522:
527:
327:
The land at
Jamisontown stayed rural for the next 150 years or so. In 1911, it was the departure point for the first cross-country flight in Australia, made by William Ewart Hart. In the 1960s the area began to be subdivided and developed and in 1976, Jamisontown was officially gazetted as a
136:
124:
316:(1752/53-1811), was granted 1,000 acres (4.0 km) on the banks of the Nepean River, to the south of what is now Jamison Road. Later, the property passed to his son, Sir
723:
320:(1776–1844), Kt, MD, MLC - a celebrated physician, land owner and political reformer, who erected a splendid mansion (since destroyed by fire) on the nearby
458:, represented by Jim Aitken, Mark Davies, Karen McKeown, Susan Page and Gary Rumble. The current mayor is Pat Sheehy. At the state level, it is part of the
112:
672:
716:
934:
789:
774:
544:
939:
240:
664:
570:
876:
829:
779:
764:
758:
709:
500:
350:
918:
881:
819:
396:
372:
204:
187:
597:
423:
The most common ancestries were
English 37.5%, Australian 37.3%, Irish 11.3%, Scottish 9.0% and Australian Aboriginal 4.1%.
866:
814:
459:
244:
129:
912:
896:
855:
834:
824:
804:
784:
752:
199:
929:
886:
809:
799:
179:
162:
349:
which in turn provides quick connection to greater Sydney and the Blue
Mountains. The nearest railway station is at
969:
860:
840:
474:
463:
923:
906:
901:
850:
103:
974:
891:
794:
769:
364:
260:
172:
167:
871:
845:
368:
194:
950:
647:
633:
619:
504:
413:
252:
153:
65:
49:
701:
395:
Jamisontown Public School is the only school in the suburb. Jamison High School is actually located in
455:
470:
346:
141:
426:
75.5% of people were born in
Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 4.4%.
284:
Prior to
European settlement, what is now Jamisontown was home to the Mulgoa people who spoke the
432:
The most common responses for religion were No
Religion 32.6%, Catholic 25.7% and Anglican 16.7%.
384:
477:
548:
733:
337:
The sikh locals formed Sydney
Gurdwara Penrith (Sikh Association of Australia) as well.
289:
248:
232:
117:
33:
521:
312:
In 1805, the then
Surgeon-General (Principal Surgeon) of the Colony of New South Wales,
737:
442:
313:
285:
264:
963:
574:
354:
466:
317:
256:
363:
provides three bus services in the area with route 791 connecting
Jamisontown to
345:
Mulgoa Road is the main road in the suburb, connecting with both
Penrith and the
321:
268:
531:
687:
674:
420:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.6% of the population.
293:
236:
297:
445:(1745–1811), NSW surgeon-general and colonial landholder in Jamisontown.
304:
for meat, and gathered sweet potatoes, berries and other native plants.
526:
360:
292:
lifestyle governed by traditional laws, which had their origins in the
454:
At a local government level, Jamisontown is part of the south ward of
741:
228:
224:
97:
29:
530:
Material was copied from this source, which is available under a
705:
301:
296:. Their homes were bark huts called 'gunyahs'. They hunted
416:
of Population, there were 5,321 people in Jamisontown.
532:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
334:
Post Office opened on 10 May 1889 and closed in 1931.
135:
123:
111:
90:
82:
74:
64:
56:
44:
23:
148:
387:is located in Jamisontown close to the river.
717:
571:"Penrith Local Suburb Profiles - Jamisontown"
505:"Jamisontown, New South Wales (State Suburb)"
8:
18:Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
429:82.4% of people spoke only English at home.
724:
710:
702:
520:
371:, and route 797 connecting to Penrith and
20:
255:region. It is on the eastern side of the
495:
493:
489:
573:. Penrith City Council. Archived from
367:, route 795 connecting to Penrith and
192:
177:
160:
150:
7:
547:. Christopher Tobin. Archived from
239:. It is 56 kilometres west of the
86:8.14 km (3.1 sq mi)
14:
525:
241:Sydney central business district
501:Australian Bureau of Statistics
469:. Federally, it is part of the
1:
665:Penrith Local Suburb Profiles
460:Electoral district of Penrith
102:49 km (30 mi) E of
96:56 km (35 mi) W of
60:653.7/km (1,693.0/sq mi)
545:"Dharug Aboriginal History"
353:on the Western Line of the
991:
267:, a pioneer landowner and
948:
748:
600:. Premier Postal Auctions
324:estate during the 1820s.
