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The Ponds is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Ponds is located 40 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Blacktown. The Ponds is in the Greater Western Sydney region and part of the Hills District.
The suburb is bounded by Schofields to the west, Rouse Hill to the north, Kellyville Ridge to the east, Stanhope Gardens to the south-east, Quakers Hill to the south-west, and Parklea to the south.
[edit] History
'The Ponds' was a name designed to reflect the geography of the area and was derived from the nearby creek called "Second Ponds Creek". The Ponds was officially designated as a separate suburb in January 2007. The Ponds had previously been part of the suburbs of Kellyville and Schofields.
[edit] Housing
The Ponds is located in the north-west growth corridor near Rouse Hill, where the first stage of a major shopping centre and commercial space have opened. A new suburb was designed to make the estate a new community. The average land prices range from $270,000 to $350,000 and house prices from $550,000 to $580,000. The first lots of land was released on the 31st March 2007.
[edit] References
- The Ponds website www.theponds.com.au
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