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{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| type = suburb
| name = Glenfield
| name = Glenfield
| city = Sydney
| city = Sydney
| state = nsw
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| image = Glenfield panorama.jpg
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| lga = [[City of Campbelltown (New South Wales)|City of Campbelltown]]
| postcode = 2167
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| lga = [[City of Campbelltown (New South Wales)|City of Campbelltown]]
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| pop = 7558
| postcode = 2167
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| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2011}}
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| pop = 10,536
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| pop_footnotes = <ref name=census>{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC10964|name=Glenfield (State Suburb)|accessdate=5 May 2013|quick=on}}</ref>
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| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
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| est = 1881
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| est = 1881
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| stategov = [[Electoral district of Macquarie Fields|Macquarie Fields]]
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| near-nw = [[Prestons, New South Wales|Prestons]]
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| stategov = [[Electoral district of Macquarie Fields|Macquarie Fields]]
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| near-n = [[Casula, New South Wales|Casula]]
| near-ne = [[Liverpool, New South Wales|Liverpool]]
| fedgov = [[Division of Werriwa|Werriwa]]
| near-w = [[Edmondson Park, New South Wales|Edmondson Park]]
| near-nw = [[Prestons, New South Wales|Prestons]]
| near-e = [[Moorebank, New South Wales|Moorebank]]
| near-n = [[Casula, New South Wales|Casula]]
| near-sw = [[Macquarie Links, New South Wales|Macquarie Links]]
| near-ne = [[Liverpool, New South Wales|Liverpool]]
| near-s = [[Macquarie Fields, New South Wales|Macquarie Fields]]
| near-w = [[Edmondson Park, New South Wales|Edmondson Park]]
| near-se = [[Holsworthy, New South Wales|Holsworthy]]
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'''Glenfield''' is a [[suburb]] of [[Sydney]], in the state of [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. Glenfield is located 40 kilometres south-west of the [[Sydney central business district]], in the [[Local government in Australia|local government area]]s of the [[City of Campbelltown (New South Wales)|City of Campbelltown]] and the [[City of Liverpool (New South Wales)|City of Liverpool]]. It is part of the [[Macarthur, New South Wales|Macarthur]] region.
'''Glenfield''' is a [[suburb]] of [[Sydney]], in the state of [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. Glenfield is located 36 kilometres south-west of the [[Sydney central business district]], in the [[Local government in Australia|local government area]]s of the [[City of Campbelltown (New South Wales)|City of Campbelltown]] and is part of the [[Macarthur, New South Wales|Macarthur]] region.


==History==
==History==
Glenfield was named after the property founded by early colonial surgeon and explorer, [[Charles Throsby]]. According to local authorities and [[Campbelltown, New South Wales|Campbelltown]] City Library, the property was named after the [[Glenfield, Leicestershire|Glenfield]] in [[Leicestershire]], [[England]], where Throsby was born and brought up. Many of the streets in the suburb have links to British names, such as Canterbury Road, Cambridge Avenue and Trafalgar Street.<ref name="History of Glenfield">{{cite web | url= http://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/default.asp?iDocID=2108&iNavCatID=322&iSubCatID=1376 | title=History of Glenfield | publisher=Campbelltown City Council | accessdate=2007-12-30 }}</ref>
Glenfield was named after the property founded by early colonial surgeon and explorer, [[Charles Throsby]]. According to local authorities and [[Campbelltown, New South Wales|Campbelltown]] City Library, the property was named after the [[Glenfield, Leicestershire|Glenfield]] in [[Leicestershire]], [[England]], where Throsby was born and brought up. Many of the streets in the suburb have links to British names, such as Canterbury Road, Cambridge Avenue and Trafalgar Street.<ref name="History of Glenfield">{{cite web | url=http://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/default.asp?iDocID=2108&iNavCatID=322&iSubCatID=1376 | title=History of Glenfield | publisher=Campbelltown City Council | access-date=2007-12-30 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928004314/http://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/default.asp?iDocId=2108&iSubCatID=1376&iNavCatID=322 | archive-date=28 September 2007 | url-status=dead }}</ref>


The name was first used when [[Glenfield railway station, Sydney|Glenfield railway station]] was built in 1869 although a village didn't begin to develop until 1881 when the first subdivision of the paddocks were marketed. A public school opened in a tent the following year and a local post office was established in 1899. [[Hurlstone Agricultural High School]] also moved to Glenfield in the 1920s. However, the suburb did not really develop until the 1950s and 60s.<ref name="History of Glenfield"/>
The name was first used when [[Glenfield railway station, Sydney|Glenfield railway station]] was built in 1869 although a village didn't begin to develop until 1881 when the first subdivision of the paddocks were marketed. A public school opened in a tent the following year and a local post office was established in 1899. [[Hurlstone Agricultural High School]] also moved to Glenfield in the 1920s. However, the suburb did not really develop until the 1950s and 1960s.<ref name="History of Glenfield"/>

