Eastern Creek is a
suburb
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of
Sydney
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, in the state of
New South Wales
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,
Australia
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. Eastern Creek is located west of the
Sydney central business district
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, in the
Blacktown
Blacktown is a suburb in the City of Blacktown, in Greater Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Blacktown is located west of the Sydney central business district. It is one of the most multicultural places within Grea ...
local government area
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and is part of the
Greater Western Sydney
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region.
Eastern Creek is west of the
Prospect Reservoir
The Prospect Reservoir is a heritage-listed potable water supply and storage reservoir created by the Prospect Dam, across the Prospect Creek located in the Western Sydney suburb of Prospect, in New South Wales, Australia. The eastern boun ...
and is most notable for containing
Sydney Motorsport Park
Sydney Motorsport Park (known until May 2012 as Eastern Creek International Raceway) is a motorsport circuit located on Brabham Drive, Eastern Creek (40-kilometres west of the Sydney CBD), New South Wales, Australia, adjacent to the Western Sy ...
(previously known as
Eastern Creek Raceway
Sydney Motorsport Park (known until May 2012 as Eastern Creek International Raceway) is a motorsport circuit located on Brabham Drive, Eastern Creek (40-kilometres west of the Sydney CBD), New South Wales, Australia, adjacent to the Western Sy ...
), the
Western Sydney International Dragway
Sydney Dragway, also known as WSID for its former name, Western Sydney International Dragway, is a $30 million, purpose built quarter mile drag racing facility that opened in February, 2004. WSID is based on international specifications and comb ...
, and the former site of
Wonderland Sydney
Wonderland Sydney (originally known as Australia's Wonderland), was an amusement park in Eastern Creek, Sydney, Australia. Officially opened in December 1985 by the Premier of New South Wales, Neville Wran, the park was the largest in the sou ...
amusement park.
History
The origin of the suburb's name lies in the fact the eastern branch of
South Creek became known as
Eastern Creek
Eastern Creek is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Eastern Creek is located west of the Sydney central business district, in the Blacktown local government area and is part of the Greater Western Sydney regi ...
. The village that then grew where the road crossed the creek became known as Eastern Creek.
Population
In the 2016 Census, there were 827 people in Eastern Creek. 62.7% of people were born in Australia and 64.3% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 33.0% and No Religion 16.9%.
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Commercial areas
Eastern Creek features many industrial developments and often the description 'Eastern Creek Area' also includes the industrial developments in the neighbouring suburbs of Arndell Park
Arndell Park is a predominantly industrial suburb in the City of Blacktown, in Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Its postcode is 2148. Arndell Park is located approximately west of the Sydney central business distri ...
and Huntingwood
Huntingwood is a predominantly industrial suburb in the City of Blacktown, in Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
Name
The composite name was chosen because the first English-style hunting is said to have taken place he ...
. With this in mind most statistics and demographic information is not available for this suburb by itself. Eastern Creek Waste and Recycling Centre also takes up a large part of the suburb.
Recreation
Sydney Motorsport Park
Sydney Motorsport Park (known until May 2012 as Eastern Creek International Raceway) is a motorsport circuit located on Brabham Drive, Eastern Creek (40-kilometres west of the Sydney CBD), New South Wales, Australia, adjacent to the Western Sy ...
has hosted V8 Supercars
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Supercars events take place in all Australian ...
events and hosted the Top Gear Festival on 8 and 9 March 2014. The Western Sydney International Dragway
Sydney Dragway, also known as WSID for its former name, Western Sydney International Dragway, is a $30 million, purpose built quarter mile drag racing facility that opened in February, 2004. WSID is based on international specifications and comb ...
is located next to it.
Wonderland Sydney
Wonderland Sydney (originally known as Australia's Wonderland), was an amusement park in Eastern Creek, Sydney, Australia. Officially opened in December 1985 by the Premier of New South Wales, Neville Wran, the park was the largest in the sou ...
was a large amusement park that operated here between 1985 and 2004. Wonderland is now the site of a business park called Interchange Park.
The Western Sydney Parklands
The Western Sydney Parklands is an urban park system and a nature reserve located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The NSW government has spent around $400 million for the park. The park is governed by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife ...
lies to the west of the suburb. Prospect Nature Reserve
Prospect Nature Reserve is a nature reserve and recreational area that is situated in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, which incorporates the Prospect Reservoir, and also features picnic spots, lookouts, walking trac ...
is situated to the east of the suburb, which provides recreational needs.
References
External links
The 2001 City of Blacktown Social Plan
Sydney Motorsport Park
Track Days
Driver Training
V8 Hot Laps
Ferrari Experience
Motorcycle Ride Days
Australian Racing Drivers' Club
Suburbs of Sydney
City of Blacktown
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