Marsden Park, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
Marsden Park
City:Greater Western Sydney
State:nsw
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
Lga:City of Blacktown
Postcode:2765
Elevation:30
Area:13.68
Coordinates:-33.6892°N 150.8028°W
Stategov:Londonderry
Stategov2:Riverstone
Fedgov:Chifley
Near-Nw:Melonba
Near-N:Angus
Near-Ne:Riverstone
Near-W:Shanes Park
Near-E:Schofields
Near-Sw:Willmot
Near-S:Shalvey
Near-Se:Colebee
Dist1:49
Dir1:NW
Location1:Sydney CBD

Marsden Park is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Marsden Park is located north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the Blacktown local government area and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.

The rapid development of Marsden Park beginning 2013 led to a large increase in the suburb's population. However, slow creation of adequate infrastructure and services such as shops, schools, roads, public transport and healthcare to match the increased houses and rising population, has led Marsden Park to be seen as a prime example of urban sprawl within the outskirts of Sydney.[1] [2]

The suburb name should not be confused with the park and surrounding housing estate with the same name Marsden Park, also known as 'Park Central' located in Campbelltown, in the Campbelltown local government area part of both the Macarthur region and South Western Sydney.[3] [4]

History

The suburbs takes its name from Samuel Marsden (1764–1838), a Church of England priest and landowner in the area.[5]

The suburb boundaries of Schofields were changed in November 2020, resulting in the creation of new suburbs of Melonba and Angus in the west and north respectively.[6] [7] [8]

Heritage listings

Marsden Park has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Schools

Places of worship

Amenities

The suburb includes a caravan park, a golf driving range, a Hamrun Maltese Club and a chicken farm. The suburb is currently being developed with new residential and commercial areas. Sydney Business Park is a new commercial precinct in the suburb, adjacent to the Westlink M7 Motorway.[11] The site includes an IKEA store and Costco warehouse with Costco Fuel Station,[12] among many other businesses in the area.

Notes

1.Originally a campus of Richard Johnson Anglican College, from 2016 to 2023.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baker . Jordan . 2022-10-14 . 'Here's what's missing - everything': No schools and no services but houses keep going up . 2022-12-29 . The Sydney Morning Herald . en.
  2. News: Hair . Jonathan . 2020-11-29 . Peak hour at Marsden Park is getting worse as the population grows, and there's no end in sight . en-AU . ABC News . 2022-12-29 . 28 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240428043116/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-30/marsden-park-traffic-congestion-development-nightmare/12929584 . live.
  3. Web site: Marsden Park. 2021-09-17. campbelltown.nsw.gov.au. en.
  4. Web site: 2021-05-10. Park Central, Campbelltown. 2021-09-17. Landcom. en-AU.
  5. Book: The Book of Sydney Suburbs . Pollen, Frances (compiled) . Angus & Robertson . Sydney . 1990 . 0-207-14495-8 . 238 .
  6. Web site: Previous Suburb Boundaries and Names. Blacktown City Council. 28 October 2020. 2 November 2020.
  7. Web site: New Blacktown City suburbs officially named. Blacktown City Council. 2 November 2020. 2 November 2020.
  8. https://www.nationaltribune.com.au/new-blacktown-city-suburbs-officially-named/ New Blacktown City suburbs officially named
  9. 00674. EF14/4406; 09/440; S90/5961. 18 May 2018.
  10. Web site: Gladstone . Nigel . Baker . Jordan . 2022-02-14 . Sydney schools built just two years ago are already overcrowded . 2022-12-29 . . en.
  11. Web site: Sydney Business Park | Sydney, Australia - Home . 2015-06-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150612204708/http://www.sydneybusinesspark.com.au/index.php . 12 June 2015 .
  12. News: Lawrence . Machado . 250 new jobs as discount giants Costco move into Sydney Business Park. https://web.archive.org/web/20240426091758/https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/rouse-hill-times/250-new-jobs-as-discount-giants-costco-move-into-sydney-business-park/news-story/370688404b7384bdb92eb074deeeabc9?nk=213daafc169eaa2dd89d382e698bea5c-1714123078. 26 April 2024 . live . Rouse Hill Times . . 7 December 2016.