Population 10,629 (2011 census) Postcode(s) 2168 Hinchinbrook Miller Postal code 2168 Lga City of Liverpool | Established 1986 State electorate(s) Liverpool Founded 1986 Federal division Division of Werriwa | |
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Location 39 km (24 mi) south-west of Sydney | ||
Hinchinbrook is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Hinchinbrook is located 39 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool. It is bordered by Hoxton Park and Green Valley.
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Map of Hinchinbrook NSW 2168, Australia
The main shopping precinct features the Valley Plaza. Schools include Hoxton Park High School, Hinchinbrook Public School, Good Samaritan Catholic College and James Busby High School.
Hinchinbrook is known for its affordable new family homes. It is also homes to various clubs, such as the Uruguyan Social Sporting Club. Population has boomed as a result of new housing developments. New facilities have been developed to cater for the area, most notably the M7 Motorway.
History
Hinchinbrook is quite a new suburb, having only been formed in 1986 from what was then the southern part of Green Valley and the northern part of Hoxton Park. Its name comes from Hinchinbrook Creek which runs through the suburb. The creek was named after a property in adjacent Cecil Hills which had belonged to former Supreme Court Judge Barron Field, who in turn had named the property after the English estate of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich.
A Hinchinbrook Post Office was open from 1 August 1883 until 1885.
Population
At the 2011 census, there were 10,629 residents in Hinchinbrook. About half of people were born outside of Australia, with countries of birth including Fiji (6.5%), Iraq (4.8%), Vietnam (3.9%) and Philippines (3.4%). The majority of people spoke a language other than English at home, with the most common languages spoken being Hindi (8.2%), Arabic (6.8%), Vietnamese (6.5%), Spanish (6.0%) and Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (3.5%). The top responses for religious affiliation were Catholic (37.2%), Buddhism (9.7%) and Islam (9.7%).
Sport
Hinchinbrook is home to the Hinchinbrook Hornets Junior Rugby League Club, and compete in the Western Suburbs District Junior Rugby League competition.