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Baulkham Hills (;) is a
suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area. They are oftentimes where most of a metropolitan areas jobs are located with some being predominantly residential. They can either be denser or less densely populated ...
in the Hills District of
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, in the state of
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,
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. It is located within north-west of the
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mostly within the
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of
The Hills Shire The Hills Shire (known until 2008 as Baulkham Hills Shire) is a Local government in Australia, local government area in the Greater Western Sydney, Greater Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The area is north-west of the Sydney ...
, of which Baulkham Hills was formerly the administrative seat and namesake of The Hills Shire. A small section of the suburb which is located south of the Hills Motorway-
Windsor Road Windsor Road is a notable road in the Hills District, New South Wales, Hills District of Sydney, linking Windsor, New South Wales, Windsor and North Parramatta, New South Wales, North Parramatta in Sydney's west. It is a constituent part of ro ...
intersection is part of the
City of Parramatta The City of Parramatta, also known as Parramatta Council, is a Local government in Australia, local government area located to the west and north-west of Sydney CBD in the Greater Western Sydney region. Parramatta Council is situated between th ...
.


Geography

Baulkham Hills is predominately a residential suburb of the Hills District. Baulkham Hills Junction is the intersection of three major roads;
Windsor Road Windsor Road is a notable road in the Hills District, New South Wales, Hills District of Sydney, linking Windsor, New South Wales, Windsor and North Parramatta, New South Wales, North Parramatta in Sydney's west. It is a constituent part of ro ...
, Old Northern Road, and Seven Hills Road. The suburb is bounded by
Old Windsor Road Old Windsor Road is a notable and historic road in Sydney, Australia. It starts from Kellyville, New South Wales and ends at Northmead, New South Wales, just north of Parramatta, and acts as part of a main arterial between Parramatta and Winds ...
and the
North-West T-way The North-West T-way is a continuous series of bus-only lanes and bus roadways between Parramatta, Blacktown and Rouse Hill in Western Sydney. Opened in stages between March and November 2007, the T-way was the second bus rapid transit route t ...
in the west; Junction Road in the south which is parallel to the Hills Motorway, forming part of the National Highway.


History

The land that is now called Baulkham Hills was originally home to the
Bidjigal The Bidjigal (also spelt Bediagal, Bejigal, Bedegal or Biddegal) people are an Aboriginal Australian people whose traditional lands are modern-day western, north-western, south-eastern, and southern Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia. The ...
people, who are believed to be a clan of the
Darug people The Dharug or Darug people, are a nation of Aboriginal Australian clans, who share ties of kinship, country and culture. In pre-colonial times, they lived as hunters in the region of current day Sydney. The Darug speak one of two dialects o ...
, who occupied all the land to the immediate west of Sydney. The best-known Aboriginal person from that time is
Pemulwuy Pemulwuy ( /pɛməlwɔɪ/ ''PEM-əl-woy''; 1750 – 2 June 1802) was a Bidjigal warrior of the Dharug, an Aboriginal Australian people from New South Wales. One of the most famous Aboriginal resistance fighters in the colonial era, he is n ...
, a Bidjigal leader who led the Indigenous resistance movement against the British forces, including sacking farms in Castle Hill, before his eventual capture and execution by the British militia. The Bidjigal people are today commemorated by
Bidjigal Reserve The Bidjigal Reserve is a reserve in New South Wales, Australia. It lies predominantly within The Hills Shire, with a small section south of the M2 Motorway in the City of Parramatta. The reserve lies in the suburbs of , , , , West Pennant Hi ...
which straddles the suburbs of , Baulkham Hills, , and . The first European settler in the Baulkham Hills Shire was William Joyce, who arrived in Australia in October 1791. In December 1794, he was given a grant of 30 acres (121,000 m2) in what became Baulkham Hills. He built a farmhouse on this land, but it was damaged by a fire in 1804, so he rebuilt it. The house still stands; however, it is now on a 2,055 m2 property which backs onto Old Windsor Road. The suburb was largely made up of land grants until the mid 19th century, when many of these started to be subdivided into farms. This was accelerated by the construction of the
Rogans Hill Railway Line The Rogans Hill railway line was a short-lived railway line in the north-western suburbs of Sydney, Australia. History A steam tramway opened between Parramatta and Baulkham Hills in 1902, and was extended to Castle Hill in 1910, carrying pa ...
. Urban developments were expedited from the 1960s. The name Baulkham Hills was given to the area by Andrew McDougall, a settler from Buckholm Hills,
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,
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. The name, which reminded McDougall of his homeland, was officially recognised in 1802. Baulkham Hills Post Office opened on 1 April 1856. On 29 June 2018, northern portions of the suburb of Baulkham Hills were proclaimed as parts of the new suburbs of and . This area contained the commercial district of
Norwest Business Park The Norwest Business Park is a business park in the suburbs of Norwest, New South Wales, Norwest and Bella Vista, New South Wales, Bella Vista in the Local government areas of New South Wales, local government area of The Hills Shire in Sydney, N ...
, which is no longer within Baulkham Hills.


