Glenfield, New South Wales Totally Explained

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Glenfield is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Glenfield is located 40 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of the City of Campbelltown and the City of Liverpool.

History

Glenfield was named after the property founded by early colonial surgeon and explorer, Charles Throsby. According to local authorities and Campbelltown City Library, the property was named after the Glenfield in Leicestershire, England, where Throsby once lived. Many of the streets in the suburb have links to British names, such as Canterbury Road, Cambridge Avenue and Trafalgar Street.
The name was first used when Glenfield railway station was built in 1869 although a village didn't begin to develop until 1881 when the first subdivision of the paddocks were marketed. A public school opened in a tent the following year and a local post office was established in 1899. However, the suburb didn't really develop until the 1950s and 60s.
Glenfield gained notoriety in 1968 as the site of a hostage siege which ended in bizarre circumstances with the NSW Commissioner of Police Norm Allen acting as witness to the wedding of gunman Wally Mellish and hostage Beryl Muddle. The incident was made into the movie Mr Reliable starring Colin Friels and Jacqueline McKenzie.

Population

According to the 2006 Australian Bureau of Statistics Census, Glenfield had a population of 6759 people with higher than average numbers of couples with children (52%) and single-parent families (19%). Most houses in the area are detached (61%) with a substantial number of townhouses (38%). A higher than average number of homes (36%) are under mortgage and the average loan repayment ($1452 per month) is a bit higher than average.

Transport

Glenfield railway station is a junction for the South railway line East Hills line on the CityRail network.
The M5 South Western Motorway and Hume Highway sit on the western border of Glenfield. Additionally, the Westlink M7 is also close to it's western border.

Schools

Ajuga School - a school for behavioural needs students, K - 12
Campbell House School - a school for behavioural needs students, yr7 onward
Glenfield Park School - a school for behavioural needs students
Glenfield Public School
Glenwood Public School
Glenfield Tutorial Centre - A section of Campbell House
Hurlstone Agricultural High School - a selective high school

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