with a Hillsbus depot on nearby Boundary Road. Schools Northmead Public School - Moxhams Road. Northmead High School - Campbell Street. The Hills School - William Street. Transport The North West T-Way connecting the Hills with Parramatta runs through Northmead. Northmead's public transport needs are only catered by buses, namely those of the Hillsbus bus company, Northmead being one of the suburbs to have a Hillsbus depot. This results in highly operational bus services in the Hills District - an area that is one of the fastest growing in Australia. The major roads are Windsor Road and the Cumberland Highway. Transport history Northmead once featured a train line known as the Rogans Hill railway line. Long underperforming due to an increasing preference for faster and more modern motor buses, it was decided in 1929 under conservative (United Australia Party) Premier Bertram Stevens that the line should be decommissioned, which eventually took place on 31 January 1932. Currently, there is no train line that services Northmead with the closest being the Main Western Railway Line that runs through Westmead and Parramatta. Population According to the conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Northmead had a population of 11,215. This was a significant increase from the 2006 census, which showed a population of 6,969. This increase went hand in hand with an increase in apartments in the suburb from 9.9% to 32.4% over the period. 61.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 4.7%, China 3.4%, England 2.1%, Iran 2.1% and Philippines 1.9%. 63.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 3.4%, Arabic 2.8%, Cantonese 2.5%, Persian 2.2% and Korean 2.1%. The religious affiliation responses were Catholic (27.5%), No Religion 20.6% and Anglican (13.6%). Notable residents Parramatta City Councillor, Former Lord Mayor Scott Lloyd was raised in Northmead, and went to Northmead primary school between 1983 and 1989. Richie Benaud (1930–2015), cricketer and commentator. Allan Cunningham (1791–1839), explorer and botanist. Harry Hopman (1906–1985), tennis player. David Lennox (1788–1873), colonial bridge builder. John Lewin (1770–1819), first professional artist in New South Wales. Rev. Samuel Marsden (1765–1838), known as the "flogging parson". Mary Cover Hassall (1799–1825), Methodist missionary to Tonga Island. Dowell Philip O'Reilly (1865–1923), poet and politician. Greg Page (born 1972), Australian musician and Wiggles member. References Suburbs of Sydney The Hills Shire City of Parramatta