Hinchinbrook, New South Wales

Hinchinbrook
SydneyNew South Wales

Seventh Day Adventist Church
Established: 1986
Postcode: 2168
Location: 39 km (24 mi) south-west of Sydney
LGA: City of Liverpool
State District: Liverpool
Federal Division: Fowler
Suburbs around Hinchinbrook:
Cecil Park Green Valley Busby
Middleton Grange Hinchinbrook Miller
West Hoxton Hoxton Park Prestons

Hinchinbrook is a suburb of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Hinchinbrook is located 39 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool. It is bordered by Hoxton Park and Green Valley.

The main shopping precinct features the Valley Plaza. Schools include Hoxton Park High School, Hinchinbrook Public School, Good Samaritan Catholic College and James Busby High School.

Hinchinbrook is known for its affordable new family homes. It is also homes to various clubs, such as the Uruguyan Social Sporting Club. Population has boomed as a result of new housing developments. Median house prices in Hinchinbrook is around $360,000. New facilities have been developed to cater for the area, most notably the M7 Motorway.

History

Hinchinbrook is quite a new suburb, having only been formed in 1986 from what was then the southern part of Green Valley and the northern part of Hoxton Park. Its name comes from Hinchinbrook Creek which runs through the suburb. The creek was named after a property in adjacent Cecil Hills which had belonged to former Supreme Court Judge Barron Field, who in turn had named the property after the English estate of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich. [1][2]Hinchinbrook is the home suburb of Ricky Smith, great-great-great nephew of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, namesake of the Sydney Airport. It is home to the Hinchinbrook Hornets Rugby League club.

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