Small Street: Walter Burley Griffin Incinerator, Willoughby Commercial area Willoughby has a number of small shops, restaurants and hotels. There are several small groupings of shops, the majority of which are on Mowbray Road, Willoughby Road, Penshurst Street and High Street. Parks and recreation Bicentennial Reserve which includes Hallstrom Park, features a soccer field, T Ball & softball fields and a children's playground. Willoughby Leisure Centre features a 25m lap pool, spas, children's pool, swim school, gym, basketball courts, netball courts and baseball field. Flat Rock Gully, built on an old rubbish tip, is bushland with two walking tracks to Long Bay, following the creek line. Carlson Park Julian St Park Willoughby Squash courts Hallstrom Park Willoughby Park Transport Artarmon is the nearest station for Willoughby's residents, on the western border of the suburb. Also, a number of bus routes cover the area. It is close to St Leonards and Chatswood stations. The Gore Hill Freeway, a major arterial route into the Sydney CBD, runs along the southern border of Willoughby, with exit from the freeway from Reserve Road and entry from Reserve Road and Willoughby Road. Bus Routes serving Willoughby include: 115 Chatswood – Pitt Street via Crows Nest, North Sydney 120 Chatswood – Queen Victoria Building via Warringah Freeway 205 Willoughby East – City Gresham Street via Warringah Freeway 267 Chatswood – Crows Nest via Northbridge Busways' Willoughby Bus Depot is located in Willoughby East. Schools Willoughby Public School (K – Year 6) Willoughby Girls High School (Year 7 – Year 12, girls only) St Thomas' Catholic Primary School (K – Year 6, Catholic School) Other Willoughby Fire Station, Laurel Street 1st Willoughby Scouts, Laurel Street Bridgeview Hotel, Willoughby Road The Willoughby Hotel, Penshurst Street Churches Armenian Evangelical Church St Stephen's Anglican Church St Thomas's Catholic Church Willoughby Uniting Church Willoughby Presbyterian Church Population In the 2016 Census, there were 6,540 people in Willoughby. 62.5% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 4.7%, China 3.4%, New Zealand 2.2% and Hong Kong 2.0%. 68.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 4.3%, Cantonese 4.1%, Armenian 2.2%, Japanese 2.1% and Italian 1.7%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 32.4%, Catholic 28.4% and Anglican 13.7%. Willoughby is known for a large Armenian community, who arrived in the area in the 1960s-1970s. More Armenian