Glenhaven is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 32 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government areas of The Hills Shire and Hornsby Shire, part of the Hills District region. History The area was originally called Sandhurst, which remains Glenhaven's most prominent street. Crego Rd, which runs off Sandhurst is the highest. There was some confusion with mail because of a suburb in Melbourne with the same name. A public meeting was held to have the name changed to reflect its valley location. The upper portion of the valley was known as "The Glen", and the lower portion as "The Haven", hence the choice Glenhaven. Glenhaven is on the route of the Great North Road that linked Parramatta with the Hunter Valley. John Evans, one of the first settlers in the area, used a bullock team to drag timber, and the route he used became known as Evans Road. The area had many wild flowers, including waratahs, Christmas bush, boronias, native roses, and a variety of orchids which thrived there. Sandhurst Post Office opened on 11 July 1892 and was renamed Glenhaven on 1 January 1893. It closed in 1972. Schools Glenhaven has two schools: Glenhaven Public School Samuel Gilbert Public School Transport Route 603 from Rouse Hill Town Centre to Parramatta via Castle Hill and vice versa services most of the suburb. The 637 and 638 service to Castle Hill services the eastern portion of the suburb. The 652X service to the Sydney CBD via West Pennant Hills and the M2 runs during peak hour. The Metro line from to is the serving train line with the closest station being . Housing Glenhaven is a leafy suburb with large homes on large blocks of land. On the east side of Old Northern Road semi-rural acreages are present, as well as a retirement village and the Flower Power Garden Centre. Since half the suburb is located on a ridge 180-200m high, the higher terrain homes have picturesque panoramas of the Blue Mountains looking out to the west. Population Demographics According to the 2016 census, the suburb of Glenhaven had a population of 6,501 people. Of these: Sex distribution: 48.5% were male and 51.5% were female. Age distribution: The median age was 45 years, compared to the national median of 38 years. Ethnic diversity: 73.4% of people were born in