Ingleburn, New South Wales
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Suburb
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of Sydney
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, in the state of New South Wales
New South Wales
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, Australia
Australia
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. Ingleburn is located 44 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district
Sydney central business district
The Sydney central business district is the main commercial centre of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It extends southwards for about 3 kilometres from Sydney Cove, the point of first European settlement. Its north–south axis runs from Circular Quay in the north to Central railway station in...
, in the local government area of City of Campbelltown
City of Campbelltown, New South Wales
The City of Campbelltown is a Local Government Area in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, located about 55 km south west of the Sydney central business district. Australia...
and is part of the Macarthur
Macarthur, New South Wales
Macarthur is a region in south-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The region includes the local government areas of the City of Campbelltown, Camden Council and Wollondilly Shire. It covers an area of 3,067 square kilometres and has a population of close to 240,000 residents...
region. Ingleburn lies approximately half way between the two commercial centres of Liverpool
Liverpool, New South Wales
Liverpool is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Liverpool is located 32 km south-west of the Sydney central business district, and is the administrative centre of the local government area of the City of Liverpool...
and Campbelltown
Campbelltown, New South Wales
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History
The land in the Ingleburn area was originally inhabited by the Tharawal peopleTharawal people
The Tharawal people were the Aboriginal inhabitants of southern Sydney and the Illawarra region in 1788, when the first European colonists arrived. The Tharawal people lived in the areas from south side of Botany Bay, around Port Hacking to north of the Shoalhaven River and inland to Campbelltown...
prior to the arrival of settlers from the First Fleet
First Fleet
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in 1788. The first land grants in the area were made in 1809 to William Hall, William Neale, Joshua Alliot and Timothy Loughlin, all previously soldiers in the NSW Corps. As such, the area became known as "Soldier Flat".
In 1869, a rail platform was built on the old Neale grant and given the name Macquarie Fields Station after a property to the north. However, in 1881 the Macquarie Fields estate subdivided to become the new village of Macquarie Fields
Macquarie Fields, New South Wales
Macquarie Fields is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Macquarie Fields is located 42 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Campbelltown and is part of the Macarthur region.Macquarie Fields has a mix...
. The fact that the station was a long way from the village caused confusion so a new name was sought for the station and Ingleburn was chosen in 1883. One theory has it was named after a local house formerly owned by Mary Ruse, daughter of pioneer James Ruse
James Ruse
James Ruse was a Cornish farmer who, at the age of 23, was convicted of breaking and entering and was sentenced to seven years' transportation to Australia. He arrived at Sydney Cove on the First Fleet with 18 months of his sentence remaining...
. Other records indicate it was named after a British town although the corresponding town hasn't been identified.
The village of Ingleburn was established in 1885 when the land owned by a developer called FitzStubbs was subdivided. A public school was opened in 1887 followed by a post office in 1889. By 1896, the town was large enough to have its own municipal council. Town improvements such as street lights and water did not arrive until after World War I
World War I
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. In 1948 the Council was merged with the City of Campbelltown Council.
In 1969, a large area west of the railway line was rezoned to become an industrial estate. Protests from local residents saw the plan halted temporarily but within ten years, the west side of the town had become largely industrial and remains so to this day. More housing subdivisions were made on the outskirts of town in the 1970s including Housing Commission developments.
Commercial areas
Ingleburn's central business district is adjacent to the railway station and includes two shopping centreShopping mall
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s called Ingleburn Fair and Ingleburn Town Centre as well as a small shopping area on Lagonda Drive.
Ingleburn is the home of television playout centre MediaHub with the WIN Television
WIN Television
WIN Television is an Australian television network owned by the WIN Corporation that is based in Wollongong, New South Wales. WIN commenced transmissions on 18 March 1962 as a single Wollongong-only station, and has since expanded to 24 owned-and-operated stations with transmissions covering a...
and ABC Television
ABC Television
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Transport
Ingleburn is home to the heritage-listed Ingleburn railway station. The station is serviced by the SouthSouth railway line, Sydney
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, Cumberland and East Hills lines of the CityRail
CityRail
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network.
