Emu Heights, New South Wales

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Emu Heights Sydney, NSW
Population:	3321
Established:	1831
Postcode:	2750
Area:	3.44 km² (1.3 sq mi)
Location:	58 km (36 mi) west of Sydney
LGA:	City of Penrith
State District:	Penrith
Federal Division:	Lindsay
Suburbs around Emu Heights: Emu Heights Emu Plains

Emu Heights is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South wales, Australia. Emu Heights is located 58 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the Local Government Area of the City of Penrith.

Sitting on the Blue Mountains escarpment, the suburb is on the fringe of the Sydney metropolitan area.^[1] It is bounded to the west by the Nepean River and the Blue Mountains local government area.

Contents 1 History 2 Schools 3 Parks 4 Population 5 References 6 External links

[edit] History

Emu Heights was established by George Innes, a free settler from Bathurst who obtained 400 acres in 1831, near McCann's Island and named it Emu Heights. However, the name "Emu Heights" wasn't officially assigned to the neighbourhood until early 1976. ^[2]

[edit] Schools

Emu Heights Public School was founded in 1972. The school had only eighty seven pupils and three teachers, but now has over three hundred students enrolled.^[3] The school's teaching revolves around seven Key Learning Areas, English, Mathematics, Science, ICT, Human society and its environment, the Creative Arts and Personal Health and Social Development.

[edit] Parks

Clissold Park is host to great diversity of Australia's fauna and flora and features a peaceful stream that flows down from the mountain. Clissold Park, however, lacks the sports facilities of Hunter Fields and Dukes Oval in Emu Plains, which are home to Soccer, AFL, and, in the summer, cricket.

[edit] Population

According to the 2001 census, Emu Heights has a population 3321 and a population density of 9.63 people per hectare.

[edit] References

1. ^ Penrith City Council, City of Penrith. Retrieved on 2007-06-08.
2. ^ Penrith City Council, Local Suburb Profiles. Retrieved on 2007-06-08.
3. ^ Emu Heights Public School. Retrieved on 2007-06-08.

[edit] External links

• Emu Heights, New South Wales is at coordinates 33°44′07″S 150°39′01″E / -33.73521, 150.65030 (Emu Heights, New South Wales)Coordinates: 33°44′07″S 150°39′01″E / -33.73521, 150.65030 (Emu Heights, New South Wales)

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