Bligh Park, New South Wales

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Bligh Park
NSW

Population:

6,541 (2006 Census)

Postcode:

2756

Location:

58 km (36 mi) from Sydney CBD

LGA:

City of Hawkesbury

Federal Division:

Division of Greenway

Suburbs around Bligh Park:
South Windsor	South Windsor	Mulgrave
Londonderry	Bligh Park	Mulgrave
Londonderry	Berkshire Park	Windsor Downs

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, Windsor Downs and Ebenezer. According to the last census, the population of Bligh Park was 6,058.

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. Bligh Park is also the home to Bligh Park Primary School, which opened in 1990.

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