Description
Bonnyrigg is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 36 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Fairfield.
Bonnyrigg is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 36 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Fairfield. It is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.
History
Bonnyrigg takes its name from Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland.In 1803, Governor King Arthur Philip granted land for the building of an orphanage. A two-storey Georgian house was erected in Brown Road and became the Male Orphan Schoolchildren's Residence. It was extended around 1914 and is now listed on the Register of the National Estate.
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Population: 1001-10000
Time zone: UTC +11:00
Area: 3.042 km2
Elevation: 11-50 metres
Town elevation: 50 m
Population number: 8,670
Local Government Area: Fairfield City Council