbs offer access to a wide range of supermarkets, banks, and discount department stores.

[edit] Recreation

Following extensive refurbishment by Blacktown City Council, the nearby Emerton Leisure Centre was reopened in August 2006.^[3]

[edit] Schools

Chifley College's Mount Druitt campus is located within the suburb adjacent to the Emerton Village shopping complex. Chifley College is named for Ben Chifley, Australian Prime Minister of Australia from 1945 to 1949. Nearby is Dawson Primary School.