Hills District (Sydney)
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Hills District is a general term for the north-western suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The area includes suburbs within the local government areas of Baulkham Hills Shire, the western parts of the Hornsby Shire, the northern parts of the City of Parramatta and eastern parts of the City of Blacktown.
It is so called for the geographical features, and the fact that several of its suburbs have the 'Hills' in their names, such as Pennant Hills, West Pennant Hills, Castle Hill, Seven Hills and Baulkham Hills.
The Hills District is characterised by its relatively affluent households, usually families living in low-density housing. It is the most rapidly growing region of Sydney.
The suburbs that are considered to be in the Hills District include: Annangrove, Arcadia, Baulkham Hills, Beaumont Hills, Beecroft, Bella Vista, Carlingford, Castle Hill, Cherrybrook, Dural, Eastwood (part only, shared with Ryde Council), Epping (part only, shared with Hornsby Council), Galston, Glenhaven, Glenorie, Glenwood, Kenthurst, Kellyville, Kellyville Ridge, Kings Langley, Northmead, North Rocks, Oatlands, Parklea, Pennant Hills, Quakers Hill, Round Corner, Rouse Hill, Seven Hills,Stanhope Gardens, Thornleigh,The Ponds, West Pennant Hills and Winston Hills.[citation needed]
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[edit] Population
According to the 2006/07 edition of the Yellow Pages Local Directory, the Hills District is home to 245,098 people, which is increasing daily.
[edit] Geography
As the name indicates, the Hills District is an area of high elevation above sea level (compared with the rest of the Sydney basin) and thus creates orographic rainfall brought in by onshore winds from the Pacific Ocean. This leaves the Hills District with slightly higher rainfall than the rest of Sydney and creates a rain shadow for some places in the Blacktown district, including Marayong and Doonside.
[edit] Religion
The area is notable for the fact that it has the highest rate of religious service attendance in New South Wales. Many churches operate throughout the Hills District, including, notably, the Mormon's Sydney Australia Temple in Carlingford, the charismatic Hillsong Church situated in Norwest Business Park. Other churches include Baulkham Hills Baptist Church, Castle Hill Baptist Church, Kellyville Anglican Church, Northmead Anglican Church, Norwest Anglican Church, St. Matthews Uniting Church, Baulkham Hills, Hills District Chinese Christian Church located in Glenhaven, Wesley Uniting Church, Castle Hill and St Pauls Anglican Church, Castle Hill. Additionally, there are numbers of mosques, a Sikh temple in Glenwood and Hindu temples in Parramatta which cater for adherents of those faiths.
[edit] Pubs and Clubs
The area hosts a large number of licenced premises where residents and visitors can obtain alcoholic refreshments, food service, gaming and other entertaiment facilities. Notable among such venues are The Mean Fiddler in Rouse Hill and The Bull and Bush in Baulkham Hills both of which are heritage listed properties.
[edit] Sport
Some of the associations in which people living in the Hills District participate in include:
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