West Hoxton, New South Wales

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


caption =
lga = City of Liverpool
postcode = 2171
pop = 4997 (2001)
est =
area =
propval =
stategov = Macquarie Fields
fedgov = Werriwa
near-nw = Cecil Park
near-n = Middleton Grange
near-ne = Hinchinbrook
near-w = Austral
near-e = Hoxton Park
near-sw = Leppington
near-s = Horningsea Park
near-se = Horningsea Park
dist1 = 40
dir1 = west
location1= Sydney CBD

West Hoxton is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. West Hoxton is located 40 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.

History

West Hoxton is an extension of Hoxton Park. Hoxton Park was named in 1887 when Phillips and Co, a syndicate, subdivided the land under that name. Thomas Setrop Amos, a London solicitor, who arrived in Sydney in 1816, was granted 800 acres in this area in June 1818. [ "The Book of Sydney Suburbs", Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8]

West Hoxton was primarily developed during the late 1990s as a residential area.

chools

West Hoxton Public School, Greenway Park Public School and Thomas Hassel Anglican College.

Population

The population of West Hoxton increased more than sixfold from 1996 to 2001, to number 4,997, as a result of residential development.

In 2001, West Hoxton boasted a substantial share of its population born overseas, from a wide range of countries, which indicates that this area had a relatively multicultural population. It featured a notably higher percentage of the population born in non-English speaking countries compared to those born in mainly English speaking countries.

The overseas-born population in West Hoxton includes those from Europe, as well as from more recent arrivals from Asia and the Pacific. A West Hoxton has a higher share of the population born in the Philippines, Fiji and Italy compared to the rest of the City of Liverpool.

Notable residents

Wendy Paramor (1938-1975), painter and sculptor.

Transport

West Hoxton lies to the west of Cowpastures Road which provides connection to other roads leading to Liverpool and Camden. Busabout provides four bus services running along Cowpastures Road, connecting West Hoxton to Liverpool. [cite web | url= http://www.busabout.com.au/HTML/NetworkMap.html | title=Busabout Network Map | publisher=Busabout | accessdate=2008-04-19 ]

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