Tennyson, New South Wales

See also: Tennyson Point, near Gladesville, which is sometimes also called Tennyson.
Tennyson
New South Wales
Tennyson
Population: 517 (2006 Census)[1]
Postcode: 2754
Location: 72 km (45 mi) north-west of Sydney CBD
LGA: City of Hawkesbury
Federal Division: Macquarie
Suburbs around Tennyson:
The Slopes East Kurrajong Glossodia
The Slopes Tennyson Freemans Reach
North Richmond Richmond Lowlands Freemans Reach

Tennyson is a semi-rural suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Tennyson is located 72 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Hawkesbury. At the 2006 census, Tennyson had a population of 517 people.[1]

Landmarks

Tennyson is home to Tennyson Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade, part of the NSW Rural Fire Service. [2] The Tennyson Bush Fire Brigade shed is the only community building in Tennyson, and hence is a community meeting point for the Tennyson Water Scheme, and on occasion, parliamentary elections.

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Tennyson (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC19005&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 15 January 2010. 
  2. ^ NSW Rural Fire Service

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