==Notorious Residents==
Daryl Currie - [[communist]] known for the overhaul of Hurlstone high school Greenfield's correctly functioning system and the bringing in of overly progressive views that ruin young men and women


===1968 Siege===
===1968 Siege===
Glenfield gained notoriety in 1968 as the site of a [[hostage]] [[siege]] which ended in bizarre circumstances with the NSW Commissioner of Police Norm Allen acting as witness to the wedding of gunman Wally Mellish and hostage Beryl Muddle. The incident was made into the movie ''[[Mr._Reliable|Mr Reliable]]'' starring [[Colin Friels]] and [[Jacqueline McKenzie]].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A130034b.htm | title=Allen, Norman Thomas William | publisher=Australian Dictionary of Biography | accessdate=2007-12-30 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117101/ | title=Mr Reliable (1996) | publisher=Internet Movie Database | accessdate=2007-12-30 }}</ref>
Glenfield gained notoriety in 1968 as the site of a [[hostage]] [[siege]] which ended in bizarre circumstances with the NSW Commissioner of Police Norm Allen acting as witness to the wedding of gunman Wally Mellish and hostage Beryl Muddle. The incident was made into the movie ''[[Mr. Reliable|Mr Reliable]]'' starring [[Colin Friels]] and [[Jacqueline McKenzie]].<ref>{{cite book | url= http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A130034b.htm | title=Allen, Norman Thomas William | chapter=Allan, Norman Thomas (1909–1977) | publisher=Australian Dictionary of Biography | access-date=2007-12-30 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117101/ | title=Mr Reliable (1996) | publisher=Internet Movie Database | access-date=2007-12-30 }}</ref>


==Climate==
==Climate==
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| url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_067009.shtml
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| publisher = Bureau of Meteorology |title = Climate statistics for Glenfield |accessdate = 21 November 2013}}</ref>
| publisher = Bureau of Meteorology |title = Climate statistics for Glenfield |access-date = 21 November 2013}}</ref>
|date=November 2013
|date=November 2013
}}
}}


==Population==
==Population==
According to the [[Census in Australia#2011|2011 census]], Glenfield had a population of 7,558 people with higher than average numbers of couples with children (51.1%) and single-parent families (17.3%). About half (49.2%) of people were born outside of Australia, with the top countries of birth being [[India]] 6.2%, [[Philippines]] 3.6% and [[Bangladesh]] 3.2%. The most common languages (other than English) spoken at home included [[Bengali language|Bengali]] 4.4%, [[Hindi]] 4.3% and [[Arabic]] 2.8%. Most houses in the area are detached (65%) with a substantial number of [[townhouse]]s (32.8%).<ref name=census />
According to the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Glenfield had a population of 10,536 people with higher than average numbers of couples with children (57.1%). 46.0% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were India 9.3%, Nepal 4.7%, Bangladesh 4.4%, Philippines 3.6% and China 3.1%. 40.4% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Bengali 5.9%, Nepali 5.8%, Arabic 3.7%, Hindi 3.6% and Mandarin 3.3%. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 18.5%, No Religion 17.4%, Hinduism 16.0%, Islam 11.9% and Not stated 8.1%. Most occupied private houses in the area are separate houses (69.2%) with a substantial number of [[townhouse]]s (28.1%).<ref name=census />


==Housing==
==Housing==
[[File:VistaQonyx.jpg|thumb|New Facilities in the Vista Estate]]
[[File:VistaQonyx.jpg|thumb|New Facilities in the Vista Estate]]
A number of new residential subdivisions have been developed in the north-western corner of Glenfield in the area bounded by Campbelltown Road and Glenfield Road. These developments are called [https://www.facebook.com/Panorama.Glenfield Panorama], [http://vistaglenfield.com.au/ Vista at Panorama], Glenfield Circuit & Parkside Glenfield and are mixed density housing comprising duplex and freestanding housing.
A number of new residential subdivisions have been developed in the north-western corner of Glenfield in the area bounded by Campbelltown Road and Glenfield Road. These developments are called Panorama,<ref>https://www.facebook.com/Panorama.Glenfield {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref> Vista at Panorama,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://vistaglenfield.com.au/ |title=Vista at Panorama - Glenfield - South-west Sydney |access-date=23 March 2013 |archive-date=9 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409060446/http://vistaglenfield.com.au/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Glenfield Circuit & Parkside Glenfield and are mixed density housing comprising duplex and freestanding housing.


