North Rocks, New South Wales
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North Rocks is a suburb of Sydney, Australia, located approximately 26km northwest of the central business district. It is considered part of the Hills District of Sydney.
North Rocks is situated in the "Garden Shire", also known as Baulkham Hills Shire.
Neighbouring suburbs include Carlingford, West Pennant Hills, Epping and Baulkham Hills.
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[edit] Schools
The major public high school is Muirfield High School. Muirfield is a comparatively small high school, containing around 500 students.
The major public primary school is North Rocks Public School. Neighbouring private schools include The King's School and Tara Anglican School for Girls.
[edit] Features
The "town centre" is centred around North Rocks Road and includes the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children school, Westfield Shoppingtown North Rocks.
An Aldi store is being built at the moment in North Rocks Westfields.
Public services in the suburb include a number of large reserves, sporting facilities, a community centre, and a number of schools.
There is a light industrial area towards North Parramatta, which includes industrial businesses such as Unilever and Rexona.
[edit] Transport
The M2 Hills Motorway runs through North Rocks, and there is close access to this road from neighbouring suburbs. Public transport to, from and throughout the area is provided by bus, with train stations accessible from nearby Epping and Parramatta. The Barclay Road M2 Bus Station provides fast, frequent services to the City and Castle Hill 7 days a week via Route 610.
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- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
| Suburbs and localities within the Baulkham Hills Shire | Hills District | Western Sydney | Sydney |
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Annangrove | Baulkham Hills | Beaumont Hills | Bella Vista | Box Hill | Burnside | Carlingford | Castle Hill | Cattai | Crestwood | Glenhaven | Glenorie | Hillside | Kellyville | Kenthurst | Maroota | Maroota South | Middle Dural | Nelson | North Rocks | Oatlands | Rogans Hill | Rouse Hill | Sackville North | West Pennant Hills | |
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