Norwest, New South Wales
| Norwest Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Panorama of Norwest Lake in July 2018 | |||||||||||||||
  Norwest | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°43′59″S 150°57′49″E / 33.73306°S 150.96361°ECoordinates: 33°43′59″S 150°57′49″E / 33.73306°S 150.96361°E | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2018 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2153 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | The Hills Shire | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Baulkham Hills | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Mitchell | ||||||||||||||
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Norwest is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 35 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire. It is part of the Hills District region. The Norwest Business Park is located within Norwest. The council chambers for The Hills Shire Council are also located within this suburb.
History
Norwest was officially proclaimed a suburb on 29 June 2018[1]. Previously, it had been part of the older suburbs of Baulkham Hills and Kellyville.
Commercial Areas
Norwest Marketown is located at the centre of the suburb near the lake. The centre contains a Coles supermarket, and various specialty stores and services.
Residential Areas
Norwest features two main residential areas along boundaries of the suburb. Within Norwest, there is a variety of housing including low density housing, townhouses and apartments. Most of the housing within Norwest is close to retail, employment, recreation and transport within the suburb and the neighbouring suburbs of Kellyville, Castle Hill and Baulkham Hills.
The area to the north of the suburb is part of the Balmoral Road release area and is within proximity of roads such as Fairway Drive, Stone Mason Drive and Spurway Drive. This area has a wide range from high rise apartments close to the lake to low density housing to the north of the golf course.
The area to the south of the suburb is located along Barina Downs Road and features mainly low density housing and townhouses, with one apartment complex.
Transport
Road
Windsor Road connects Norwest to Baulkham Hills, Parramatta and Sydney from the eastern end of the suburb. Within the suburb, Norwest Boulevard connects Norwest with Bella Vista, the Westlink M7 and Old Windsor Road, which connects Norwest with other locations such as Penrith, Liverpool and Campbelltown.
Metro
Norwest is serviced by Norwest Metro Station which is located on the Northwest line of the Sydney Metro. Opening in 2019, the station will link Norwest to locations between Tallawong and Chatswood stations. The line will be extended by 2024 through the city and to Bankstown via the existing Bankstown Line.
Buses
Norwest is serviced by multiple bus routes run by Hillsbus and Busways. These include:
- 614X Norwest to City via Winston Hills & Lane Cove Tunnel
- 618X Bella Vista to City via Norwest & Lane Cove Tunnel
- 628 Bella Vista to Chatswood via M2 Motorway
- 714 Norwest to Seven Hills via Crestwood
- 715 Castle Hill to Seven Hills via Norwest
- 745 Castle Hill to St Marys
- T60 Castle Hill to Parramatta via T-Way
- T62 Castle Hill to Parramatta via T-Way
- T64 Rouse Hill to Parramatta via Kellyville & T-Way
- T70 Castle Hill to Blacktown via Norwest, Glenwood & T-Way
Places of Worship
The Hillsong church is located within Norwest.