Rosehill, New South Wales
| Rosehill Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Rosehill Racecourse | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 4,047 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2142 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3.7 km2 (1.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 18 km (11 mi) west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Parramatta | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Parramatta | ||||||||||||||
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Rosehill is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Rosehill is located 18 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.
Rosehill shares the postcode of 2142 with the separate suburbs of Granville, South Granville, Holroyd and Camellia.
Rosehill contains a mixture of residential, commercial, industrial and recreational land, with increased high-density housing proposed.
History
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In the early days of the colony, the hill behind old Government House had been named ‘Rose Hill’ by Governor Arthur Phillip, before the suburb had been named Parramatta.
On 25 March 1789, Henry Dodd took charge of a farm established at Rose Hill.[2] James Ruse came to farm there in November of the same year.[3] In December 1790, a crop of corn (wheat), described as "exceeding good," was harvested at Rose Hill.[4] By 1791, 200 acres of land had been cleared and were in production.[5]
Nearly a hundred years later in 1883, 850 acres (3.4 km2) of John Macarthur's Elizabeth Farm were subdivided for industrial purposes. Part of the estate was set aside for a recreation area, which became Rosehill Racecourse.
A public school opened here in 1886 and the railway station opened in 1888 on the Carlingford railway line, which was privately owned until it was taken over by the state government in 1904 and later closed in January 2020.[6]
In December 2023 Rosehill Racecourse was proposed to be redeveloped for new housing.[7]
Heritage listings
[edit]Rosehill has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- 60 Prospect Street: Camden[8]
- 62 Prospect Street: Comfort Lodge[9]
- 70 Alice Street: Elizabeth Farm[10]
- Arthur Street: Elizabeth Farm Reserve[11]
Landmarks
[edit]- Rosehill Gardens Racecourse hosts some of the most important events on the Australian horse racing calendar, including the prestigious Golden Slipper.
- Historic Elizabeth Farm was the home of wool pioneer, John Macarthur
- Mercure Sydney Parramatta Hotel, formerly Travelodge Rosehill
Education
[edit]- Rosehill Public School
Population
[edit]At the 2021 census, Rosehill recorded a population of 4,047. Of these:[12]
- The age distribution was unusual, with a preponderance of younger adults compared to the country in general, but similar to the neighbouring suburb of Silverwater. The median age was 32 years, compared to the national median of 38 years. There was a large concentration of people between 20 and 34 years of age; they made up 35.5% of residents (the national average was 20.5%). Children aged 0–14 years made up 19.1% of the population (the national average was 18.2%) and people aged 65 years and over made up only 6.0% of the population (the national average was 17.2%).
- 30.3% of people were born in Australia; the next most common countries of birth included India 30.0%, China (excluding Special Administrative Regions and Taiwan) 5.9%, Lebanon 3.1% Pakistan 2.9%, and the Philippines 2.7%. Over three-quarters (79.9%) of residents had both parents born overseas. 25.5% of people only spoke English at home; other languages spoken at home included Gujarati 10.0%, Arabic 7.4%, Hindi 7.3%, Mandarin 6.8%, and Punjabi 4.9%.
- The most common responses for religion included Hinduism 29.7%, No Religion 17.1%, Catholic 16.9%, and Islam 10.1%; a further 6.7% of respondents for this area elected not to disclose their religious status.
- 6.7% of the work-force was unemployed, above the national average of 5.1%.
- Almost two-thirds (63.0%) of households were family households and 29.8% were single person households. 73.3% of occupied private residences were flats, units or apartments, 17.2% were separate houses and 8.6% were semi-detached, 67.6% were rented, 20.0% were owned with a mortgage and 9.0% were owned outright.
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rosehill (NSW) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Barker, Anthony (2000) What happened when; A chronology of Australasia from 1788, Sydney, Allen & Unwin, p. 2. ISBN 1865084263
- ^ Barker,mp.3
- ^ Historical Records of Australia (HRA) Series I, Vol I, Commonwealth of Australia, Sydney, 1914, p. 146.
- ^ HRA I (I) p. 734
- ^ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 228
- ^ Hyland, Jesse; Roe, Isobel; Lewis, Alexander (6 December 2023). "NSW government plan sees Rosehill Racecourse replaced by more than 25,000 homes as Metro West confirmed". ABC News. Archived from the original on 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Camden". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00250. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Comfort Lodge". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00283. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Elizabeth Farm". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00001. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Public Reserve associated with Elizabeth Farm". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00285. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rosehill (NSW)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
External links
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- "Rosehill". Dictionary of Sydney. 2008. Archived from the original on 23 August 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2015. [CC-By-SA]