Panorama, Vista at Panorama estates are community titled with amenities such as pool, tennis courts, security patrols and barbecues that are available for exclusive use of residents. Community activities such as cocktails nights, family fun days and street Christmas parties <ref>[http://www.connectionscd.com.au/estate/]</ref> are also organized by a third party company to encourage a close knit community atmosphere.
Panorama, Vista at Panorama estates are community titled with amenities such as pool, tennis courts, security patrols and barbecues that are available for exclusive use of residents. Community activities such as cocktails nights, family fun days and street Christmas parties <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.connectionscd.com.au/estate/ |title=Connections |access-date=11 August 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723103543/http://www.connectionscd.com.au/estate/ |archive-date=23 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> are also organized by a third-party company to encourage a close knit community atmosphere.


==Transport==
==Transport==
[[File:Glenfield Railway Station Platforms.JPG|thumb|right|Glenfield Railway Station before upgrades.]]
[[File:Glenfield Railway Station Platforms.JPG|thumb|right|Glenfield Railway Station before upgrades.]]
[[File:Glenfield train station.jpg|thumb|Recently upgraded platforms 1 and 2 of Glenfield station, with stairways leading to an overhead concourse.]]
[[File:Glenfield train station.jpg|thumb|Recently upgraded platforms 1 and 2 of Glenfield station, with stairways leading to an overhead concourse.]]
[[Glenfield railway station, Sydney|Glenfield railway station]] is a major interchange station for South-West Sydney. It is the junction for the Revesby and Granville branches of the [[Airport, Inner West & South Line]] on the [[Sydney Trains]] network. The station received a major upgrade as part of the [[South West Rail Link]], including construction of an overhead concourse, [[multi-storey car park]], new, fourth platform and conversion of a terminating platform to a through platform. The new railway line west to Leppington opened on 8 February 2015, meaning trains now serve Glenfield from the north, south, east and west.
[[Glenfield railway station, Sydney|Glenfield railway station]] is a major interchange station for South-West Sydney. It is the junction for the [[East Hills railway line]] and the [[South West Rail Link]] and the [[Main Southern railway line]]. The station received a major upgrade as part of the [[South West Rail Link]], including construction of an overhead concourse, [[multi-storey car park]], new, fourth platform and conversion of a terminating platform to a through platform. The new railway line west to Leppington opened on 8 February 2015, meaning trains now serve Glenfield from the north, south, east and west.


The [[M5 South Western Motorway]] and [[Hume Highway]] sit on the western border of Glenfield. Additionally, the [[Westlink M7]] is also close to its western border.
The [[M5 South Western Motorway]] and [[Hume Highway]] sit on the western border of Glenfield. Additionally, the [[Westlink M7]] is also close to its western border.


==Schools==
==Schools==
* Ajuga School - a school for behavioural needs students, K - 12 <ref>http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/schoolfind/locator/?section=showRecord&code=5748</ref>
* Ajuga School – a school for students with a complex trauma history and/or autism spectrum disorder, K–12 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ajuga-s.schools.nsw.gov.au/|title=Home - Ajuga School|website=ajuga-s.schools.nsw.gov.au}}</ref>
* Campbell House School - a school for behavioural needs students, yr7 onward <ref>http://www.schoolchoice.com.au/find_a_school?cid=12352&pid=2702203</ref>
* Campbell House School – a school for behavioural needs students, Year 7 onwards<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.schoolchoice.com.au/find_a_school?cid=12352&pid=2702203|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091001035656/www.schoolchoice.com.au/find_a_school?cid=12352&pid=2702203|archive-date=2009-10-01|website=schoolchoice.com.au|title=CAMPBELL HOUSE SCHOOL}}</ref>
* Glenfield Park School - a school for behavioural needs students <ref>http://www.glenfldpk-s.schools.nsw.edu.au/</ref>
* Glenfield Park School – a school for behavioural needs students <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://glenfldpk-s.schools.nsw.gov.au/|title=Home - Glenfield Park School|website=glenfldpk-s.schools.nsw.gov.au}}</ref>
* Glenfield Public School <ref>http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/schoolfind/locator/?section=showRecord&code=2001</ref>
* Glenfield Public School <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/schoolfind/locator/?section=showRecord&code=2001|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220101834/www.schools.nsw.edu.au/schoolfind/locator/?section=showRecord&code=2001|archive-date=2012-02-20|website=schools.nsw.edu.au|title=Glenfield Public School}}</ref>
* Glenwood Public School <ref>http://www.glenwood-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/</ref>
* Glenwood Public School <ref>{{cite web | title=Home | website=Glenwood Public School | date=2021-11-08 | url=http://www.glenwood-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/ | access-date=2021-11-10}}</ref>
* [[Hurlstone Agricultural High School]] - a selective high school renowned for its Ultimate Frisbee prowess
* [[Hurlstone Agricultural High School]] – a selective high school


