Blacktown is a suburb in

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, west of the

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. It is one of the most

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places within

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History

Before the arrival of the

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in 1788, the area of today's Blacktown was inhabited by different groups of the

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including the Warmuli, based around what is now Prospect, and their neighbours the Gomerigal from the South Creek area and the Wawarawarry from the Eastern Creek area. It is estimated that fifty to ninety percent of the Darug died of

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and other introduced diseases within a few years of the British arrival. Governor

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began granting land in the area to white settlers in 1791. In 1819 Governor

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granted land to two Indigenous men, Colebee and Nurragingy as payment for their service to The Crown, for assisting Cox with the road over the Blue Mountains and in dealing with Aboriginal issues. In 1823, the Native Institution (a school for Aboriginal children) was moved from

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to the site where Richmond Road meets Rooty Hill Road North (this intersection is now in the suburbs of Oakhurst and Glendenning) which was named "The BlackTown". The institution was then known as Black Town Native Institute and its role in the removal of Aboriginal children from their families and their isolation from their heritage and culture was an early part of the history of the

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. Although the institution closed in 1833, the road heading out to the Institute became known as the Black Town Road. In 1860 the Railway Department gave the name of Black Town Road Station to the railway station at the junction of the railway and the Black Town Road, with the name shortening to Blacktown by 1862. The arrival of the railway led to the formation of a town around the station. A

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was opened in 1862 and a school in 1877. In 1906, the Shire of Blacktown was formed and in 1930, electricity was introduced to the town. The population in 1933 was then around 13,000. In the 1950s and 1960s, there was a large amount of suburban development both in the current suburb of Blacktown and the new suburbs that sprung up around it. This led to civic development in the town centre with the world's first Westfield opening in 1959, the hospital opening in 1965, the

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and police station in 1966, the library in 1967 and the

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college in 1969. In 1973, the Westpoint shopping centre opened which was soon followed by the cinema complex. Since that time, Blacktown has endured as a multiculturally diverse suburb of Sydney, with residents from more than 130 countries.

Climate

Blacktown experiences a

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(

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: ''Cfa/Cfb'', Trewartha: ''Cfbl/Cfal''), with moderately hot, moderately rainy summers and cold, moderately dry winters, and experiences precipitation year-round. Like Greater Western Sydney, Blacktown has a greater annual temperature range between winter and summer, and receives less precipitation than on Sydney Observatory Park. Summers are moderately hot and humid, having a similar average temperature to

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, but diurnal temperature range is higher from the lack of coastal

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from the

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, which only make up to the suburb of

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, which is east of Blacktown, which also reduces summer precipitation . In addition, 29.6 days will exceed 30 °C (86 °F), which is more than twice as common compared to Observatory Park, which only records 11.1 days exceeding the same threshold. Extremes range from 41.7 °C (107.1 °F) on 30 December 1965 to 8.3 °C (46.9 °F) on 2 February 1965. Winters are cold and moderately dry. Due to its inland position further from the Tasman Sea, it typically records 11.0 nights below 5 °C (41 °F) and 2.3 nights below 0 °C (32 °F), which is cold compared to the

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, which on an average year, records zero nights below 5 °C (41 °F), allowing light frosts on many winter mornings. Southwesterly winds, known as frontal lows often affect Blacktown in the winter, but lose much of their moisture over the

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and

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, making this the driest season in Blacktown. Extremes range from 27.8 °C (82.0 °F) on 25 August 1972 to –3.9 °C (25.0 °F) on 16 July 1970.

Commercial area

The Blacktown Commercial Business District is located close to Blacktown railway station.

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is a major

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and there are a number of small shops, restaurants and hotels in the surrounding area. Westpoint also houses a western suburb television studio of the

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. The Blacktown CBD features the following landmarks: * An

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campus *

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corporate head office * Blacktown Courthouse * Blacktown Hospital * Blacktown Workers Club * Cucina Locale Revolving Restaurant * Max Webber Library – Blacktown City Council's central library * Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown * Nagle College Blacktown A notable Blacktown retailer in the 1950s was

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who conducted a delicatessen and small goods shop in Main Street. BlacktownNSWhospital

Transport

According to the 2021 census, the most common way of getting to work from Blacktown was by car (48.3%) with public transport used by 7.9%. Most public transport was done by train (3.3%) with 1.7% catching buses for all or part of their journey. Blacktown railway station is on the

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and the

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of the

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network. A major bus interchange is located next to the station and an underground bus station is at the entrance to Westpoint. Blacktown is a terminus of the

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provides services to Northern areas ( Rouse Hill, Castle Hill, Kellyville, Glenwood and Stanhope Gardens), West areas (

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, Plumpton, Oakhurst,

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, Dean Park, Woodcroft) and South districts ( Prospect, Arndell Park,

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, Tallawong, Doonside, Blacktown Hospital), whilst

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provides Eastern services (

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, Seven Hills,

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Schools

The first school, a single-storey brick building with gables, was opened in 1877. While no longer in use as a school, the building in Flushcombe Road is now used as a Visitor Information Centre. It is the oldest remaining building in the Blacktown CBD and is heritage-listed. Government-run primary schools in the area include: Blacktown North Public School, Blacktown South Public School, Blacktown West Public School, Lynwood Park Public School, Marayong South Public School, Shelley Public School, and Walters Road Public School. Public high schools include: Blacktown Boys High School, Blacktown Girls High School, Evans High School and Mitchell High School. There is also the Coreen School, which caters to older children with learning difficulties. There are two Catholic primary schools, St Michael's and St Patrick's, and two Catholic high schools, Nagle College for girls and Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown for boys. Tyndale Christian School is a private school accepting children from kindergarten to year 12.

