Kenthurst NSW, 2156
Kenthurst Real Estate: Suburb Profile
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Overview Kenthurst in Sydney, New South Wales, is a semi-rural suburb with 5,037 people (2016 census) located 39 kilometres northwest of Sydney CBD. Kenthurst is surrounded by the suburbs of Dural, Middle Dural, Annangrove, and Maraylya.
Kenthurst is part of The Hills Shire local government area of the Hills District region.
Living in Kenthurst Kenthurst is a semi-urban suburb. It is known for its giftware shops, boutique galleries, and nursery cafes. It also has a shopping village, a park complex, a petrol station, numerous schools, and the Kenthurst Park.
Kenthurst has a shopping centre, supermarket, hairdresser, bottle shop, butcher, and other shops. It also has a post office and many more local businesses. In the suburb, there are both primary public and private schools.
History of Kenthurst The Darug people were the first inhabitants of Kenthurst, thus it was once known as Little Dural. The Darug people were the original custodians of the majority of what is today known as the Greater Sydney region.
The Darug clans diminished upon the arrival of the Europeans. In 1886, Charles Gibb changed the name of this area to Kent Forest. However, the colonial government opted for Kenthurst, from Kent, England, and "Hurst," meaning a woody hillock.
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