Oxley Park, New South Wales

Oxley Park Sydney, New South Wales
Oxley Park Public School
Population	2,923 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2760
Elevation	44 m (144 ft)
Location	43 km (27 mi) west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)	Penrith City Council
State electorate(s)	Londonderry
Federal division(s)	Lindsay
Suburbs around Oxley Park: North St Marys North St Marys Whalan St Marys Oxley Park Mount Druitt St Marys Colyton Minchinbury

Oxley Park is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 43 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Penrith and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.

History[]

Oxley Park was named after explorer John Oxley (1784–1828) was granted 600 acres (2.4 km²) in this area in 1823. The grant extended from Queen Street St Marys east to Ropes Creek and from the Great Western Highway to the railway line.

Land use[]

Oxley Park is a residential suburb. It is one of the older suburbs around St Marys, with older homes on large blocks of land. Its boundary includes Ropes Creek, the Great Western Highway, Sydney Street and the Main Western railway line.

Oxley Park features sporting fields, St Mary's Cemetery (the second-largest cemetery in the City of Penrith) and Oxley Park Primary School. There are no designated industrial areas in the suburb.

References[]

Coordinates: 33°46′15″S 150°47′36″E / 33.77083°S 150.79333°E / -33.77083; 150.79333

External links[]

• Penrith local suburb profiles

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