Where is carlingford nsw

Home to good, cheap butchers, oriental and herb and spices shops. Carlingford Pizza Hut and Dominos Pizza are both local. Love pizza and movie nights! Carlingford Court is home to good doctors, dentist and pharmacies and x-ray places and other medical attention. Bunnings Carlingford is here too.. Carlingford piano shop, in case you need to buy one. What else can one want? So far so good.. Except the Carlingford train station is a complete joke!

Esp when the state govt shelved plans for extending the line. It depends where you live in Carlingford. If you live closer to Carlingford Court, you land in the Hornsby Council. If you get Hornsby or the Hills Shire Council, you're in the sweet. So no unsightly garbage dumped on the road near your place which causes pest issues.

However, if you get Parramatta council then it's the complete opposite, lots of rubbish, and badly maintained public areas. And Carlingford overall has been re-zoned to medium density, there are a lot of apartments going up.

It's starting to look like Unit City. Another issue is street parking is getting ridiculous. Sure you get a garage with your apartment but what happens to your partners car or when friends come over? And you definitely will need a second car as public transport is ridiculous with Carlingford train station being absolutely useless. To get to the city you have to catch the train to Clyde and change platforms to get to the city and in peak hour, you're lucky to get a standing spot.

Did I mention trains come once every hour? So because of that, traffic is insane on Pennant Hills Road with bottlenecks happening at Carlingford Rd, Marsden Rd and further up at the motorway which causes buses to run late if you're trying to get to Epping station to go to the city cause everyone gives up with public transport and drives every where.

Another issue is because of the amount of schools in the area, traffic crawls during school hours. Another thing to keep in mind is that Telopea and Dundas which are suburbs located around the corner and on the same train line is full of housing commissions which means there are "interesting" sounds at night.

Other than traffic, it's a really quiet area with lots of families but strangely and unfortunately no childcare centers in the suburb. I haven't heard of any major crimes in the area so it's quite safe. The Fitness First at Carlingford Court is excellent and has an attached swimming pool if you're into fitness. Has several excellent medical centers in the area with x-ray, pathology, optometrists, chemist, physiotherpists and dental care all in walking distance of each other.

If you want more than just grocery shopping, there's hours of shopping at Parramatta Westfield, Macquarie Centre, North Rocks Westfield and Castle Towers that is no more than a 20 minute drive. So like every suburb there's good and bad sides but what council you end up with does make a difference. And yes, there are a lot of Asian families in the area who are attracted by the schools, close by universities, large Asian community which means you can get by day to day with knowing limited English and a good quiet suburb which means buying or renting a place in the area is really really overpriced but it does mean cost of living is quite cheap because Asians are cheap when it comes to having to pay for groceries and clothes etc.

I know this is a fact, cause I'm Asian. Hi i am confused between carlingford and castle hill. Any suggestion? Both are great suburbs. Castle Hill on average has "bigger" houses. There is no train station nearby until the introduction of Castle Hill metro so you will have to rely a lot on buses, so the public transport part of Castle Hill will improve once that's built. For the time being, if you choose Carlingford, I would personally prefer the Epping-side of Carlingford.

A quiet place, it's nice to live in Carlingford as long as you stay way from the high voltage powerlines. Carlingford is a leafy region in north-west Sydney with well established houses giving off a pleasant feel and quality local schools in the area.

Transport into the Sydney CBD isn't all too convenient, with the train station's recent shutting down even before that, the commute was inefficient and slow. You'll have to hitch a bus to nearby Epping or Parramatta station, and take it from there. If you don't commute to the Sydney CBD, but instead Macquarie Park, Parramatta or Ryde all major employment hubs , then Carlingford becomes much more convenient, with the suburbs being just a stone's throw away. Residential streets are generally very tranquil, an added bonus considering propinquity to all the aforementioned amenities.

New high rise to medium rise developments are revamping in a sense Carlingford's property market. Most of these developments are near landscaped parks and reserves, which I can say, Carlingford prides itself on, being at the crossroads of the North Shore, Hills Shire and Parramatta region.

Overall, not a terrible choice, with a profound array of amenities to choose from, and at least, one will cater to you. Been living in Carlingford for 7 years now along Pennant Pde.

