Grantham Farm
{{Use Australian English|date=November 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Grantham Farm
| city = Sydney
| state = NSW
| local_map = yes
| zoom = 13
| coordinates = {{coord|33|39|36|S|150|52|00|E|display=inline,title}}
| lga =
| postcode = 2765
| est = 2020
| pop =
| pop_year =
| pop_footnotes =
| elevation = 33
| area = 3.62
| dist1 = 36
| dir1 = north-west
| location1 = Sydney CBD
| stategov = Riverstone
| fedgov = Greenway
| near-nw = Riverstone
| near-n = Vineyard
| near-ne = Vineyard
| near-w = Riverstone
| near-e = Box Hill
| near-sw = Riverstone
| near-s = Rouse Hill
| near-se = Box Hill
}}
Grantham Farm is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Grantham Farm is located in north-west Sydney in the local government area of Blacktown.
History
Grantham Farm was gazetted on 6 November 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au/News-Media/New-and-modified-suburbs-in-Blacktown-City|title= Previous Suburb Boundaries and Names|website=Blacktown City Council|date=28 October 2020|access-date=2 November 2020}}{{dead link|date=March 2021}}{{cite web|url= https://www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au/News-Media/New-Blacktown-City-suburbs-officially-named|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230323142945/https://www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au/News-Media/New-Blacktown-City-suburbs-officially-named|url-status= dead|archive-date= 23 March 2023|title=New Blacktown City suburbs officially named|publisher=Blacktown City Council|date=2 November 2020|accessdate=2 November 2020}} It was previously a part of Riverstone.
The suburb is named after the Grantham Farm Estate, which was a subdivision of the original land grant of 'Riverstone'. The land grant was given to Lieutenant-Colonel Maurice Charles O'Connell by Governor Lachlan Macquarie in 1810. The estate contained a 6-bedroom cottage and other outbuildings as well as vineyards.{{cite web|url=https://www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au/About-Council/Our-city/Our-suburbs|title=Our suburbs|website=Blacktown City Council|access-date=6 March 2021}}[https://www.nationaltribune.com.au/new-blacktown-city-suburbs-officially-named/ New Blacktown City suburbs officially named]. The National Tribune. 2 November 2020.
Demographics
According to the 2021 census of population, there were 3,669 people in Grantham Farm. 53.9% of people were born in Australia and 52.8% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion in Grantham Farm were Catholic 25.8%, No Religion 19.7% and Hinduism 17.3%.
References
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External links
- [https://www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au/files/assets/public/grantham-farm.jpg Map of Grantham Farm] (November 2020) – Blacktown City Council
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