Chester Hill, New South Wales
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| Chester Hill Sydney, New South Wales |
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| Population: | 10 515 (2006 Census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2162 | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 23 km (14 mi) west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Bankstown, City of Parramatta | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Auburn | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Blaxland | ||||||||||||
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Chester Hill is a suburb of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Chester Hill is located 25 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Bankstown and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. Chester Hill shares the post code of 2162 with the neighbouring suburb of Sefton.
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[edit] History
The name for Chester Hill is an inversion of Hillchester, an English locality. 'Chester' is one of the English forms of the Latin word 'castra' meaning a fortified camp. The name for the suburb was conferred by Mrs H.A. McMillan, who first wished to call the place Hillcrest after an estate near Regent’s Park and then Hillchester but neither of these names met with official approval. [1]
[edit] Commercial Area
Chester Square is a shopping centre in Chester Hill but shops also line Waldron Road. Since the opening of the large shopping centre Bass Hill Plaza in the neighbouring suburb of Bass Hill, Chester Hill no longer has as many large retail outlets. However, it has managed to avoid the same fate as the small shopping centres at Villawood, Sefton and Yagoona because it still has a bank, and a post office.
Amenities in Chester Hill include the Chester Hill branch of the Bankstown City Libraries, Chester Hill Fire Station and a community centre.
[edit] Transport
Chester Hill railway station is on the Inner West Line of the CityRail network.
[edit] Schools
There are three schools in Chester Hill, including Chester Hill Public School and Chester Hill North Public School which cater for years Kindergarten to Year 6 and Chester Hill High School which caters for Years 7 to 12.
[edit] Colleges
Chester Hill is also home to the main campus of Southern Cross College, a pentecostal bible college offering degrees up to a Masters level.
[edit] Parks and Recreation
Parks in Chester Hill include the Terry Lamb Complex which incorporates Frank Bamfield Oval and Abbott Park which is home to the Chester Hill Youth Cricket Club, Chester Hill Hornets Junior Rugby League club and the newly founded NSWRL Jim Beam Cup side the Chester Hill Rhino's. Recreational amenities also include a ten-pin bowling alley, RSL club, bowling club and community garden.
[edit] Population
[edit] Demographics
In the 2006 Australian Census Chester Hill recorded a population of 10 513 with 37.4% being born overseas.[1] Chester Hill like the rest of the City of Bankstown area is a very culturally diverse suburb. The largest ethnic groups in Chester Hill are those coming from a Lebanese or Vietnamese background. [2]
[edit] Notable Residents
Terry Lamb - Former Rugby League player from the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Australian Test side originated and still lives in Chester Hill.
[edit] Politics
Chester Hill is part of the City of Bankstown. The area to the north of the pipeline is part of the City of Parramatta. At a State level, Chester Hill is in the electorates of Bankstown, Fairfield and Auburn while in Federal Parliament, Chester Hill is in the electorate of Blaxland.
[edit] See also
- Bankstown Bunker - A disused RAAF operations bunker that was used during World War II.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Chester Hill, New South Wales is at coordinates Coordinates:
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