Caddens, New South Wales

Caddens is a suburb of western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales in Australia. It is 45 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Penrith. The suburb's postcode is 2747.[1]

The suburb is bounded by: Western Sydney University Penrith Campus to the north, Claremont Meadows to the east, Orchard Hills at Caddens Road to the south, and Kingswood to the west.

History

Caddens was named after Thomas John Fuller Cadden, a prominent business entrepreneur and pioneer of major development in the Penrith area. Caddens was officially designated as a separate suburb on the 30th March 2012.[2] Caddens was previously part of the neighbouring suburb of Kingswood. There is no data available from the 2011 census as it was not yet a gazetted suburb.

Housing

The first housing developments were completed in 2013.[3] Prior to this, the land was used for predominantly for farming. The newly released land area of Caddens Hill is located within the suburb boundaries and is bordered by O'Connell Lane to the west, Caddens Road to the south, O'Connell Street to the north and New South Wales to the east.[4]

Education

Caddens is very close to Western Sydney University Penrith Campus, which lies outside the northern boundary of the suburb. It also falls within the high school catchment area of Kingswood High School. The suburb also lies within three public schools' catchment areas.[5]

Hospitals

Hospitals nearby include the Nepean Hospital, Nepean Private Hospital, Mount Druitt Hospital and Blacktown Hospital

Shopping

A shopping centre on O'Connell Street is planned for Caddens. Shopping centres in surrounding suburbs include Southland Shopping Centre Penrith, Nepean Village, Westfield Penrith, St Marys Village Shopping Centre and Station Plaza in St Marys.

Churches

The Penrith Baptist Church, built in 2014, is located in Caddens on Caddens Road. Many other churches and places of worship are found in nearby suburbs.

Parks

Large amounts of land are currently and planned to be occupied by green spaces. The Roger Nethercote Park and Hilltop Park are some more prominent green areas.

Transport

Road

The suburb is situated very close to the M4 Western Motorway and the Great Western Highway.

Bus

Caddens is serviced by two bus routes that are operated by Busways. The 778 loop bus service to St Marys via Claremont Meadows. And the 781 bus to Penrith via Glenmore Park, and St Marys via Claremont Meadows.[6]

Rail

Kingswood and Werrington railway stations are the closest with direct connections to the Sydney CBD, Penrith, Blacktown and Parramatta.[7] Alternatively, residents can catch the local bus services that connect to St Marys railway station.

References

  1. ↑ Post, Australia. "Caddens Postcode". Auspost.com.au.
  2. ↑ Wales, Geographical Name Board of New South. "Extract - Geographical Names Board of NSW". Gnb.nsw.gov.au.
  3. ↑ Archived 2010-09-08 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ "Sydney High School Catchment Map". Australian Public School Information.
  6. ↑ "Blacktown - Busways". Busways.com.au.
  7. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2017-06-18.

Coordinates: 33°46′26″S 150°43′52″E / 33.774°S 150.731°E / -33.774; 150.731

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