Glenfield, New South Wales

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

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caption = Glefield railway station
lga = City of Campbelltown
postcode = 2167
pop = 6,800 (2006)
est = 1881
area =
propval =
stategov = Macquarie Fields
fedgov = Werriwa
near-nw = Prestons
near-n = Casula
near-ne = Moorebank
near-w = Edmondson Park
near-e = Holsworthy
near-sw = Macquarie Links
near-s = Macquarie Fields
near-se = Holsworthy
dist1 = 40
dir1 = west
location1= Sydney

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 areas of the City of Campbelltown and the City of Liverpool.

History

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 once lived. Many of the streets in the suburb have links to British names, such as Canterbury Road, Cambridge Avenue and Trafalgar Street. [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 ]

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. However, the suburb didn't really develop until the 1950s and 60s.

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. [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 ] [cite web | url= http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117101/ | title=Mr Reliable (1996) | publisher=Internet Movie Database | accessdate=2007-12-30 ]

Population

According to the 2006 Australian Bureau of Statistics Census, Glenfield had a population of 6,759 people with higher than average numbers of couples with children (52%) and single-parent families (19%). Most houses in the area are detached (61%) with a substantial number of townhouses (38%). A higher than average number of homes (36%) are under mortgage and the average loan repayment ($1,452 per month) is a bit higher than average. Median family income ($1,190 per week) is marginally above the national average ($1,171 per week), despite the unemployment rate (5.9%) being higher than average (5.2%).Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC11411|name=Glenfield (State Suburb)|accessdate=2008-09-17|quick=on]

Transport

Glenfield railway station is a junction for the South railway line East Hills line on the CityRail network.

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

* Ajuga School - a school for behavioural needs students, K - 12
* Campbell House School - a school for behavioural needs students, yr7 onward
* Glenfield Park School - a school for behavioural needs students
* Glenfield Public School
* Glenwood Public School
* Glenfield Tutorial Centre - A section of Campbell House
* Hurlstone Agricultural High School - a selective high school

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