Emerton is a

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, in the state of

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. Emerton is located 46 kilometres west of the

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, in the

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of the

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and is part of the

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region. Emerton is primarily a residential suburb with very limited commercial activity centered on the Emerton Leisure Centre. It is quite close to the suburbs of

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and St Marys. The suburb's boundary is formed to the south and east by Popondetta Road continuing north around the extent of Popondetta Park. To the west, the boundary runs along Halmahera Creek until the creek meets Luxford Road and follows the road south to the intersection with Popondetta Road.

History

Emerton takes its name from William Frederick Emert, a native of Siglingen,

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, who arrived in Australia in 1853. In 1861 he became a storekeeper and postmaster in

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. Emert also took a leading part in forming the

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Church in Australia.

Commercial areas

There are several retail developments adjacent to the intersection of Jersey and Popondetta Roads, surrounding the main

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called 'Emerton Village'. These include an

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post office, supermarket, service station, medical centres, take-away food and a hotel. Banking is limited to retail EFTPOS and

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Transport

By road Emerton is adjacent to the

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motorway which can provide very easy access to the

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and the

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, providing road access to the western sections of the city and eastward to the Sydney CBD. This suburb is linked by several private bus companies to the train stations located at

and St Marys. Cycleways running through Emerton run from Popondetta Park all the way to Mt Druitt and the M7 cycleway, which in turn connects to the cycleways on the M4 and M2 motorways.

Housing

The three most common forms of dwelling were in decreasing order: a separate house; a

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, row/terrace house, or townhouse; a flat, unit or apartment.

Recreation

Following extensive refurbishment by Blacktown City Council, the Emerton Leisure Centre (formerly Emerton Pool) was reopened in August 2006. In 2017, the centre was renamed the Charlie Lowles Leisure Centre. The leisure centre incorporates both indoor and outdoor swimming pools (including a hydrotherapy pool) and outdoor facilities include a beach volleyball court. Adjacent is Popondetta Park, which extends between Popondetta Road and Halamahera Creek, from Jersey Road to Bougainville Road. This park incorporates extensive sporting fields for

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and

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Population

According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 2,252 people in Emerton. * Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.8% of the population. * 58.0% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was New Zealand at 6.7%. * 64.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Samoan at 5.8%, Tongan at 2.6%, Cook Islands Maori at 2.2% and Arabic at 1.7%. * The most common responses for religion were Catholic 25.5%, No Religion 18.2% and Anglican 14.7%. * The median age of people was 31 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 25.4% of the population * The unemployment rate (14.3%) was more than double the national rate of 6.9%.

Politics

For federal elections, Emerton is in the safe

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of Chifley. This seat is currently held by

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of the Labor Party, elected in the 2010 election. He was Australia's first Muslim in the federal government during Kevin Rudd's second stint as prime minister. Chifley has been held continuously by Labor since it was proclaimed in 1984. For NSW state elections, Emerton is mainly in the

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. It is represented by Prue Car of the Labor Party.

References

Australian Bureau of Statistics (Postal Area)

The 2001 City of Blacktown Social Plan

External links

Image of Emerton's boundaries
from the

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