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Glenorie is a rural
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of
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, in the state of
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,
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, 44 kilometres north-west of the
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in the
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s 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 ...
and
Hornsby Shire Hornsby Shire is a local government area situated on the Upper North Shore as well as parts of the Hills District, of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The shire stretches from the M2 Hills Motorway in the south to the Hawkesb ...
. Glenorie is part of the Hills District.


The Past


Aboriginal culture

The original inhabitants of the Glenorie area were known as 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 ...
. The Darug were the custodians of the majority of what is now the Greater Sydney region. They were divided into a number of different clans. These clans were reduced in number after European settlement and, as a result there is very little information remaining on how the local area was utilised or how the people lived.


European settlement

The Glenorie locality was part of a large parcel of land reserved by Governor King in 1802. In 1816 Governor Macquarie declared the area open for settlement. The area was along the route of the Great North Road, construction of which began in 1825 by convict labour to link Sydney with the fertile Hunter Valley to the north. The locality formed a portion of a land grant belonging to George Acres, as well as two smaller grants to settlers named Hathaway and Saunders.Place Names of the District
by James Jervis (a lecture delivered before the Parramatta and District Historical Society on 7 September 1920), ''Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate'' (Parramatta), 22 September 1920, page 4.
Glenorie was originally part of the wider Dural area and was known as Upper or North Dural. In November 1893 the North Dural Progress Association resolved to change the name of the settlement at North Dural for the stated reason that “we are getting quite a little township up here, the place should be properly named”. At a meeting in December after an “animated discussion” the majority of members decided on two names from a list: ‘Hazeldean’ and ‘Glendorie’. The Progress Association submitted the two options to the Postal Department (with the final selection to be “left in the hands of the postal authorities”). The authorities eventually opted for ‘Glenorie’. On 1 October 1894 the local post office was renamed Glenorie Post Office. The origin of the name Glenorie is the subject of dispute. One local source identifies the name as an Aboriginal word meaning ‘much water’. Other sources claim Glenorie was named after a town in Scotland (though no actual place has been identified).


Population

At the 2021 census, there were 3,792 residents in Glenorie. 76.5% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 4.1%. 79.0% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 6.5% and Italian 3.0%. The top religious affiliations were Catholic 36.7% and Anglican 14.6%. The most common ancestries were English 36.0%, Australian 30.6%, Italian 11.3%, Irish 9.8% and Lebanese 9.4%. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 36.7%, No Religion 28.1% and Anglican 14.6%. Almost all of the occupied dwellings were separate houses and the median monthly mortgage payment was $3,000.


Commercial area

Glenorie has a rural character; however, it is close to the major suburbs of Castle Hill and Hornsby which both offer all the necessary services. Glenorie RSL club is situated in the commercial area. Glenorie Village features retail shops, an award-winning bakery and cafe, and a newly opened gym.


Education

Glenorie Public School was established in 1888. Hillside Public School was established in 1926. The local secondary school is Galston High School.


Notable people

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Jon English Jonathan James English (26 March 1949 – 9 March 2016) was an English-born Australian singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He emigrated from England to Australia with his parents in 1961. He was an early vocalist and rhythm guitarist for S ...
- singer and actor, a former resident * Maggie Kirkpatrick, an actress, and current resident. *
Adam Wilkinson Adam is the name given in Genesis 1–5 to the first human. Adam is the first human-being aware of God, and features as such in various belief systems (including Judaism, Christianity, Gnosticism and Islam). According to Christianity, Adam si ...
- Australian Entertainment Manager, discovered
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. A former resident


Climate


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