Elizabeth Hills, New South Wales

Elizabeth Hills Sydney, New South Wales
Elizabeth Hills
Coordinates	33°54′00″S 150°50′49″E / 33.900°S 150.847°E / -33.900; 150.847Coordinates: 33°54′00″S 150°50′49″E / 33.900°S 150.847°E / -33.900; 150.847
Population	2,535 (2016 census)[1]
Established	2009
Postcode(s)	2171
Location	39 km (24 mi) SW of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)	Liverpool

Elizabeth Hills is a suburb of western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 39 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Liverpool. Elizabeth Hills was gazetted as a suburb on 18 December 2009. Like the neighbouring suburb of Len Waters Estate, Elizabeth Hills had previously been part of the suburb of Cecil Hills.

History

Formerly farmlands, it is now a predominantly residential estate with housing developments mostly beginning in 2014. The suburb was named after Lady Elizabeth Wylde, the wife of the first landowner in the area who occupied and managed a farm situated at Cecil Hills from 1816 until her death in 1864.^[2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Elizabeth Hills had no permanent population.^[3]

Transport

Transit Systems operates the 827 bus route with services to Liverpool via Bonnyrigg Heights, Green Valley and Heckenberg. It also has connections with the M7 Motorway with the nearby Cowpasture Road exit to the south, and the Elizabeth Drive exit to the north.

Schools

Cecil Hills High School, established in 1996, is just outside Elizabeth Hills's boundaries in Cecil Hills which serves as the main secondary school. Cecil Hills Public School is also nearby.

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