The Ponds Profile
The Ponds is a suburb[3] of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Ponds is about 40 kilometres (25 mi) west-northwest of the Sydney central business district in the Blacktown local government area. The 2021 census recorded the resident population of The Ponds as 16,315.
History
"The Ponds" was a name designed to reflect the geography of the area and was derived from the nearby creek called "Second Ponds Creek", and the growing population. The Ponds was officially designated as a separate suburb in January 2007.[4] It had previously been part of the suburbs of Kellyville and Kellyville Ridge.
Population
The 2021 Census recorded 16,315 people in The Ponds. 45.2% of them were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were India 22.6%, Philippines 3.5%, China 2.6%, Pakistan 2.3% and Sri Lanka 1.9%. 41.7% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Hindi 8.7%, Punjabi 6.8%, Gujarati 4.2%, Urdu 3.2% and Mandarin 3.2%. The most common responses for religion were Hinduism 25.1%, Catholic 19.1%, No Religion 14.8%, Islam 9.9% and Anglican 6.4%.
According to data from the 2011 census, the Australian Bureau of Statistics ranked The Ponds as the most advantaged suburb of Sydney by the use of twenty-five variables, including income, internet access, number of bedrooms and resident qualifications.[5] With more than 71 per cent of the population aged over 15 years married, census data shows that The Ponds has the highest percentage of married people per suburb in Australia.
Housing
The Ponds is situated in the North West growth corridor, where the first stage of a major shopping centre and commercial space have opened. A new suburb was designed to make the estate a new community. The first lots of land were released on 31 March 2007.
In 2012, The Ponds development received two industry awards; taking first place in the Residential Development and Sustainable Development categories at the UDIA NSW Austral Bricks Awards for Excellence.