Bligh Park is a

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, in the state of

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located near Windsor and Richmond. Bligh Park is located 58 kilometres west of the

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, in the

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of the

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and is part of the

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region. The postcode for Bligh Park is 2756, which also covers the suburbs of

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, South Windsor, Windsor Downs and

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History

Bligh Park is named after

William Bligh Vice-Admiral William Bligh (9 September 1754 – 7 December 1817) was an officer of the Royal Navy and a colonial administrator. The mutiny on the HMS ''Bounty'' occurred in 1789 when the ship was under his command; after being set adrift i ...

, as at the time of the

Rum Rebellion The Rum Rebellion of 1808 was a ''coup d'état'' in the then-British penal colony of New South Wales, staged by the New South Wales Corps in order to depose Governor William Bligh. Australia's first and only military coup, the name derives from ...

the Hawkesbury settlers supported the then-deposed governor, while streets in the suburb are named after ships and people on the

First Fleet The First Fleet was a fleet of 11 ships that brought the first European and African settlers to Australia. It was made up of two Royal Navy vessels, three store ships and six convict transports. On 13 May 1787 the fleet under the command ...

Landmarks

Bligh Park has a small local shopping centre which includes a grocery store, a takeaway store, a chemist, a bakery and a pizza shop. Bligh Park is also the home to Bligh Park Primary School, which opened in 1990. Bligh Park has two large sporting ovals: Bounty Reserve and Colonial. Both are used as training arenas for sporting clubs such as Bligh Park Cricket Club, Bligh Park Soccer Club which contains the iconic All Age Mens Div 10 side and Windsor Wolves Junior Rugby League Club.

Population

According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 6,366 people in Bligh Park. * Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.1% of the population. * 86.7% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 3.0% and New Zealand 1.6%. * 93.4% of people only spoke English at home. * The most common responses for religion were Catholic 31.0%, No Religion 25.3% and Anglican 23.4%.

Notable residents

Ashton Irwin Ashton Fletcher Irwin (born 7 July 1994) is an Australian musician, best known as the drummer of the pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. Since 2014, 5 Seconds of Summer have sold more than 10 million albums, sold over 2 million concert tickets ...

drummer of Australian pop-rock band 5 Seconds of Summer.

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