Gables, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
Gables
City:Sydney
State:nsw
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
Coordinates:-33.63°N 150.9056°W
Map Type:nomap
Lga:The Hills Shire
Postcode:2765
Est:2020
Elevation:42
Dist1:52
Dir1:NW
Location1:Sydney CBD
Stategov:Castle Hill
Fedgov:Mitchell
Near-W:Oakville

Gables is a suburb of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Gables is 52 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire. Gables is located in the Hills District on the North West of Sydney.

History

The suburb of Gables was originally the site of a dairy farm owned by Robert Hurrell. This dairy was divided into two parts due to its size and was named Blue Gables and Red Gables.[1] Red Gables Road, which cuts through the middle of the suburb, and The Gables, an ongoing residential development since 2015, were named after the dairy farms. The name of the suburb was subsequently derived from this as well.

Gables was gazetted on 17 July 2020.[2] [3] A large portion of Gables was previously part of the suburb of Box Hill and a smaller portion in the north was part of the suburb of Maraylya.

Education

Santa Sophia Catholic College's permanent campus in Gables began construction in June 2020 and opened for learning on 8 November 2021, ready for Term 1 2022.[4] [5] [6] The school caters Kindergarten to Year 12 students. The school is located at 1 Lakefront Crescent, at the corner of Fontana Parade and Red Gables Road.[4]

Residential areas

The Gables is a residential development within the suburb that is currently being developed by Stockland.[7] It is the biggest master planned community in The Hills District and covers .[8] When The Gables was first planned in 2015, it was planned to comprise over 4,000 dwellings, a primary school, two sports fields, a 5.5ha town centre and a 4ha lake central to the development.[9] [1]

Celestino was the original developer of The Gables until March 2020, when Celestino sold the remaining of undeveloped land to Stockland for . At the time of the sale, Celestino had already developed 994 dwellings. Stockland planned to continue developing 1,900 dwellings over the remaining life of the project.[8]

Transport

The suburb is serviced by two bus services operated by Busways, and one service operated by CDC NSW:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Gables – New name reflects its history. Celestino. 24 June 2015. 13 April 2021.
  2. Web site: The Hills' newest suburb officially named 'Gables'. The Hills Shire Council. 17 July 2020. 20 October 2020.
  3. Web site: Suburb Changes – 'Gables' The Hills' newest Suburb . The Hills Shire Council . 14 August 2020.
  4. Web site: Transition to Box Hill. Santa Sophia Catholic College. 16 November 2021.
  5. Web site: Santa Sophia Catholic College: construction starts on $123m project. Catholic Education – Diocese of Parramatta. 3 June 2020. 13 April 2021.
  6. Web site: Building Update: 6 months to go!. Santa Sophia Catholic College. 7 April 2021. 13 April 2021.
  7. Web site: The Gables Location. Stockland – The Gables. 13 April 2021.
  8. Web site: Stockland restocks Sydney residential pipieline with acquisition of The Gables in Box Hill. Stockland, Celestino. 13 March 2020. 13 April 2021.
  9. Web site: The Gables Box Hill a $4b masterplan. The Daily Telegraph. 31 July 2015. 13 April 2021.

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