Kellyville is a New South Wales of Australia, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 36 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire. It is part of the Hills District region.
History – Kellyville is named after Hugh Kelly, who owned the Kellyville Estate. Kelly owned a hotel on the corner of Wrights and Windsor Roads called the
Bus outside Kellyville Post Office on corner of Acres & Windsor Roads Kellyville 1930s
‘Bird-In-Hand’. Originally, the area had been known as ‘There and Nowhere’ followed by ‘Irish Town’ for the clan of Kellys that lived in the area. After Kelly’s death in 1884, John Fitzgerald Burns, James Green and George Withers purchased portions of several early land grants, which were subdivided into farmlets as part of the ‘Kellyville Estate’, thereby giving the suburb its name. The first subdivisions of 100-acre (0.40 km2) lots were made in 1884.
Kellyville Post Office opened on 1 January 1889.
Parts of Kellyville became separate suburbs. Beaumont Hills, north of Samantha Riley Drive, was renamed in 2002. Kellyville Ridge, west of Old Windsor Road, is a separate suburb in the City of Blacktown.
Kellyville Public School is a historic building which was established in 1849. For most of the 20th century, Kellyville was semi-rural. From the 1960s to the 1980s about 900 homes were developed in an area around Acres Road, known locally as ‘The Village’. More recently, major developments such as Kellyville Plaza have encouraged residential growth. Due to the suburb’s location, Kellyville is a major growth area in The Hills.
Commercial areas – Kellyville Plaza features a Coles supermarket and 22 specialty shops including a National Pharmacies. The plaza and Woolworths supermarket next door both opened in 2003. Other shopping needs are met by the various shops located on a light commercial strip in an area known as ‘The Village’ on Windsor Road, Kellyville. Kellyville Pets, on Windsor Road, is a large and diverse pet store.
There is currently a development application submitted with council for an Aldi store and Liquor outlet on the empty block of land next to Kellyville Plaza.
Residential areas – Kellyville possesses a unique combination of being semi-rural, older suburban and modern. Through its combination of housing, the area is able to offer a variety of lifestyles, spanning from medium-density townhouse developments along Kellyville Shopping Plaza to opulent residences sited adjacent to natural creeks and bushlands. As a result of the suburb’s strategic location, Kellyville offers a relaxed and quiet lifestyle being surrounded by rural areas and suburban Castle Hill, Baulkham Hills and Glenhaven.
Housing Estates:
- Duncraig Estate (Cattai Creek Drive, north-east Kellyville) – Known for being a popular choice among home buyers due to both leafiness and diverse choice of house types, ranging from modest modern housing to large affluent properties. Residential land sizes range between 450 m2 and 2000 m2
- Highlands Estate (Wellgate Avenue, far-northern Kellyville area) – Renowned for being an upmarket neighbourhood surrounded by natural bushland and creek. Residential land sizes range between 800 m2 and 900 m2
- Elizabeth Macarthur Estate (Macquarie Avenue, far-western Kellyville area). Residential land sizes range between 450 m2 and 600 m2. Noted for its easy access to Rouse Hill Town Centre, Stanhope Gardens and North-west T-way.
- Old Homeworld Display Village – Known as being originally the first ‘New Homeworld’, an estate of various display houses for aspiring brand new home buyers
- New Homeworld Display Village (Homeworld IV – River Oak Circuit, western Kellyville area). Billed as the largest display village in the world with 120 homes, it is a neighbourhood of display homes which are designed to encourage purchase of home construction. After being used as a display village, the houses are sold for normal residential occupancy. Residential land sizes range between 450 m2 and 550 m2
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