Talk:Hills District, New South Wales

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most of winston hills is in the city of parramatta.. but there are many other hills such as Rogans, Rouse, Box, McGraths, Seven Hills. and as a part-time resident I don't think that the Hills is particularly affluent, I would use that word to describe the North Shore, or the tiny bit of the district known as Bella Vista. As Baulkham Hills is still a shire (as opposed to a city), half of its land is agricultural.

I would like to have a more precise geographical definition of the Hills District, if one exists. The article mentions that western parts of Hornsby Shire are part of the Hills District, but that is a little vague. Is Dural, for example, considered part of the Hills District? --Alexxx1 21:57, 18 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
I agree it should be more precise. I think south-west of Hornsby Shire. Having 'Hill' in a suburb's name does not make it part of the 'Hills District'! Seven Hills definitely isn't. However, I do think the Hills District is relatively affluent - a poorman's North Shore. (Note that the electorates are mostly Liberal). I would include the Epping-Carlingford area, which as stated is part of Parramatta LGA.--Jack Upland 03:23, 17 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

would it be wrong to mention mcmansions?Garrie 05:14, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Didn't you realise that the federal division of Greenway, housing suburbs like Seven Hills is also a Liberal electorate?

What about everyone who receives the Hills District version of the Yellow Pages and it lists the suburbs of the Hills District on the back. They include: Annangrove (BHSC) Baulkham Hills (BHSC) Beecroft (HSC) Carlingford (HSC, BHSC, PCC) Castle Hill (BHSC, HSC) Cherrybrook (HSC Dural (BHSC, HSC) Eastwood (PCC, RCC) Epping (PCC, BHSC, HSC) Kellyville (BHSC, BCC) Parklea (BCC) Pennant Hills (HSC) Seven Hills (BCC) West Pennant Hills (BHSC, HSC) I don't think the Hills District is specifically restricted to just within Baulkham Hills Shire (a lot of places within BHSC like Wisemans Ferry, Sackville & Maroota wouldn't be classed as being part of the 'Hills District) but it used to describe the hilly area east of Blacktown, north of Parramatta, south of the Macquarie towns and west of the North Shore. So really this includes everywhere from Kings Langley and Glenwood in the extreme east of Blacktown City Council to Winston Hills in the north of Parramatta City Council, Box Hill, Kenthurst, Annangrove, Dural in the north of Baulkham Hills Shire and east to West Pennant Hills.

List of suburbs in the Hills District

I'm moved this section of text out of the article because I don't really see why this information is being provided twice. Also, what does it mean to say that that the suburbs are 'determined' by their postcode? This information could be retained if clarified and cited. --Alexxx1 (talk/contribs) 08:04, 2 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

  • Suburbs that are in the Hills District are determined by their
    postcode
    . The postcodes that are of the hills district are 2155 (Kellyville), 2156 (Annangrove), 2153 (Baulkham Hills), 2154 (Castle Hill), 2158 (Dural), 2126 (Cherrybrook), 2125 (West Pennant Hills), 2118 (Carlingford), 2119 (Beecroft), 2120 (Pennant Hills), 2121 (Epping), 2109 (Macquarie University) and 2122 (Eastwood).

List of suburbs in Hills District in 2017

Over time, the general ideas of what is and isn't in the district have changed. The most general current ideas, to my knowledge include:

  • Hilly terrain
  • North of Parramatta
  • East of Blacktown
  • South of the Hawkesbury River
  • West of Hornsby

These as the definition of the district, however, are too general. The Hills is more defined by roads as its boundary. Some of these roads include Windsor Road in the west, and Boundary Road in the north-west. The entirety of the Hills Shire is included within the district, as residents and the council agree upon this. Residential roads between councils, however, have residents who also consider themselves part of the district. These include Seven Hills Road in the south-west, and Castle Hill Road in the east. This also means that suburbs adjacent to the Hills Shire like Oakville, with no residential streets connecting the two, are not part of the district. Suburbs not within the shire, but in the district include:

  • Carlingford (previously part of the shire, and connected by Pennant Hills Road)
  • Cherrybrook (connected by Highs Road, County Drive, and New Line Road)
  • Galston (connected by Galston and Mid Dural Roads)
  • Kings Langley (connected by Seven Hills Road)
  • North Rocks (previously part of the shire, and connected by Renown, Barclay, and North Rocks Roads)
  • Oatlands (previously part of the shire, and connected by Statham Avenue and Bettington Road)
  • Seven Hills (connected by Seven Hills Road)

This should also mean that suburbs currently listed that do not satisfy this criteria, or do not have a major historic connection with the district as a whole, should not be included. These include:

  • Glenwood (better match with Blacktown area) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ooooh4 (talk • contribs) 08:46, 21 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • Laughtondale (better match with Berowra/Hornsby area)
  • North Parramatta (better match with Parramatta area)
  • Northmead (better match with Parramatta area)
  • Quakers Hill (better match with Blacktown area)
  • Randwick (not even close to the area, possibly a mistake?)

I am changing the list of suburbs to match. If you feel this is incorrect, please let me know. Ooooh4 (talk) 08:41, 21 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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