Heritage listings

Baulkham Hills has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Seven Hills Road, Bella Vista:
Pearce Family Cemetery The Pearce Family Cemetery is a heritage-listed former farming land and now cemetery located at 257 Seven Hills Road, Bella Vista in The Hills Shire local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is also known as the Pearce Cemetery ...


Demographics

According to the , there were 37,415 residents in Baulkham Hills. 56.8% of residents were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China 8.2%, India 7.5%, England 2.3%, South Korea 2.1% and Sri Lanka 1.7%. 55.6% of residents spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 10.2%, Cantonese 4.2%, Hindi 3.2%, Korean 2.8% and Tamil 2.1%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion, so described 29.7%,
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23.4%,
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10.8% and
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8.9%. The median weekly house hold income was $2474


Transport

Express bus services and the new Sydney Metro North West line services the suburb. At the intersection known as Baulkham Hills Junction several major roads meet including: Seven Hills Road, Old Northern Road and
Windsor Road Windsor Road is a notable road in the Hills District, New South Wales, Hills District of Sydney, linking Windsor, New South Wales, Windsor and North Parramatta, New South Wales, North Parramatta in Sydney's west. It is a constituent part of ro ...
. The fastest route from the
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is via the
M2 Hills Motorway M2 Hills Motorway is a tolled urban motorway in Sydney, New South Wales that is part of the Sydney Orbital Network and the National Highway west of Pennant Hills Road. Owned by toll road operator Transurban, it forms majority of Sydney's ...
, exiting at Windsor Road. Buses are run by
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, providing services to the nearby commercial centres and railway stations of Castle Hill,
Parramatta Parramatta (; ) is a suburb (Australia), suburb and major commercial centre in Greater Western Sydney. Parramatta is located approximately west of the Sydney central business district, Sydney CBD, on the banks of the Parramatta River. It is co ...
and frequent services to the Sydney CBD. Routes 610X (formerly route M61), 614X and 615X are express buses to the City which run via bus lanes on the M2 motorway. Route 612X services to and route 619 services to also use the M2 motorway. Route 613X is a Hillsbus express route from Chanel Lane in Baulkham Hills to the Queen Victoria Building near Town Hall Station. Route 600 (formerly route M60) provides a high-frequency service to the areas around Parramatta,
Pennant Hills Pennant Hills is a suburb in the Northern Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Pennant Hills is located 18 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Hornsby Shire. History The ...
and Hornsby. In the past, the
Rogans Hill railway line The Rogans Hill railway line was a short-lived railway line in the north-western suburbs of Sydney, Australia. History A steam tramway opened between Parramatta and Baulkham Hills in 1902, and was extended to Castle Hill in 1910, carrying pa ...
connected the suburb to Parramatta. Railway Street near Baulkham Hills Junction is a reminder of this. It was closed down in 1930 due to traffic problems on Windsor Road and large financial losses. Land owned by the rail authority was sold to the Hills Bowling Club in the mid-1970s to build their two front bowling greens.


Commercial area

Grove Square is a
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located between Windsor Road and Old Northern Road, and covers the entire northern expanse of Olive Street. It features supermarkets operated by Coles, Woolworths, and
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plus 70 specialty shops. A redevelopment was completed in 2008 to significantly expand the floor space of the centre.


Hospital

The Hills Private Hospital on Windsor Road (near the corner of Merindah Road) was redeveloped into a rehabilitation and mental health hospital, after the hospital's owners,
Healthscope Healthscope is a for-profit Australian located, North American owned company which operates private hospitals and medical centres, as well as a number of psychiatric and rehabilitation hospitals. The company is headquartered on St Kilda Road, ...
, moved its operations to the nearby Norwest Business Park. After the acute Hospital was reopened in the Norwest Business Park (Norwest Private Hospital), The Hills Private Hospital was then converted into a rehabilitation and mental health hospital. The hospital includes a 86-bed rehabilitation unit and a 25-bed mental health unit, providing both inpatient and day program services.


