Claremont Meadows, New South Wales

Claremont Meadows is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales Australia. Claremont Meadows is located 45 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
Prior to European colonisation of Australia in 1788, the area was occupied by the Aboriginal Darug tribe. However in 1810 Governor Macquarie granted 1055 acre of land to Mary Bligh as a wedding present when she married Maurice O'Connell. The property was named Coallee, although the family never resided there. The land was subsequently subdivided, and renamed Claremont by Bryan Molloy. The area was opened for residential housing in 1984 and has grown steadily since.

Commercial area
Claremont Meadows has a small shopping centre, with an IGA Supermarket, Pharmacy, Hair Dressers, Dental Surgery, Hot food Shop, Bakery and several real estate agents. It also has a community centre and two pre-schools. Claremont Meadows Primary School was opened in 1998.

Transport
Claremont Meadows is serviced by buses operated by the private bus company, Westbus. The nearest railway station is Werrington.

Population
According to the 2011 census, there were 4,151 residents in Claremont Meadows. The most common ancestries in Claremont Meadows were Australian 26.6%, English 23.2% and Irish 6.2%. The most common responses for religion in Claremont Meadows were Catholic 34.3%, Anglican 21.6%, No Religion 13.5%, Islam 3.5% and Hinduism 3.1%.