This part of the suburb is very quiet and the neighbours are very considerate and friendly. The recently refurbished Ray Park is a great finishing touch; plenty of fun for the young ones as well as adults especially with the gym equipment that they have installed.

Great suburb to walk hassle-free as you can wander into Epping and leafy Beecroft. Public transport over at this side of Carlingford is plentiful with , and M54 services. This side of the suburb used to be under Hornsby Shire Council before Parramatta took over.

Personally, I have had very good experiences with both councils and both of them have kept the suburb very clean. Hornsby Shire were very responsive to requests. Haven't touched base with Parramatta yet but based on what I see tree-lopping and street cleaning regularly, improving the bus-stop shelters , they seem pretty good.

Dunrossil Avenue and Alamein Avenue seem to be hotspots for theft and break-ins on this side of the suburb. This is based on the safety report letter that gets distributed every now and then. I personally have had a break-in many years ago but that was due to us leaving a window open at the back.

Since then, we have taken every measure to maintain a low profile. Even though the crime rate is relatively low, I would strongly urge everybody to maintain a low profile and keep all windows shut especially during summer!

Carlingford Court is super handy, however, this place is going to get ridiculously jam packed with traffic especially after all the apartments they have built. Carlingford Court car park is also a hotspot for car break-ins and number-plate snatching and this has increased significantly in the past few years.

I just wish they would increase the surveillance in the car park as it is currently non-existent. Take every precaution to secure your house and your car if it is parked on the street which is common sense. Plenty of amenities for kids and adults. Good schools, easy shopping, easy access to M2 for driving or buses.

Generally and easy place to live. Low crime, easy going. I'm new in the area and only and i mean only purchased a house in the area because my daughter needed to attend a school nearby RIDBC. Yes, there are a lot of Chinese and Korean in the area. I'm guessing its like anywhere else in Sydney. Its in the human race to stick to a familiar place to belong. White Anglo-Saxons like each others company and so do Indians, Chinese is no exception.?

I have to say We are a family of "restaurants eaters" and its an area where everything including restaurants close early. It is a leafy suburb so if you love gardening can be perfect. I wouldn't recommend this area for a young couple. I also don't think its overpriced in comparison to other Sydney Suburbs. My Wife and I thought of buying here years ago, but quite frankly, who wants to spend close to a million dollars on a 3 bedroom post-war butter box with no garage??

It's a nice suburb, and admittedly there are good schools in the area, but quite frankly, Carlingford, Eastwood, Epping, Denistone etc are overpriced to buggery! And it's overpriced for one simple reason: The Chinese fascination with a good education for their kids and their mistaken belief in the myth that unless you school your kids in these areas of Sydney, you might as well flush their futures down the toilet!! And it is just that; a myth that is milked for all it's worth by the Real Estate Agents in the area.

At the end of the day, the only people who are smiling at overpriced real estate in these areas are the vendors, Estate Agents and banks. My Sister is a Teacher, my best mate is a school teacher and head of Modern History, My other best mate's Wife is a school teacher and education coordinator and they all say the same thing; "It doesn't matter what area you school your kids in, as long as they have the right upbringing and the school itself is reasonable They will have an equally good chance of getting into University.

I think this is one thing Chinese families need to realise; This is Australia, it isn't China! You don't need to make your kids into competitive, cut-throat, robots and school them in these areas to give them a good chance of success in life! And before you say; "Typical white anglo-saxon Australian with wallet-envy who doesn't understand Chinese culture" Well, my Wife is from Beijing, and she agrees with me!

Let's say, what if the houses were not 'overpriced' , in other words, you could afford buying a house there, what you comment would be? I'm not complaining about Chinese culture How could I?

But to answer your question; Yes! I was unable to understand it until a friend from China told me the 'truth'. I asked him the same question as in your comment. I suddenly understood on hearing his explain. Now I totally agree with him and I will send my child to a "good school" in about 7 years.

As for the schools, you can hold your opinion but you cannot change others' majority. The market is always right. Just like "fengshui" , substations, cemeteries. People dont like a house that is 20meters away from a substation and a cemetery next to its backyard. I am sure those things will do no harm to anybody but people just dont like them. This is called market. Thanks for sharing your comment. However this is the place where people give their comment to suburbs instead of education. I moved to Carlingford in , I love it.