Parks and reserves

Baulkham Hills features a number of parks and reserves, such as the
Bidjigal Reserve The Bidjigal Reserve is a reserve in New South Wales, Australia. It lies predominantly within The Hills Shire, with a small section south of the M2 Motorway in the City of Parramatta. The reserve lies in the suburbs of , , , , West Pennant Hi ...
(previously known as Excelsior Reserve), with native fauna such as koalas, swamp wallabies, echidnas, and eastern water dragons. Smaller reserves include the Sophia Doyle reserve and the Crestwood Reserve, which are habitat to brushtail and ringtail possums and a wide range of birds and lizards. The Baulkham Hills Shire Bushland Conservation Committee is a voluntary committee of Council that assists with the management of the Shire's bushland.


Schools

* Matthew Pearce Public School * Crestwood High School * Crestwood Public School *
Baulkham Hills High School Baulkham Hills High School (colloquially known as 'Baulko') is a government-funded academically selective secondary school. It lies within Baulkham Hills in the Hills District of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The school is renowned fo ...
* Model Farms High School * Baulkham Hills North Public School * Jasper Road Public School * St. Michael's Primary School * Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School Baulkham Hills High School also has an Army Cadet Unit, which is open only to students at Baulkham Hills High School.


Places of worship

Baulkham Hills has some 15 places of worship belonging to various
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denominations including: * St. Michaels Catholic Church * Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church * Holy Trinity Anglican Church * Crossway Anglican Church * St Matthews Uniting Church * The headquarters of Hillsong * Norwest Anglican Church (Chapel Lane is the evening congregation) * Africa Inland Mission International A Baha'i Spiritual Assembly is also located in the suburb.


Culture

Baulkham Hills has a public library. It does not have a theatre or a cinema; although these are found in the adjacent suburb of Castle Hill where many residents make use of them. The regions
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station, Alive 90.5, broadcasts from studios and a transmission tower in the suburb. File:Northbound on the Old Northern Road at Baulkham Hills (1).jpeg, Old Northern Road at Baulkham Hills File:Northbound on the Old Northern Road at Baulkham Hills.jpeg, Old Northern Road at Baulkham Hills File:Northbound on the Windsor Road at Baulkham Hills.jpeg, Windsor Road at Baulkham Hills File:Norwest Lake.jpg, Norwest Lake


Events

The annual Orange Blossom Festival is held in Baulkham Hills Shire each September. The HYPE Festival is held every April during National Youth Week and again in September during the Orange Blossom festival and attracts large crowds of youths each year. It has featured high-profile Australian music acts such as
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,
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,
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, and
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.


Notable residents

*
Doug Bollinger Douglas Erwin Bollinger (born 24 July 1981) is a former Australian cricketer. He has played first-class cricket for the New South Wales cricket team and international cricket for Australia. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm fast bowle ...
, cricketer * Adam Bugarija, soccer player * Tom Burton, Sailor and Olympic Gold Medalist *
Delta Goodrem Delta Lea Goodrem Order of Australia, AM (born 9 November 1984) is an Australian singer, songwriter, television personality and actress based in Sydney. Goodrem signed a recording contract with Sony Music at the age of 15. Her debut studio album ...
, pop singer and actress. * Denise Hofman, co-author of "Forever Nine'', a study of
Michael Guider Michael Anthony Guider (20 October 1950 – 7 September 2024) was an Australian paedophile, serial child molester and child killer who was imprisoned on 60 charges of child sexual abuse in 1996. He received an additional sentence in 2002 for the ...
* Joshua Katz (born 1997), Olympic
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* Jackson Khoury (born 2002), footballer * Nick Phipps, rugby union player *
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, Olympic athlete *
Mitchell Starc Mitchell Aaron Starc (born 30 January 1990) is an Australian international cricketer who plays for the Australian national team and New South Wales in domestic cricket. A left-arm fast bowler and a lower order left-handed batsman, he is Austr ...
, cricketer *
Ray Warren Raymond Warren (born 11 June 1943) is an Australian retired sports commentator, known for his coverage of televised professional rugby league matches on the Nine Network. He is known as the "Voice of Rugby League", and called 99 State of Ori ...
, TV personality and football commentator


References


External links


Baulkham Hills Shire Council
{{Authority control Suburbs of Sydney The Hills Shire City of Parramatta Populated places established in 1794