Population 6,493 (2011 census) LGA(s) City of Hawkesbury Bligh Park Mulgrave Federal division Division of Macquarie | Postcode(s) 2756 State electorate(s) Hawkesbury Postal code 2756 | |
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Location 58 km (36 mi) from Sydney CBD | ||
Bligh Park is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bligh Park is located 58 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Hawkesbury and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. The postcode for Bligh Park is 2756, which also covers the suburbs of Windsor, South Windsor, Windsor Downs and Ebenezer.
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Map of Bligh Park NSW 2756, Australia
History
Bligh Park is named after William Bligh, as at the time of the Rum Rebellion the Hawkesbury settlers supported the then-deposed governor, while streets in the suburb are named after ships and people on the First Fleet.
Landmarks
Bligh Park has a small local shopping centre which includes a grocery store, a takeaway store, a chemist, a bakery and a newsagent. Bligh Park is also the home to Bligh Park Primary School, which opened in 1990. Bligh Park has two large sporting ovals: Bounty Reserve and Colonial. Both are used as training arenas for sporting clubs such as Bligh Park Cricket Club, Bligh Park Soccer Club and Windsor Wolves Junior Rugby League Club.
Population
According to the 2011 census of Population, there were 6,493 residents in Bligh Park. In Bligh Park, 86.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.4%, New Zealand 1.6% and Scotland 0.6%. 94.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Spanish 0.3%, Maltese 0.3%, Filipino 0.3% and Italian 0.2%. The most common responses for religion in Bligh Park were Catholic 32.4%, Anglican 29.2%, No Religion 16.1%, Uniting Church 3.7% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.4%.