Chatswood West, New South Wales

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Chatswood West
Sydney, New South Wales

Postcode:

2067

Location:

10 km (6 mi) north-west of Sydney CBD

LGA:

City of Willoughby

State District:

Electoral district of Ku-ring-gai

Federal Division:

Bradfield

Suburbs around Chatswood West:
Macquarie Park	Lindfield	Roseville
North Ryde	Chatswood West	Chatswood
Lane Cove West	Lane Cove	Artarmon

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Chatswood is a suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Chatswood is located 10 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Willoughby. Chatswood is a separate suburb.

Chatswood West is located west of the Pacific Highway, extending from Mowbray Road in the south to Wyvern Avenue in the north, and the Lane Cove River in the west.

1 History
2 Commercial Area
3 Houses
4 Schools
5 Transport
6 Parks
7 References
8 External links

[edit] History

Chatswood is believed to be named after the pet name "Chat" of the second wife of Richard Harnett (a pioneer of the district) and the original "wooded" nature of the area.

[edit] Commercial Area

Chatswood West is mainly residential, with some commercial and office buildings on the Pacific Highway, and small commercial areas on Fullers Road and Mowbray Road. The National Acoustics Laboratories is based in West Chatswood, on Greville Street.

[edit] Houses

The residential buildings are mainly single dwellings on small blocks of land, however, there has been a rise in the number of blocks of apartments and dual residencies, with an increase in demand for accommodation in this area.

[edit] Schools

Chatswood High School and Chatswood Public School are situated in Chatswood West, within walking distance of Chatswood Station.

[edit] Transport

There are regular buses that connect the area with the Chatswood CBD, and other suburbs such as Parramatta. Chatswood railway station is on the North Shore Line of the CityRail network.

[edit] Parks

There are a number of parks, walking tracks, and a golf course, as well as two entrances to Lane Cove National Park from Chatswood West, one on Lady Game Drive, and one on Delhi Rd, next to Fuller's Bridge.