| Emerton Sydney, New South Wales |
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| Population: | 2,307 (2001 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2770 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 0.8 km² (0.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 46 km (29 mi) west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Blacktown | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Londonderry | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Chifley | ||||||||||||
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Emerton is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Emerton is located 46 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Blacktown and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.
Emerton is primarily a residential suburb with very limited commercial activity centered around the Emerton Leisure Centre. It is quite close to the suburbs of Mount Druitt, New South Wales and St Marys.
The suburb's boundary is formed to the south and east by Popondetta Road continuing north around the extent of Popondetta Park. To the west, the boundary runs along Halmahera Creek until the creek meets Luxford Road and follows the road south to the intersection with Popondetta Road. [1]
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Emerton takes its name from William Frederick Emert, a native of Siglingen, Germany, who arrived in Australia in 1853. In 1861 he became a storekeeper and postmaster in Mount Druitt. Emert also took a leading part in forming the Wesleyan Church in Australia.
There are several retail developments adjacent to the intersection of Jersey and Popondetta Roads, surrounding the main shopping centre called 'Emerton Village'. These include an Australia Post post office, supermarket, service station, medical centres, take-away food and a hotel. Banking is limited to retail EFTPOS and automatic teller machines.
By road Emerton is adjacent to the Westlink M7 motorway which can provide very easy access to the Great Western Highway and the M4 Motorway, providing road access to the western sections of the city and eastward to the Sydney CBD. This suburb is linked by several private bus companies to the train stations located at Mount Druitt and St Marys.
Cycleways running through Emerton run from Popondetta Park all the way to Mt Druitt and the M7 cycleway, which in turn connects to the cycleways on the M4 and M2 Motorways.
Housing is very heavily dominated by public housing built throughout the 1960s and 1970s, with large numbers of freestanding fibro houses and extensive terrace-style complexes. The houses are gradually transferring to private ownership and as this continues these government-built premises are being replaced with privately built, modern homes, similar to those being built in other areas of Sydney.
The three most common forms of dwelling were in decreasing order: a separate house; a semi-detached, row/terrace house, or townhouse; a flat, unit or apartment.
Following extensive refurbishment by Blacktown City Council, the Emerton Leisure Centre (formerly Emerton Pool) was reopened in August 2006.[2] The leisure centre incorporates both indoor and outdoor swimming pools (including a wave pool) and outdoor facilities include a skate ramp.
Adjacent is Popondetta Park, which extends between Popondetta Road and Halamahera Creek, from Jersey Road to Bougainville Road. This park incorporates extensive sporting fields for cricket, netball, rugby league and soccer.
In the 2001 Australian Bureau of Statistics Census of Population and Housing, the population of the Emerton postcode area was 2,489 people . The population was 50.8% females, 49.2?% males. 30% of the population was born overseas (see chart for a breakdown of ancestry).
The five strongest religious affiliations in the area were in descending order: No religion, Catholic, Anglican, Islam and Presbyterian and Reformed.
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For federal elections, Emerton is in the safe Labor electoral division of Chifley. This seat is currently held by Ed Husic, of the Australian Labor Party elected in the 2010 elections. He is Australia's first Muslim MP in the Fedral Government. The seat has been held continuously by the Australian Labor Party since it was proclaimed in 1984
For NSW state elections, Emerton is in the Electoral district of Londonderry. This seat is currently held by Allan Shearan, of the Australian Labor Party. The Labor party have held the seat since it was proclaimed in 1988.