11 Facts About Baulkham Hills

Baulkham Hills is the administrative seat of The Hills Shire, an outer metropolitan shire within Greater Sydney.

Baulkham Hills is predominately a residential suburb of the Hills District, with Norwest Business Park in the northern part of the suburb.

Baulkham Hills Junction is the intersection of three major roads; Windsor Road, Old Northern Road, and Seven Hills Road.

Land that is called Baulkham Hills was originally home to the Bidjigal people, who are believed to be a clan of the Darug people, who occupied all the land to the immediate west of Sydney.

Baulkham Hills built a farmhouse on this land, but it was damaged by a fire in 1804, so he rebuilt it.

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The name Baulkham Hills was given to the area by Andrew McDougall, a settler from Buckholm Hills, County of Roxburgh, Scotland.

On 29 June 2018, a small portion of the Baulkham Hills suburb was proclaimed as part of the new suburb of Norwest.

Baulkham Hills is serviced by the Hillsbus bus company, which provides services to the nearby commercial centres of Castle Hill, Parramatta and frequent services to the Sydney CBD.

Railway Street near Baulkham Hills Junction is a reminder of this.

Baulkham Hills Shire Bushland Conservation Committee is a voluntary committee of Council that assists with the management of the Shire's bushland.

Baulkham Hills has some 15 places of worship belonging to various Christian denominations including:.