Location: Dean Park

Dean Park is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Dean Park is located 43 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Blacktown and is part of the Western Sydney region. It surrounded by Marsden Park, Colebee, Schofields, Hassall Grove, Quakers Hill, Oakhurst, Glendenning and Doonside.

Dean Park takes its name from the Dean family. William Dean (1776 – 1854) received two grants of land of 100 and 50 acres in 1817, and later a third one of 50 acres, beside Eastern Creek. His family owned the Bush Inn on the Western Highway. Dean Park is home to William Dean Public School named in honour of the former European settler originally granted the land.

The suburb was originally planned and developed in the early 1980s. Some of the street names are aboriginal in origin such as Yarramundi Drive. It is said that other street names take on the names of the original site developers, the Hoyle brothers (Nathan, Kenneth and Wayne).

Westlink (M7) connects Dean Park to Sydney and surrounding towns and cities. Busways Blacktown is a public transport company provides transport facilities Dean Park to Blacktown.

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Source ABS Census 2011,DEAN PARK

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