Acacia Gardens
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 Water tower in Acacia Gardens c. 2011 | |||||||||||||
  Acacia Gardens Location in metropolitan Sydney | |||||||||||||
Interactive map of Acacia Gardens | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| City | Sydney | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1996 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 1 km2 (0.39 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 87 m (285 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 3,668 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 3,700/km2 (10,000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2763 | ||||||||||||
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Acacia Gardens is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, 40 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Blacktown. Acacia Gardens is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.
History
Acacia Gardens was formerly a part of Quakers Hill. The name was chosen to reflect the rural quality of the suburb, with acacia trees being prevalent in the area. Many of the streets in the suburb are named after flowers. It was formally recognised as a suburb in 1996.[3]
Demographics
According to the 2021 census of the population, there were 3,668 residents in Acacia Gardens. 54.1% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were India 16.7% and the Philippines 4.2%. 51.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Punjabi 8.1%, Hindi 5.7% and Tagalog 2.9%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 25.2%, No Religion 18.6%, Hinduism 15.4%, Anglican 8.4% and Sikhism 7.4%.[2]
Education
Acacia Gardens
Quakers Hill East Public School is the only school in Acacia Gardens. The school is a primary school that was founded on 1 January 1959[4][5] on Lalor Road (Quakers Hill). In 2002, the school was moved to its current location, as of 2025, at Chase Drive (Acacia Gardens).[6]
Nearby suburbs
In nearby suburbs, there are other public primary schools:
Public
- Barnier Public School (Quakers Hill)[7]
- Hambledon Public School (Quakers Hill)[8]
- Quakers Hill Public School (Quakers Hill)[9]
Private (Catholic)
There are also several High schools in nearby suburbs:
Public
- Glenwood High School (Glenwood)[12]
- Quakers Hill High School (Quakers Hill)[13]
- Wyndham College (Nirimba Fields)[14]
Private (Catholic)
- St. John Paul II Catholic College (Schofields - years 7-10 and Nirimba Fields - years 11-12)[15]
- St Mark's Catholic College (Wattle Grove)[16]
Transport
Busways provides regular services to Blacktown, Castle Hill, Rouse Hill, Plumpton, St Marys and Macquarie Centre. The closest railway stations are located at Quakers Hill and Blacktown. CDC NSW provides services to Parramatta and Sydney CBD from neighbouring Stanhope Gardens.
The suburb is served by Wilson station on the North-West T-way.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Acacia Gardens (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Acacia Gardens (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Suburbs". Archived from the original on 4 November 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2007.
- ^ "Quakers Hill East". School history Database (www.nswgovschoolhistory.azurewebsites.net). New South Wales Department of Education (education.nsw.gov.au). Archived from the original on 4 October 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "Quakers Hill East Public School│═══ Established 1959 ═══". Mirinia Visualization (www.viz.mirinia.net). Archived from the original on 4 October 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "Contact us". Quakers Hill East Public School (www.quakershil-p.schools.nsw.gov.au). Archived from the original on 6 October 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "Contact us". Barnier Public School (www.barnier-p.schools.nsw.gov.au). Archived from the original on 6 October 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ "Contact us". Hambledon Public School (www.hambledon-p.schools.nsw.gov.au). Archived from the original on 7 October 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ^ "Contact us". Quakers Hill Public School (www.quakershil-p.schools.nsw.gov.au). Archived from the original on 4 October 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "Contact us". Mary Immaculate (www.maryimmac.org.au). Archived from the original on 6 October 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ "Contact us". St John XXIII Primary (www.stjohn23stanhope.catholic.edu.au). Archived from the original on 6 October 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ "Contact us". Glenwood High School (www.glenwood-h.schools.nsw.gov.au). Archived from the original on 6 October 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ "Contact us". Quakers Hill High School (www.quakershil-h.schools.nsw.gov.au). Archived from the original on 5 October 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ "Contact us". Wyndham College (www.wyndhamcol-h.schools.nsw.gov.au). Archived from the original on 6 October 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ "Contact us". St. John Paul II Catholic College (www.stjohnpaul2.catholic.edu.au). Archived from the original on 6 October 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ "St Mark's Catholic College". St Mark's Catholic College (www.stmarks.nsw.edu.au). Archived from the original on 6 October 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.