Bonnyrigg Heights is a

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, in

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. Its name originates from

Bonnyrigg Bonnyrigg is a town in Midlothian, Scotland, which is southeast of Edinburgh city centre, between the Rivers North and South Esk. The town had a population of 14,663 in the 2001 census which rose to 15,677 in the 2011 census, both figures b ...

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. Bonnyrigg Heights is located on the traditional indigenous lands of the Dharug Nation.

Geography

The

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of Bonnyrigg Heights is between 42 and 90 metres

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. Located 37 kilometres west of the

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, it is in the

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of the

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and is part of the

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region.

Demographics

According to the , there were 7,369 residents in Bonnyrigg Heights. In Bonnyrigg Heights, 44.0% of people were Australian-born. The most common other countries of birth were Vietnam 12.4%, Iraq 9.4%, Cambodia 3.8%, Laos 2.2% and Fiji 2.2%. 26.2% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 17.9%, Arabic 6.5%, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5.9%, Serbian 5.8% and Khmer 4.1%. The most common responses for religion in Bonnyrigg Heights were Catholic 31.3%, Buddhism 21.3%, No Religion 12.1%, Eastern Orthodox 8.0% and Islam 6.9%.

Transport

Buses operated by

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traverse the suburb. The T80 Liverpool-Parramatta Transitway links Bonnyrigg Heights to major centres across Greater Western Sydney including Bonnyrigg, Prairiewood, Smithfield, City of Liverpool and

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as well as Green Valley and

Cecil Hills Cecil Hills is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Cecil Hills is located 38 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool and is part of the Greater We ...

. Other routes all operating every 30 minutes are: * Route 805 Bonnyrigg Heights to Liverpool and Cabramatta. * Route 806 Liverpool to Parramatta via Bonnyrigg. * Route 807 Cabramatta to Cecil Hills via Bonnyrigg.

Schools

This suburb is home to

Freeman Catholic College Freeman Catholic College is a Catholic Roman Catholic co-educational secondary school located in Bonnyrigg Heights, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The school was founded in 1985 and named after Cardinal Sir James Free ...

, a secondary school, and an adjacent public school called Bonnyrigg Heights Primary School. The suburb also contains John the Baptist Primary School, located next to Freeman Catholic College.

Infrastructure

Bonnyrigg Heights Fire Station, operated by Fire and Rescue NSW, services the local area. Bonnyrigg Heights Hall is the local community facility that can be reserved through local council for functions, meetings and celebrations. Bonnyrigg Heights is well equipped with parks, including a dog park, and walking tracks for locals to use at their pleasure.

References

{{Sydney Fairfield suburbs Suburbs of Sydney City of Fairfield