Bus services to and from Ingleburn are provided by both Interline and Busabout.
Street names
Ingleburn has many themes for the naming of streets. Chester Road, Cumberland Road, Cambridge Street, Oxford Road, Suffolk Street, Carlisle Street, Norfolk Street Raglan Avenue, Belford Street, Salford Street and Phoenix Avenue were some of the first streets in the town and are named after English localities. Birds are another theme with the main thoroughfares Warbler Avenue, Lorikeet Avenue, Currawong Street, Kingfisher Street, Oriole Place, Wagtail Crescent and Kookaburra Street, and smaller streets named after the Magpie, Falcon, Lark, Ibis, Dove, Egret, Kestrel, Swift, Heron, Miner, Jacana, Honeyeater, Lyrebird, Whistler, Fantail, Swallow, Sitella, Brolga, Swan, Owl and Quail. There is also a car theme with Lancia Drive, Lagonda Drive, Bugatti Drive, Mercedes Road, Maserati Drive and Peugeot Drive becoming main thoroughfares and Fiat, Ferrari, Cadillac, Ford, Alfa, Renault, Rambler, Vauxhall, Buick, Leyland, Delaunay, Daimler, Stutz, Sunbeam Place, Pontiac Place, Chevrolet Place,Delage Place and Oldsmobile Place being named after cars too.Schools
- Ingleburn North Public School
- Ingleburn Public School
- Ingleburn High SchoolIngleburn High SchoolIngleburn High School is a co-educational, comprehensive, public High School located in Ingleburn, New South Wales, Australia.The school follows the NSW Board of Studies' curriculum, which is provided to all schools in NSW. The School's motto is "Tolerance, Integrity and Excellence"...
- Sackville Street Public School
- Holy Family Primary School. (Catholic)
Parks and recreation
Milton Park, shared by the boundaries of Ingleburn and Macquarie Fields is a popular venue for Football and Softball teams. It is also used as the presentation area for the annual Ingleburn Alive festivals Evening Fireworks.Other sporting parks include Wood Park, behind Ingleburn High School
Ingleburn High School
Ingleburn High School is a co-educational, comprehensive, public High School located in Ingleburn, New South Wales, Australia.The school follows the NSW Board of Studies' curriculum, which is provided to all schools in NSW. The School's motto is "Tolerance, Integrity and Excellence"...
where Rugby League and Cricket is played.
Smaller recreational reserves and parks are located between Kingfisher Road and Currawong Street, on Matthew Square, on Currawong Street behind Holy Family Catholic School and another behind Sackville Street Public School.
Memorial Oval can also be found on the western side of the railway line adjacent to the Ingleburn Bowling Club.
Mr & Mrs. Hirst were horse enthusiasts who lived in the Ingleburn area in the early 20th Ceuntry and introduced the game of Polocrosse
Polocrosse
Polocrosse it is a team sport that is played all over the world. It is a combination of polo and lacrosse. It is played outside, on a field , on horseback. Each rider uses a cane stick to which is attached a racquet head with a loose, thread net, in which the ball is carried. The ball is made of...
to Australia, after seeing a similar indoor game being played in England. Mrs. Marjory Hirst revised the rules to suit Australian conditions and the game became internationally popular.
After seeing Pony Club
Pony Club
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successfully operate in England, Mrs. Hirst founded the Ingleburn Horse and Pony Club. Which was the first established Pony Club in Australia. Today pony club is the largest associaction of horse riders in the world and Australia has the largest number of members at close to 55,000. Ingleburn Pony Club grounds are located at 62 Macquarie Road, Macquarie Fields (opposite Milton Park).
Population
According to the 2006 Australian Bureau of StatisticsAustralian Bureau of Statistics
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Census
Census
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, Ingleburn had a population of 13,540 people, who were slightly younger (median age 35) than the national average. Most residents were Australian-born (62%) with other places of birth including England
England
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(4%), Philippines
Philippines
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(3%) and India
India
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(2%). Housing was mostly detached (71%) but there were a substantial number of townhouses (26%).