Shalvey is a

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of Blacktown, in the state of

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. Shalvey is located 48 kilometres west of the

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, in the

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of the

City of Blacktown Blacktown City Council is a local government area in Western Sydney, situated on the Cumberland Plain, approximately west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1906 as the Blacktow ...

and is part of the

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region.

History

Shalvey takes its name from the main road in the area which was originally a crown subdivisional road. The road was named after Patrick Shalvey (1866–1962) who was a large landholder and ran an abattoir there to service his butcher shops in the city.

Housing

Housing is very heavily dominated by public housing under the control of the

NSW Department of Housing Housing NSW, formerly the Housing Commission of New South Wales and before that the New South Wales Housing Board, was an agency of the Department of Communities and Justice that was responsible for the provision and management of public housing s ...

built throughout the 1960s and 1970s, with a large number of extensive terrace-style complexes. These are gradually transferring to private ownership and as this continues these government-built premises are being replaced with privately built, modern homes, similar to those being built in other areas of Sydney.

Commercial area

Shalvey has a small shopping complex known as Shalvey Shops. There is a

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liquor drive through], chemist, Physician, doctor, bakery, barber, pizza, Chinese take away/restaurant and takeaway shops and BP service station with fully equipped mechanical workshop

Politics

For federal elections, Shalvey is in the safe Labor

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of Chifley. This seat is currently held by Ed Husic, of the

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, who was elected in the 2010 elections. The seat has been held continuously by the Labor Party since it was proclaimed in 1969 For NSW state elections, Shalvey is in the electoral division of Mount Druitt. This seat is currently held by

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, of the Labor Party.

References

Suburbs of Sydney City of Blacktown {{Sydney-geo-stub