Gables, New South Wales

Gables is a suburb of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Gables is 52 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire. Gables is located in the Hills District on the North West of Sydney.

Gables Sydney, New South Wales
Santa Sophia Catholic College at Gables
Coordinates	33°37′48″S 150°54′20″E
Population	3,339 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established	2020
Postcode(s)	2765
Elevation	42 m (138 ft)
Location	52 km (32 mi) NW of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)	The Hills Shire
State electorate(s)	Castle Hill
Federal division(s)	Mitchell
Suburbs around Gables: Scheyville Maraylya Maraylya Oakville Gables Nelson Vineyard Box Hill Nelson

History

The suburb of Gables was originally the site of a dairy farm owned by Robert Hurrell. This dairy was divided into two parts due to its size and was named Blue Gables and Red Gables.^[2] Red Gables Road, which cuts through the middle of the suburb, and The Gables, an ongoing residential development since 2015, were named after the dairy farms. The name of the suburb was subsequently derived from this as well.

Gables was gazetted on 17 July 2020.^[3][4] A large portion of Gables was previously part of the suburb of Box Hill and a smaller portion in the north was part of the suburb of Maraylya.

Education

Santa Sophia Catholic College's permanent campus in Gables began construction in June 2020 and opened for learning on 8 November 2021, ready for Term 1 2022.^[5][6][7][8] The school caters Kindergarten to Year 12 students. The school is located at 1 Lakefront Crescent, at the corner of Fontana Parade and Red Gables Road.^[5]

Residential areas

The Gables is a residential development within the suburb that is currently being developed by Stockland.^[8] It is the biggest master planned community in The Hills District and covers 330 hectares (820 acres).^[9] When The Gables was first planned in 2015, it was planned to comprise over 4,000 dwellings, a primary school, two sports fields, a 5.5-hectare (14-acre) town centre and a 4-hectare (9.9-acre) lake central to the development.^[10][2]

Celestino was the original developer of The Gables until March 2020, when Celestino sold the remaining 293 hectares (720 acres) of undeveloped land to Stockland for A$415 million. At the time of the sale, Celestino had already developed 994 dwellings. Stockland planned to continue developing 1,900 dwellings over the remaining life of the project.^[9]

Transport

The suburb is serviced by two bus services operated by Busways, and one service operated by CDC NSW:

• 643: Gables to Rouse Hill station^[11]
• 740: Box Hill (Gables) to Rouse Hill station^[12]
• 741: Box Hill (Gables) to Riverstone station, with selected services commencing from Oakville via Maraylya on school days^[13]

Places of worship

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gables (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "The Gables – New name reflects its history". Celestino. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
3. "The Hills' newest suburb officially named 'Gables'". The Hills Shire Council. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
4. "Suburb Changes – 'Gables' The Hills' newest Suburb". The Hills Shire Council. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
5. "Transition to Box Hill". Santa Sophia Catholic College. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
6. "Santa Sophia Catholic College: construction starts on $123m project". Catholic Education – Diocese of Parramatta. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
7. "Building Update: 6 months to go!". Santa Sophia Catholic College. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
8. "The Gables Location". Stockland – The Gables. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
9. "Stockland restocks Sydney residential pipieline with acquisition of The Gables in Box Hill" (PDF). Stockland, Celestino. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
10. "The Gables Box Hill a $4b masterplan". The Daily Telegraph. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
11. "Hillsbus route 643". Transport for NSW.
12. "Busways route 740". Transport for NSW.
13. "Busways route 741". Transport for NSW.

External links

• Suburb Changes – 'Gables' The Hills' newest Suburb – Hills Shire
• Map of Gables – Hills Shire