Gables is a suburb of Sydney in the state of
New South Wales
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, Australia. Gables is 42 kilometres north-west of the
Sydney central business district in the
local government area of
The Hills Shire
The Hills Shire (from 1906–2008 as Baulkham Hills Shire) is a local government area in the Greater Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The suburb is north-west of the Sydney central business district, and encompasses stre ...
. Gables is located in the
Hills District on the North West of Sydney.
History
The suburb of Gables was originally the site of a dairy farm owned by Robert Hurrell. This dairy was divided into two parts due to its size and was named Blue Gables and Red Gables.
Red Gables Road, which cuts through the middle of the suburb, and The Gables, an ongoing residential development since 2015, were named after the dairy farms. The name of the suburb was subsequently derived from this as well.
Gables was gazetted on 17 July 2020. A large portion of Gables was previously part of the suburb of
Box Hill and a smaller portion in the north was part of the suburb of
Maraylya
Maraylya is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Maraylya is located north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire and the City of Hawkesbury. Maraylya is bou ...
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Education
Santa Sophia Catholic College's permanent campus in Gables began construction in June 2020 and opened for learning on 8 November 2021, ready for Term 1 2022.
[ The school caters Kindergarten to Year 12 students. The school is located at 1 Lakefront Crescent, at the corner of Fontana Parade and Red Gables Road.][
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Residential areas
The Gables is a residential development within the suburb that is currently being developed by Stockland.[
Celestino was the original developer of The Gables until March 2020, when Celestino sold the remaining of undeveloped land to Stockland for . At the time of the sale, Celestino had already developed 994 dwellings. Stockland planned to continue developing 1,900 dwellings over the remaining life of the project.][
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Transport
The suburb is serviced by two bus services operated by Busways
Busways is an Australian bus company operating services in Sydney, and in the Central Coast, Great Lakes, Mid North Coast regions of New South Wales and Adelaide. It is the largest privately owned bus operator in Australia.
History
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, and one service operated by Hillsbus
Hillsbus is an Australian bus company that operates services in the Hills District, New South Wales, Hills District of Sydney. Founded in 2004 when National Express merged its Glenorie Bus Company and Westbus (Hills District operations only) sub ...
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* 643: Gables to Rouse Hill station
* 740: Box Hill (Gables) to Rouse Hill station
* 741: Box Hill (Gables) to Riverstone station, with selected services commencing from via Maraylya on school days
Places of worship
References
External links
Suburb Changes – 'Gables' The Hills' newest Suburb
– Hills Shire
Map of Gables
– Hills Shire
Suburbs of Sydney
The Hills Shire
2020 establishments in Australia
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