Glenmore Park is a

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, in the state of

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. Glenmore Park is located west of the

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, in the

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of the

City of Penrith The City of Penrith is a local government area in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The seat of the city is located in Penrith, located about west of Sydney's central business district. It occupies part of the traditional lands of the ...

and is part of the

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region. Glenmore Park is south of

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and South Penrith with its boundary being the

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. The suburbs of

Regentville Regentville is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 56 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Penrith, and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region ...

and

Mulgoa Mulgoa is a village, located in the local government area of the City of Penrith, in the region of western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Mulgoa is located approximately west of the Sydney central business district. Mu ...

are located to its west and south, while Orchard Hills runs along its eastern boundary with the Northern Road as its dividing line. Glenmore Park is one of Penrith City's largest and most rapidly developing housing estates. Its development has been carefully planned to cater for the social, economic and recreational needs of its residents.

History

European settlement

Following the arrival of British settlers, the colonial government granted land in the area to one of New South Wales' leading private citizens, Sir

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(1776–1844), who arrived in Sydney in 1814. Sir John acquired further parcels of land adjoining his original property, thus establishing a magnificent agricultural estate which he called

. In 1824, Sir John constructed a lavish mansion on the Regentville estate. Sadly, however, the mansion burned down in the 1860s due to arson.

Aboriginal culture

Prior to European settlement, what is now Glenmore Park was home to the

people who spoke the

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. They lived a

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lifestyle governed by traditional laws, which had their origins in the

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. Their homes were bark huts called 'gunyahs'. They hunted

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s and

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s for meat, and gathered yams, berries and other native plants. Henry Cox, another prominent local landowner, (the son of William Cox) also built a residence in the area. He called it Glenmore. Built in 1825, Cox's residence has since lent its name to the modern locality. The area's land stayed largely rural until the 1970s, when the first residential sub-divisions commenced. Initially, the locality was known as "Peachtree" but Penrith Council later adopted the more historical-sounding Glenmore Park.

Transport

Glenmore Parkway is the main road in the suburb. It connects with the Northern Road which in turn provides connection with both Penrith and the

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. The M4 provides quick connection to greater

and the Blue Mountains. Busways provides three bus services in the area which connect Glenmore Park with Penrith. The 797 bus travels via Mulgoa Road and Floribunda Avenue, before arriving at Glenmore Park Shops and then looping around Surveyors Creek Road and The Lakes Drive, while the 799 bus travels via Mulgoa Road and Alison Drive, before arriving at Glenmore Park Shops, followed by a short trip around Shearwater Drive and Ridgetop Drive to St Andrews Drive, before returning the same way. A 2008 report in the ''Sydney Morning Herald'' described the suburb as "designed without consideration of public transport". According to the 2016 census 78.3% of residents travelled to work by car and 10% by public transport.

Education

Glenmore Park has four primary schools, two high schools, and a special needs school. *Primary Schools **Glenmore Park Public School ** Surveyors Creek Public School **Bethany Catholic Primary School ** Regentville Public School *High Schools ** Glenmore Park High School **Caroline Chisholm Catholic Girls High School Bethany and Caroline Chisholm are owned and managed by the Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta. Fernhill School (established in 2017) is a K-12 school for students who have moderate to severe intellectual and physical disabilities.

People

Demographics

According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 23,004 people in Glenmore Park. * Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.4% of the population. * 76.2% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 3.5%, India 2.7%, Philippines 1.9%, New Zealand 1.3% and South Africa 0.6%. * 81.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Punjabi 1.7%, Arabic 1.2%, Tagalog 1.0%, Hindi 0.9% and Spanish 0.7%. * The most common responses for religion were Catholic 34.9%, No Religion 20.4% and Anglican 19.8%. The residents are primarily young families living in detached houses. The median age of people in the suburb was 32, younger than the national median of 38. 59.0% were couples with children compared to the national average of 45.7%. Of the occupied private dwellings in Glenmore Park, 91.5% were separate houses and 7.6% were semi-detached. Most dwellings were owned with a mortgage (55.0%) rather than owned outright (21.1%) or rented (22.0%). The median household income ($2,213 per week) was substantially higher than the national median ($1,438). 2108 - Glenmore Loch

As such, the population is typically local families, many of whom are home-owners or aspiring home-owners. Suburbs like Glenmore Park are often considered part of the mortgage belt of Western Sydney. There are some units and semi-detached houses in the shopping centre area, though the majority are detached with reasonable size house blocks, well kept gardens and abundant mature native trees.

Governance

Local Government Glenmore Park is located in South Ward of Penrith City Council. A
council elections in 2016
the following councillors were elected to represent South Ward: Jim Aitken OAM (Ind), Mark Davies (Lib), Joshua Hoole (Lib), Karen McKeown (ALP), and Kath Presdee (ALP). State Government Glenmore Park is located in the electorate of

. The current member is

Tanya Davies Tanya Davies is an Australian politician who has served as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing the Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division), Liberal Party since 2011 New South Wales state election, 201 ...

MP (Lib). , she has been the member for Mulgoa. Federal Government Glenmore Park is located in the electorate of Lindsay. The current member is Melissa McIntosh (Lib). She was elected in 2019, following the 2019 Federal Election.

Sport

Rugby League

Glenmore Park's rugby league club is the Glenmore Park Brumbies. They play home games at Ched Towns Reserve (Like all other Glenmore Park-based sports clubs), and play in the colours white, maroon and gold. Their logo is based on an old

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logo.

Football (Soccer)

Glenmore Park's football club is Glenmore Park FC. They play in purple, yellow and white. They are the largest football club in the Nepean district as administered by the

Nepean Football Association Nepean Football Association (NFA) is the governing body of amateur football across the Penrith, Hawkesbury and Blue Mountains areas of western Sydney. Clubs are located in four council areas, City of Penrith, City of Blue Mountains, City of Hawkes ...

Cricket

Glenmore Park's cricket club is the Glenmore Park Cricket Club. They play in black pants and a silver shirt.

Netball

Glenmore Park’s Netball club is the Glenmore Park Netball Club. They play in green, blue. They play in the Penrith District Netball Association.

References

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