Kemps Creek is a

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, in the state of

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. It is approximately west of the

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s of the

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and City of Liverpool. It is part of the

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History

Kemps Creek is named after Anthony Fenn Kemp (1773–1868), who was granted two adjoining properties in this district. The first grant here was in 1810, straddling Elizabeth Drive and Mamre Road. The other was granted in 1820 and named

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. A school was established in 1885 called Exeter Farm School after the large property subdivision in neighbouring

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but the name was changed a few years later to Kemps Creek Public School. Kemps Creek Post Office opened on 27 March 1925.

Population

In the 2021 Census, there were 2,121 people in Kemps Creek. 63.1% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was Italy at 5.8%. 53.0% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 8.6% and Arabic 7.6%. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 45.7% and No Religion 15.1%.

Commercial area

Elizabeth Drive runs through the suburb horizontally, and on it are the Rural Fire Service, petrol stations, cafes, telephone, post office and Bill Anderson Park, which has a playground and toilet facilities. The Kemps Creek commercial area is also now home to the new Animal Welfare League NSW shelter that rehomes surrendered and abandoned animals plus offer pet boarding.''UBD CityLink Street Directory'' Sydney Maps 225, 226, 245 & 246, 19th Edition, Universal Publishers, 2007, Published in Australia The northern half of the suburb is dedicated to logistics warehouse and other offices such as The YARDS, Aspect Industrial Estate or Yiribana.

Geography

The suburb is bound to the west by South Creek, and to the south-east by Kemps Creek. A number of reservoirs dot the landscape. The Kemps Creek Memorial Park is located on Western Road. The southern border is Fifteenth Avenue. To the north Mamre Road runs from south-east to north-west through the suburb. Kemps Creek flows into the main reservoir and then joins South Creek. The Mills Cross, a radio telescope, is situated between South Creek and the main reservoir, near Argus Technologies. The

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runs the Fleurs Radio Observatory and Fleurs Farm sites. Industry is present in such forms as Roladuct. In the far north of the suburb Ropes Creek flows in the north-west in a south-north direction and in the north-west, west of Mamre Road, is Cosgrove Hill. The northern boundary is the Sydney Water Supply Pipeline which goes from

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to the west.

Transport

The suburb of Kemps Creek is connected by the

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and Future Metro.

Schools

Kemps Creek has five schools, Kemps Creek Public School, Christadelphian Heritage College Sydney both located on Cross Street, and Mamre Anglican School, Trinity Catholic Primary School and Emmaus Catholic College located on Bakers Lane to the north.

References

External links

Penrith Local Suburb Profile

Christadelphian Heritage College Sydney
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