Blacktown Arts Centre

Blacktown Arts Centre is located at 78 Flushcombe Road on the highest point of land in the Blacktown CBD. Originally built in the 1950s as an Anglican church, the building was deconsecrated in 1999. Originally acquired by Blacktown Council as a site for a car park, the Council in partnership with Arts NSW subsequently refurbished the building as a multi-arts centre. The centre opened to the public in October 2002. In 2006 the centre underwent a multimillion-dollar refit and extension. The building reopened in April 2007 with facilities for performance, extended visual art galleries, workshop space and enhanced administrative areas. Grantham Reserve

Sport and recreation

* Blacktown Stadium part of Blacktown Olympic park – capacity 10,000 * Fairfax Community Stadium (Used by NSWPL team

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) – 7,500 capacity (1,200 seated) * Blacktown Baseball Stadium (Baseball) 5,000 capacity (1,200 seated) * Blacktown Softball Stadium (Softball) 5,000 capacity (1,100 seated) * Blacktown Showground (festivals and cultural events/activities) * Village Green & Civic Centre (Community events. Known as "Blacktown's Dancers Lane") *PCYC Blacktown * Blacktown Aquatic Center * Blacktown Norwegian Ice Bathing Club * Bungarribee Park * Featherdale Wildlife Park * Alpha Park * Blacktown Olympic Park * Grantham Reserve *Captain Tench Reserve * H.E Laybutt Sporting Complex

Media

Blacktown is served by local newspaper Blacktown Advocate and

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station SWR Triple 9.

Population

Demographics

According to the , there were 50,961 residents in the suburb of Blacktown. 43.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 16.6%, Philippines 5.5%, China 2.4%, Fiji 1.9% and New Zealand 1.8%. 39.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Punjabi 10.2%, Hindi 4.4%, Arabic 4.1%, Tagalog 3.1% and Gujarati 2.8%. The most common responses for religion in Blacktown were Catholic 21.7%, No Religion 16.8%, Hinduism 14.5%, Sikhism 8.7% and Islam 7.5%. In 2021, the median age of the population in Blacktown was 34.

Notable people

* Tommy Raudonikus, rugby league footballer for the

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, rugby league footballer for the

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, rugby league footballer *

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player for the

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and

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, a former Greens

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, was raised here * Reagan Campbell-Gillard, rugby league footballer for the

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was born here * Charles Casuscelli RFD MP, Member for Strathfield NSW Parliament was raised here *

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, murder victim, lived with her parents in Blacktown at the time of her death * Darren Coleman, rugby union coach *

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, actress * Ben Creagh,

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, player for the St. George Illawarra Dragons * Damian Cudlin, a professional motorcycle racer, was born here * Brett Delaney, rugby league footballer was born and raised here * Jake Doran, cricketer *

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, actor * Andrew Fifita, rugby league footballer for the

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* David Fifita, rugby league footballer * Danny Galea, rugby league footballer, lived and went to school here * Mark Geyer, rugby league footballer for the

* Matt Geyer, rugby league footballer for the

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* Wade Graham, rugby league footballer for the Cronulla Sharks was born here * Timothy Hodge, Paralympic swimmer * Calum Hood, bassist of

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, A Glam Rock Band formed in 1971 in Seven Hills *

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, rugby league footballer * George Jennings, rugby league footballer * Michael Jennings, rugby league footballer for the

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* Robert Jennings, rugby league footballer * Julian Karikalan, Filmmaker * Felix Lee, member of South Korean boy group

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, Czech-born, Australia's leading philanthropist began his new life in Australia in Blacktown * Feleti Mateo, rugby league footballer was born and raised here * Taylan May, rugby league footballer * Tyrone May, rugby league footballer * Daniel Mookhey, 67th

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* Matt Moylan, rugby league footballer * Courtney Nevin, soccer player for the Australia national team *

Northlane Northlane are an Australian metalcore band from Blacktown, formed in 2009. The band comprises guitarists Jon Deiley and Josh Smith, drummer Nic Pettersen and vocalist Marcus Bridge. Northlane have released six studio albums: '' Discoveries'' ( ...

, a metalcore band formed in 2009 * Marlisa Punzalan, winner of the sixth season of ''The X Factor Australia'' * The Radiators, A pub rock pop band formed in 1978 * Jarrod Sammut, rugby league footballer * Gurinder Sandhu, Australian cricketer * Colin Sieders, Australian paracanoeist and former racing driver * Kyah Simon, soccer player for the

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and

* Will Skelton,

player for the

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and

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, a deathcore band formed in 2006 *

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, V8 Supercar driver for Ford * Matthew Wright, rugby league footballer was raised here

References

External links

Historic Sites of Blacktown
* http://www.cucinalocale.com.au/
Blacktown and District Historical Society

SYDNEY.com – Blacktown
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