==Sports grounds==
==Sports grounds==
* Seddon Park - used primarily for [[Cricket]] and [[Rugby League]].
* Seddon Park – used primarily for [[Cricket]] and [[Rugby league]].
* Blinman Park - used primarily for [[Cricket]] and [[Soccer]]
* Blinman Park – used primarily for [[Cricket]] and [[Soccer]]
* Kennett Park - used for [[Baseball]]
* Kennett Park – used for [[Baseball]]
* Glenfield Tennis Courts
* Glenfield Tennis Courts


==Notable residents==
Seddon Park - used primarily for Cricket and Rugby League.
*[[Human Nature (band)|Human Nature]] &ndash; attended Hurlstone Agricultural High School as students.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.macarthuradvertiser.com.au/story/6515970/glenfield-products-human-nature-inducted-into-aria-hall-of-fame/|title=Glenfield products Human Nature inducted into ARIA Hall of Fame|publisher=Macarthur Advertiser|first=Jess|last=Layt|date=28 November 2019|access-date=2 December 2019}}</ref>
Blinman Park - used primarily for Cricket and Soccer

Kennett Park - used for Baseball
==See also==
Glenfield Tennis Courts
*[[Samuel Leonard Boyd]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* {{cite web | url = http://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/glenfield | title = Glenfield | accessdate = 27 September 2015 | date = 2008 | work=[[Dictionary of Sydney]]}} <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Creative Commons license|CC-By-SA]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>
* {{cite web | url = http://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/glenfield | title = Glenfield | access-date = 27 September 2015 | date = 2008 | work=[[Dictionary of Sydney]]}} <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Creative Commons license|CC-By-SA]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>


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[[Category:Glenfield, New South Wales| ]]
[[Category:Suburbs of Sydney]]
[[Category:Suburbs of Sydney]]

Latest revision as of 23:32, 15 December 2024

Not to be confused with Glenfield Park, New South Wales.

Glenfield
Sydney, New South Wales
Glenfield Panorama
Map
Population10,536 (2021 census)[1]
Established1881
Postcode(s)2167
Elevation25 m (82 ft)
Location36 km (22 mi) SW of Sydney
LGA(s)City of Campbelltown
State electorate(s)Macquarie Fields
Federal division(s)Werriwa
Suburbs around Glenfield:
Prestons Casula Liverpool
Edmondson Park Glenfield Moorebank
Macquarie Links Macquarie Fields Holsworthy

Glenfield is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Glenfield is located 36 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of the City of Campbelltown and is part of the Macarthur region.

History

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Glenfield was named after the property founded by early colonial surgeon and explorer, Charles Throsby. According to local authorities and Campbelltown City Library, the property was named after the Glenfield in Leicestershire, England, where Throsby was born and brought up. Many of the streets in the suburb have links to British names, such as Canterbury Road, Cambridge Avenue and Trafalgar Street.[2]

The name was first used when Glenfield railway station was built in 1869 although a village didn't begin to develop until 1881 when the first subdivision of the paddocks were marketed. A public school opened in a tent the following year and a local post office was established in 1899. Hurlstone Agricultural High School also moved to Glenfield in the 1920s. However, the suburb did not really develop until the 1950s and 1960s.[2]

1968 Siege

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Glenfield gained notoriety in 1968 as the site of a hostage siege which ended in bizarre circumstances with the NSW Commissioner of Police Norm Allen acting as witness to the wedding of gunman Wally Mellish and hostage Beryl Muddle. The incident was made into the movie Mr Reliable starring Colin Friels and Jacqueline McKenzie.[3][4]

