Plumpton Profile
The size of Plumpton is approximately 3 square kilometres. It has 8 parks covering nearly 7.8% of the total area. The population of Plumpton in 2011 was 8,244 people. By 2016 the population was 9,192 showing a population growth of 11.5% in the area during that time. The predominant age group in Plumpton is 10-19 years. Households in Plumpton are primarily couples with children and are likely to be repaying $1800 - $2399 per month on mortgage repayments. In general, people in Plumpton work in a clerical occupation. In 2011, 77.6% of the homes in Plumpton were owner-occupied compared with 73.6% in 2016. Currently, the median sales price of houses in the area is $675,000.
The transport for this area is a bus service to Mt Druitt railway station or Blacktown which are located on the North Shore, Northern & Western Line and the Cumberland Line of the Sydney Train network. A major bus interchange is located next to the station and an underground bus station is situated at the entrance of Westpoint shopping centre.
History
Following European settlement of Australia in 1788, attempts were made to integrate Indigenous Australians into the European culture. As significant land grants had been made around Prospect, a 'Native Institute' - which came to be known as 'Black's Town' - was built early in the 1820s around the Plumpton area, at the intersection of Rooty Hill Road and Richmond Road. The 'School for Aboriginal Children' was relocated to this institution in 1823, however by 1833 it had been abandoned.
In a short time, it existed, 'Black's Town' stamped its name on the road from Prospect to the institution. The railway station was named for the road and the settlement around Blacktown railway station and the whole district became known as Blacktown.
Walter Lamb (1825-1906) established a cannery, fruit preserving works and a coursing (greyhound racing) track on his property Woodstock. The area was initially known as Woodstock, but when a post office was established in 1889, there was confusion over this Woodstock and a railway station on the Blayney-Harden line, also called Woodstock. Coursing in England was conducted at Plumpton, so that name replaced Woodstock.