210:
151:
147:
40:
596:Premier Postal History.
78:33 m (108 ft)
951:List of Sydney suburbs
688:33.76829°S 150.67238°E
509:2021 Census QuickStats
263:and bears the name of
253:Greater Western Sydney
251:, and is part of the
245:local government area
693:-33.76829; 150.67238
650:. Transport for NSW.
636:. Transport for NSW.
622:. Transport for NSW.
551:on 29 September 2007
456:Penrith City Council
684: /
648:"Busways route 797"
634:"Busways route 795"
620:"Busways route 791"
577:on 3 September 2007
471:Division of Lindsay
347:M4 Western Motorway
308:European settlement
156:around Jamisontown:
137:Federal division(s)
125:State electorate(s)
598:"Post Office List"
385:Penrith Ice Palace
280:Aboriginal culture
231:, in the state of
970:Suburbs of Sydney
957:
956:
935:Werrington County
790:Claremont Meadows
775:Cambridge Gardens
473:, represented by
462:, represented by
437:Notable residents
412:According to the
379:Local Attractions
218:
217:
214:
213:
982:
940:Werrington Downs
726:
719:
712:
703:
699:
698:
696:
695:
694:
689:
685:
682:
681:
680:
677:
652:
651:
644:
638:
637:
630:
624:
623:
616:
610:
609:
607:
605:
593:
587:
586:
584:
582:
567:
561:
560:
558:
556:
541:
535:
529:
524:
519:
517:
515:
503:(28 June 2022).
497:
478:Melissa McIntosh
259:, just south of
149:
36:
26:
21:
990:
989:
985:
984:
983:
981:
980:
979:
975:City of Penrith
960:
959:
958:
953:
944:
744:
734:City of Penrith
732:Suburbs of the
730:
692:
690:
686:
683:
678:
675:
673:
671:
670:
661:
656:
655:
646:
645:
641:
632:
631:
627:
618:
617:
613:
603:
601:
595:
594:
590:
580:
578:
569:
568:
564:
554:
552:
543:
542:
538:
513:
511:
499:
498:
491:
486:
452:
439:
410:
405:
393:
381:
343:
328:neighbourhood.
310:
290:hunter-gatherer
288:. They lived a
282:
277:
249:City of Penrith
233:New South Wales
118:City of Penrith
57: • Density
34:New South Wales
28:
27:
24:
19:
12:
11:
5:
988:
986:
978:
977:
972:
962:
961:
955:
954:
949:
946:
945:
943:
942:
937:
932:
927:
921:
916:
910:
904:
899:
894:
889:
884:
879:
877:North St Marys
874:
869:
864:
858:
853:
848:
843:
838:
832:
830:Jordan Springs
827:
822:
817:
812:
807:
802:
797:
792:
787:
782:
780:Cambridge Park
777:
772:
767:
765:Berkshire Park
762:
759:Badgerys Creek
756:
749:
746:
745:
738:Western Sydney
731:
729:
728:
721:
714:
706:
668:
667:
660:
659:External links
657:
654:
653:
639:
625:
611:
588:
562:
536:
488:
487:
485:
482:
451:
448:
447:
446:
443:Thomas Jamison
438:
435:
434:
433:
430:
427:
424:
421:
409:
406:
404:
401:
392:
389:
380:
377:
342:
339:
314:Thomas Jamison
309:
306:
286:Darug language
281:
278:
276:
273:
265:Thomas Jamison
216:
215:
212:
211:
208:
207:
202:
197:
191:
190:
185:
182:
176:
175:
170:
165:
159:
158:
145:
144:
139:
133:
132:
127:
121:
120:
115:
109:
108:
107:
106:
100:
92:
88:
87:
84:
80:
79:
76:
72:
71:
68:
62:
61:
58:
54:
53:
46:
42:
41:
38:
37:
17:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
987:
976:
973:
971:
968:
967:
965:
952:
947:
941:
938:
936:
933:
931:
928:
925:
922:
920:
919:South Penrith
917:
914:
911:
908:
905:
903:
900:
898:
895:
893:
890:
888:
885:
883:
882:Orchard Hills
880:
878:
875:
873:
870:
868:
865:
862:
859:
857:
854:
852:
849:
847:
844:
842:
839:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
821:
820:Glenmore Park
818:
816:
813:
811:
808:
806:
803:
801:
798:
796:
793:
791:
788:
786:
783:
781:
778:
776:
773:
771:
768:
766:
763:
760:
757:
754:
751:
750:
747:
743:
739:
735:
727:
722:
720:
715:
713:
708:
707:
704:
700:
697:
666:
663:
662:
658:
649:
643:
640:
635:
629:
626:
621:
615:
612:
599:
592:
589:
576:
572:
566:
563:
550:
546:
540:
537:
533:
528:
523:
510:
506:
502:
496:
494:
490:
483:
481:
479:
476:
475:Liberal Party
472:
468:
465:
461:
457:
449:
444:
441:
440:
436:
431:
428:
425:
422:
419:
418:
417:
415:
407:
402:
400:
398:
397:South Penrith
390:
388:
386:
378:
376:
374:
373:Glenmore Park
370:
366:
362:
358:
356:
355:Sydney Trains
352:
348:
340:
338:
335:
333:
329:
325:
323:
319:
315:
307:
305:
303:
299:
295:
291:
287:
279:
274:
272:
270:
266:
262:
258:
254:
250:
246:
242:
238:
234:
230:
226:
222:
209:
206:
205:Glenmore Park
203:
201:
198:
196:
193:
189:
188:South Penrith
186:
183:
181:
178:
174:
171:
169:
166:
164:
161:
157:
155:
146:
143:
140:
138:
134:
131:
128:
126:
122:
119:
116:
114:
110:
105:
101:
99:
95:
94:
93:
89:
85:
81:
77:
73:
69:
67:
63:
59:
55:
51:
47:
43:
39:
35:
31:
22:
16:
867:Mount Vernon
815:Erskine Park
669:
642:
628:
614:
602:. Retrieved
591:
579:. Retrieved
575:the original
565:
553:. Retrieved
549:the original
539:
512:. Retrieved
508:
467:Stuart Ayres
453:
411:
408:Demographics
394:
382:
359:
344:
336:
332:Jamison Town
331:
330:
326:
318:John Jamison
311:
283:
257:Nepean River
220:
219:
152:
48:5,321 (
15:
913:Shanes Park
897:Regentville
856:Londonderry
835:Kemps Creek
825:Jamisontown
805:Emu Heights
785:Castlereagh
753:Agnes Banks
691: /
679:150°40′21″E
514:6 September
414:2021 census
322:Regentville
269:First Fleet
221:Jamisontown
200:Regentville
184:Jamisontown
66:Postcode(s)
50:2021 census
25:Jamisontown
964:Categories
930:Werrington
887:Oxley Park
810:Emu Plains
800:Cranebrook
676:33°46′06″S
484:References
450:Governance
403:Population
357:network.
180:Emu Plains
163:Emu Plains
45:Population
861:Luddenham
841:Kingswood
391:Education
341:Transport
298:kangaroos
294:Dreamtime
271:surgeon.
243:, in the
237:Australia
75:Elevation
924:Wallacia
907:St Marys
902:St Clair
851:Llandilo
104:Katoomba
91:Location
892:Penrith
795:Colyton
770:Caddens
604:16 June
581:30 July
555:26 July
464:Liberal
365:Penrith
361:Busways
351:Penrith
275:History
261:Penrith
247:of the
173:Penrith
168:Penrith
154:Suburbs
142:Lindsay
130:Penrith
32:,
872:Mulgoa
846:Leonay
742:Sydney
369:Mulgoa
229:Sydney
225:suburb
195:Leonay
113:LGA(s)
98:Sydney
30:Sydney
223:is a
606:2012
583:2007
557:2007
516:2024
383:The
302:emus
300:and
83:Area
70:2750
227:of
966::
740:,
736:,
507:.
492:^
480:.
399:.
375:.
235:,
926:*
915:*
909:*
863:*
837:*
761:*
755:*
725:e
718:t
711:v
608:.
585:.
559:.
534:.
518:.
52:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.