Glenhaven, New South Wales

Population

6,101 (2011 census)^[1]

Postcode(s)

2156

Location

32 km (20 mi) NW of Sydney CBD

Suburbs around Glenhaven:
Annangrove	Kenthurst	Kenthurst
Kellyville	Glenhaven	Dural
Castle Hill	Castle Hill	Dural

Glenhaven is a semi-rural suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 32 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government areas of The Hills Shire and Hornsby Shire, part of the Hills District region.

History

The area was originally called Sandhurst, which remains Glenhaven's most prominent and highest street, Sandhurst Crescent. There was some confusion with mail because of a suburb in Melbourne with the same name. A public meeting was held to have the name changed ^[2] to reflect its valley location. The upper portion of the valley was known as "The Glen", and the lower portion as "The Haven", hence the choice Glenhaven.^[3]

Glenhaven is on the route of the Great North Road that linked Parramatta with the Hunter Valley. John Evans, one of the first settlers in the area, used a bullock team to drag timber, and the route he used became known as Evans Road. The area had many wild flowers, including waratahs, Christmas bush, boronias, native roses, and a variety of orchids which thrived there.^[4]

Sandhurst Post Office opened on 11 July 1892 and was renamed Glenhaven on 1 January 1893. It closed in 1972.^[5]

Schools

Glenhaven has three schools:

Glenhaven Public School located in Glenhaven Rd and founded in 1889
Lorien Novalis School for Rudolf Steiner Education
Samuel Gilbert Public School

Transport

Route 603 from Rouse Hill Town Centre to Parramatta via Castle Hill services most of the suburb.
The 637 and 638 service to Castle Hill services the eastern portion of the suburb.
The 652X service to the Sydney CBD via West Pennant Hills and the M2 runs during peak hour.

A train line from Epping to Castle Hill is under construction and is due for completion in 2019.

Housing

Glenhaven is a leafy suburb with large homes on large blocks of land. On the east side of Old Northern Road semi-rural acreages are present, as well as a retirement village and the Flower Power Garden Centre. Since half the suburb is located on a ridge 180-200m high, the higher terrain homes have picturesque panoramas of the Blue Mountains looking out to the west.

Population

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the suburb of Glenhaven had a population of 6,101 people. Of these:

Sex distribution: 49.1% were male and 50.7% were female.
Age distribution: The median age was 42 years, compared to the national median of 37 years.
Ethnic diversity : 76.3% of residents were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 5.7%, South Africa 2.0%, New Zealand 1.8%, Italy 1.0%, and China 0.9%.
Finances: The median household weekly income was $2,293, compared to the national median of $1,234. The median mortgage payment in Glenhaven is $2,639 per month, compared to the national median of $1,800.^[6]

Notable residents

Delta Goodrem, singer and actress
Dieter Brummer, actor
Brian Houston, pastor
Nathan Hindmarsh, rugby league player

References

↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Glenhaven (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
↑ Irene Nix, Glimpses of Glenhaven, Glenhaven Progress Association, Glenhaven NSW, November 1992
↑ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 111
↑ Joan Rowland 2008 http://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/glenhaven
↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 01-06-2012. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
↑ http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2011/quickstat/SSC10966?opendocument&navpos=220

Suburbs and localities within The Hills Shire, Hills District, Western Sydney, Sydney

Annangrove Baulkham Hills Beaumont Hills Bella Vista Box Hill Carlingford Castle Hill Cattai Crestwood Dural Glenhaven Glenorie Kellyville Kenthurst Maroota South Maroota Middle Dural Nelson North Rocks North Parramatta Northmead Oatlands Rogans Hill Round Corner Rouse Hill Sackville North West Pennant Hills

List of Sydney suburbs

Suburbs within Hornsby Shire, North Shore, Northern Suburbs, Hills District, Sydney

Arcadia Asquith Beecroft Berowra Berowra Heights Berowra Waters Berrilee Brooklyn Canoelands Carlingford Castle Hill Cheltenham Cherrybrook Cowan Dangar Island Dural Eastwood Epping Fiddletown Forest Glen Galston Glenhaven Glenorie Hornsby Hornsby Heights Laughtondale Maroota Middle Dural Milsons Passage Mount Colah Mount Ku-ring-gai Normanhurst North Epping Pennant Hills Round Corner Singletons Mill Thornleigh Wahroonga Waitara Westleigh West Pennant Hills Wisemans Ferry

List of Sydney suburbs

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