Shalvey, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Shalvey
city = Sydney
state = nsw


caption =
lga = City of Blacktown
postcode = 2770
pop =
area =
propval =
stategov = Mount Druitt
fedgov = Chifley
near-nw = Shanes Park
near-n = Shanes Park
near-ne = Marsden Park
near-w = North St Marys
near-e = Bidwill
near-sw = North St Marys
near-s = Lethbridge Park
near-se = Blackett
dist1 = 48
dir1 = west
location1= Sydney CBD

Shalvey is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Shalvey is located 48 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Blacktown and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.

History

Shalvey takes its name from the main road in the area which was originally a crown subdivisional road. The road was named after Patrick Shalvey (1866 to 1962) who was a large landholder and ran an abbatoir there to service his butcher shops in the city.

Housing

Housing is very heavily dominated by public housing under the control of the NSW Department of Housing built throughout the 1960s and 1970s, with a large number of extensive terrace-style complexes and freestanding fibro houses. These are gradually transferring to private ownership and as this continues these government-built premises are being replaced with privately built, modern homes, similar to those being built in other areas of Sydney.

Commercial Area

Shalvey has a small shopping complex known as Shalvey Shops. There is a supermarket, chemist, doctor, butcher and takeaway shops.

Transport

Public transport in Shalvey is provided by Busways. Services depart frequently to Mt Druitt and Blacktown.

Politics

For federal elections, Shalvey is in the safe Labor electoral division of Chifley. This seat is currently held by Roger Price, of the Australian Labor Party, he was last re-elected in the 2007 elections. The seat has been held continuously by the Australian Labor Party since it was proclaimed in 1969

For NSW state elections, Shalvey is in the electoral division of Mount Druitt. This seat is currently held by Richard Amery, of the Australian Labor Party.

External links

Notes

# " [http://vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/lafirstcandidatespost.mount%20druitt.aspx State Election 2007 - Polling Booth Results] , courtesy State Electoral Office of NSW."
# " [http://results.aec.gov.au/12246/results/HouseDivisionFirstPrefs-12246-111.htm Federal Election 2004 - Polling Booth Results for Chifley] , courtesy Australian Electoral Commission."