Willmot is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 49 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Blacktown and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.
| Willmot Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Willmot Public School | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°43′31″S 150°47′33″E / 33.72528°S 150.79250°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,382 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2770 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 42 m (138 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 49 km (30 mi) west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Blacktown | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mount Druitt | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Chifley | ||||||||||||||
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History
editWillmot takes its name from Thomas Willmot (1851–1938) who was elected the first President of the Blacktown Shire Council. He was the Shire President in 1906-1910 and again in 1912–1913.[2] The housing development built here in 1971 was to be called St Johns but since a suburb in Sydney was already called St Johns Park, Willmot was chosen.[3]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Willmot (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Willmot". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8
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