The only problem is the lack of public transporation, or the trains to be specific. Fair point about schools, the home environment and the student's personality are always more important than which school they go to. Several studies have confirmed this yet so many parents mistakenly think throwing money at their children's education will make them more successful and sometimes even undermine them by applying too much pressure to succeed. Also, defensively mentioning your Chinese wife makes you sound racist even though you don't seem to be.

Like when people say "but I have many black friends Some homes could do with updating. Needs more cafes and restaurants. A nice pub wouldnt go astray either. Carlingford is a geographically high area with an average sq meter largely set land for the houses.

It is about 23 kms north-west of Sydney City. It is about only 5 minites easy driving to M2, M7, M4 and some other main highways. Carlingford train station, Epping Train Station and Eastwood Train station provide the local residents the public train system service to City.

There are also some public buses service around for the residents easy to Macquarie Park and Parramatta. The Wallumedegal people inhabited the land in the area now known as Carlingford prior to settlement by Europeans with the first recorded contact being made by an exploration party several months after the arrival of the First Fleet in January William Mobbs arrived as a convict per Barwell on 18 May The venture proved to be very successful enabling him to expand his holdings and by Mobbs had amassed an estate of over acres and was renowned in the colony for the quality of his citrus fruit.

The area around his property soon became known as Mobbs Hill. George Spurway was convicted of theft in England, however his sentence was commuted from death to transportation for life, arriving aboard the Claudine in Spurway was assigned to Gregory Blaxland on his Brush Farm estate and after six years had risen to the position of overseer.

By this time he had become a land owner with a property near Brush Farm known as Barrington where he established a prize-winning citrus orchard. In , Spurway now a prosperous gentleman, donated the land on which Dundas Public School was constructed. Joseph Eyles [2] had been convicted of stealing a quantity of lead in January and was sentenced to seven years imprisonment which eventuated in transportation to New South Wales on the convict transport Canada in December In Eyles, now a free man, his wife Elizabeth and daughter Anne were living on 15 acres leased from John Macarthur who had considerable land holdings in the area.

By Eyles had expanded his peach orchard and constructed a new dwelling on the property. In after several entreaties to the governor of the day, Eyles gained title to the land he had farmed for over twenty years.

In addition to being a successful orchardist, Eyles was appointed Constable at Parramatta in and the family benefited from the annual income and government rations which the position afforded.

His nephew Alexander was one of the foundation members of Dundas Borough Council and another Alexander Eyles, grandson of Joseph, constructed the home Clifford now known as Lauriston House on the corner of Marsden Road and Stewart Street in the mid s. After attending the Kings School from the age of 13 years he first took up the butchering trade and opened a shop in Parramatta before establishing a prosperous orchard property and building the substantial home on Pennant Hills Road which he named Blenheim in In Cox entered local government and served as Mayor in He was also an alderman and mayor of Dundas, and had the distinction of being a member of Parramatta and Dundas municipal councils simultaneously.

Cox died at Blenheim on 27 April, A post office was opened in the area in July which initially was known as Mobbs Hill. The alternative name Carlingford was suggested by orchardist and prominent citizen Frederick Cox and officially became Carlingford Post Office the same year. The suburb may have been named for the town of Carlingford in County Louth, Leinster, Ireland, or alternatively named in honour of Lord Carlingford, the British Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies between and In accordance with the official name of the post office, the school became Carlingford Public School in April From to the school was designated a District Rural School which provided post-primary vocational subjects including agriculture, farm mechanics and rural economics for boys and home science and horticulture for girls.

The station opened as Pennant Hills on 2 April , then, as part of the state government railway line, it became known as Carlingford on 1 August A small village commercial centre developed around the railway station from this time and later a larger shopping complex was developed at the corner of Carlingford and Pennant Hills Roads. Telopea station was added in Electrification of the line from Clyde to Rosehill was completed on 12 December , extending to Carlingford on 9 August In , the original iron lattice bridge over the Parramatta River was replaced by a new single line structure which sits on the refurbished piers of the original bridge.

The transport of oil products to and from the Clyde Refinery ceased in January with the closing of operations on the site.