Climate

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Climate data for Glenfield (Macquarie)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 41.0
(105.8) 		41.1
(106.0) 		41.1
(106.0) 		35.3
(95.5) 		29.7
(85.5) 		24.4
(75.9) 		25.6
(78.1) 		28.3
(82.9) 		35.6
(96.1) 		36.7
(98.1) 		39.2
(102.6) 		41.0
(105.8) 		41.1
(106.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 27.9
(82.2) 		27.9
(82.2) 		26.6
(79.9) 		24.5
(76.1) 		20.7
(69.3) 		18.0
(64.4) 		17.7
(63.9) 		18.7
(65.7) 		21.2
(70.2) 		23.6
(74.5) 		25.6
(78.1) 		27.6
(81.7) 		23.3
(73.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 16.4
(61.5) 		16.8
(62.2) 		15.3
(59.5) 		11.2
(52.2) 		7.6
(45.7) 		5.5
(41.9) 		3.1
(37.6) 		4.7
(40.5) 		6.9
(44.4) 		10.5
(50.9) 		12.1
(53.8) 		15.0
(59.0) 		10.4
(50.7)
Record low °C (°F) 8.3
(46.9) 		9.4
(48.9) 		3.3
(37.9) 		3.1
(37.6) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		−2.2
(28.0) 		−4.7
(23.5) 		−1.9
(28.6) 		−0.3
(31.5) 		0.6
(33.1) 		2.8
(37.0) 		6.7
(44.1) 		−4.7
(23.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 80.5
(3.17) 		78.9
(3.11) 		95.5
(3.76) 		62.2
(2.45) 		67.2
(2.65) 		80.0
(3.15) 		59.3
(2.33) 		51.1
(2.01) 		40.1
(1.58) 		56.6
(2.23) 		61.4
(2.42) 		61.9
(2.44) 		795.7
(31.33)
Average precipitation days 7.7 8.4 8.4 7.1 6.9 7.7 6.1 7.0 6.8 7.6 7.5 7.3 88.5
Source: [5]

Population

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According to the 2021 census, Glenfield had a population of 10,536 people with higher than average numbers of couples with children (57.1%). 46.0% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were India 9.3%, Nepal 4.7%, Bangladesh 4.4%, Philippines 3.6% and China 3.1%. 40.4% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Bengali 5.9%, Nepali 5.8%, Arabic 3.7%, Hindi 3.6% and Mandarin 3.3%. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 18.5%, No Religion 17.4%, Hinduism 16.0%, Islam 11.9% and Not stated 8.1%. Most occupied private houses in the area are separate houses (69.2%) with a substantial number of townhouses (28.1%).[1]

Housing

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New Facilities in the Vista Estate

A number of new residential subdivisions have been developed in the north-western corner of Glenfield in the area bounded by Campbelltown Road and Glenfield Road. These developments are called Panorama,[6] Vista at Panorama,[7] Glenfield Circuit & Parkside Glenfield and are mixed density housing comprising duplex and freestanding housing.

Panorama, Vista at Panorama estates are community titled with amenities such as pool, tennis courts, security patrols and barbecues that are available for exclusive use of residents. Community activities such as cocktails nights, family fun days and street Christmas parties [8] are also organized by a third-party company to encourage a close knit community atmosphere.

Transport

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Glenfield Railway Station before upgrades.
Recently upgraded platforms 1 and 2 of Glenfield station, with stairways leading to an overhead concourse.

Glenfield railway station is a major interchange station for South-West Sydney. It is the junction for the East Hills railway line and the South West Rail Link and the Main Southern railway line. The station received a major upgrade as part of the South West Rail Link, including construction of an overhead concourse, multi-storey car park, new, fourth platform and conversion of a terminating platform to a through platform. The new railway line west to Leppington opened on 8 February 2015, meaning trains now serve Glenfield from the north, south, east and west.

The M5 South Western Motorway and Hume Highway sit on the western border of Glenfield. Additionally, the Westlink M7 is also close to its western border.

Schools

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  • Ajuga School – a school for students with a complex trauma history and/or autism spectrum disorder, K–12 [9]
  • Campbell House School – a school for behavioural needs students, Year 7 onwards[10]
  • Glenfield Park School – a school for behavioural needs students [11]
  • Glenfield Public School [12]
  • Glenwood Public School [13]
  • Hurlstone Agricultural High School – a selective high school

Sports grounds

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Notable residents

[edit]

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Glenfield (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 August 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "History of Glenfield". Campbelltown City Council. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2007.
  3. ^ "Allan, Norman Thomas (1909–1977)". Allen, Norman Thomas William. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 30 December 2007.
  4. ^ "Mr Reliable (1996)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 30 December 2007.
  5. ^ "Climate statistics for Glenfield". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  6. ^ https://www.facebook.com/Panorama.Glenfield [user-generated source]
  7. ^ "Vista at Panorama - Glenfield - South-west Sydney". Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  8. ^ "Connections". Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  9. ^ "Home - Ajuga School". ajuga-s.schools.nsw.gov.au.
  10. ^ "CAMPBELL HOUSE SCHOOL". schoolchoice.com.au. Archived from the original on 1 October 2009.
  11. ^ "Home - Glenfield Park School". glenfldpk-s.schools.nsw.gov.au.
  12. ^ "Glenfield Public School". schools.nsw.edu.au. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012.
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