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Greater Western Sydney, Western Sydney and the Western Suburbs are general terms which are used to describe the western region of the metropolitan area of Sydney, Australia. The NSW Government's Office of the Minister for Western Sydney and the Greater Western Sydney Economic Development Board define Greater Western Sydney as 14 local government areas (LGA). These are Camden Council, City of Blacktown, City of Blue Mountains, City of Fairfield, City of Hawkesbury, City of Holroyd, City of Parramatta, City of Penrith, The Hills Shire, and Wollondilly Shire.[1][2]

Sub-regions

Greater Western Sydney is often divided into smaller areas for administrative and other purposes, for example, Western Sydney and South Western Sydney.

According to Sydney West Area Health Service, Western Sydney covers the LGAs of Auburn Council, The Hills Shire, City of Blacktown, City of Blue Mountains, City of Hawkesbury, City of Parramatta and City of Penrith.[3] South Western Sydney is covered by Sydney South West Area Health Service and includes the LGAs of City of Bankstown, Camden Council, City of Campbelltown, City of Fairfield, City of Holroyd, City of Liverpool and Wollondilly Shire.[4]

The New South Wales Department of Planning's Metropolitan Strategy[5] divides Greater Western Sydney into three sub-regions:

Councils agree on the broad definition of Greater Western Sydney but divide the region based on their Regional Organisations of Councils. The Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC) includes Auburn Council, City of Bankstown, City of Blacktown, City of Blue Mountains, City of Fairfield, City of Hawkesbury, City of Holroyd, The Hills Shire, City of Liverpool, City of Parramatta and City of Penrith.[6] The Macarthur Regional Organisation of Councils (MACROC) includes Camden Council, City of Campbelltown and Wollondilly Shire.[7]


Geography and Population

Greater Western Sydney had a population of almost 1.8 million at the 2006 Census[8]. The region stretches over nearly 9,000 square kilometres of residential, industrial and rural land. At its easternmost point, Greater Western Sydney is only 30 minutes away from Sydney's central business district (CBD) by car and is within easy reach of international freight and transport terminals.

The annual temperatures in Greater Western Sydney average a maximum of 23 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 12 degrees. They are slightly warmer than Sydney CBD.

Landmarks

Major tourist attractions in Western Sydney include the Blue Mountains and Sydney Olympic Park. Western Sydney Parklands, a major urban parkland stretching through many local government areas in Western Sydney, also contains many attractions such as, Wonderland Sydney (1985-2004), Westfield Penrith, Eastern Creek Raceway, Westfield Parramatta, Westfield Liverpool, Blacktown Olympic Park, Westpoint Blacktown,Channel Nine's Entertainment Studios and Fairfield City Farm. Parramatta has also become a major centre in Sydney, often being referred to as the second CBD of Sydney.

Government

The 14 local government areas which comprise the Greater West together generate more than $54 billion in economic output a year, making its economy the third largest in Australia behind the Sydney CBD and Melbourne. The following economic development organisations are invloved in this region:

  • NSW Department of State and Regional Development
  • The Office of the Minister for Western Sydney
  • Western Sydney IT Cluster

Major education facilities

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ http://www.gws.org.au/
  2. ^ http://www.westernsydney.nsw.gov.au/about_western_sydney
  3. ^ http://www.wsahs.nsw.gov.au/hospitals/index.htm
  4. ^ http://www.sswahs.nsw.gov.au/
  5. ^ http://www.metrostrategy.nsw.gov.au/dev/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=28&languageId=1&contentId=-1
  6. ^ http://www.wsroc.com.au
  7. ^ http://www.macroc.nsw.gov.au/
  8. ^ http://profile.id.com.au/Default.aspx?id=303

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