Willmot, New South Wales

Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

33°43′31″S 150°47′33″E / 33.72528°S 150.79250°E / -33.72528; 150.79250Population2,478 (2011 census)^[1]Postcode(s)2770Elevation42 m (138 ft)Location49 km (30 mi) west of Sydney CBDLGA(s)City of BlacktownState electorate(s)Mount Druitt Federal division(s)Chifley

Suburbs around Willmot:
Shanes Park	Shanes Park	Shanes Park
Ropes Crossing	Willmot	Shalvey
Ropes Crossing	Ropes Crossing	Lethbridge Park

Willmot is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 49 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Blacktown and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.

History

Willmot takes its name from Thomas Willmot (1851–1938) who was elected the first President of the Blacktown Shire Council. He was the Shire President in 1906-1910 and again in 1912–1913.^[2] The housing development built here in 1971 was to be called St Johns but since a suburb in Sydney was already called St Johns Park, Willmot was chosen.^[3]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Willmot (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
^ "Willmot". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
^ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8