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| Coordinates:33°46′26″S150°43′52″E / 33.774°S 150.731°E /-33.774; 150.731 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| City | Sydney | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 71 m (233 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 3,487 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2747 | ||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 2012 | ||||||||||||
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Caddens is asuburb ofSydney, in the state ofNew South Wales inAustralia. It is a new masterplanned residential neighborhood located 49 kilometres (30 mi) west of theSydney central business district, in thelocal government area of theCity of Penrith featuring views of the scenic Blue Mountains. The suburb's postcode is 2747.[3]
The suburb is bounded by:Western Sydney University Penrith Campus to the north,Claremont Meadows to the east,Orchard Hills at Caddens Road to the south, andKingswood to the west.
Caddens was named after Thomas John Fuller Cadden, a prominent business entrepreneur and pioneer of major development in the Penrith area.Caddens was officially designated as a separate suburb on 30 March 2012.[4] Caddens was previously part of the neighboring suburb ofKingswood. As at the2021 census the population of Caddens is 3,487.[2]
The first housing developments were completed in 2013.[5] Prior to this, the land was used predominantly for farming.
Caddens is very close toWestern Sydney University Penrith Campus, which lies outside the northern boundary of the suburb. It also falls within the high school catchment area of Kingswood High School. The suburb also lies within three public schools' catchment areas.[6]
Hospitals nearby include theNepean Hospital, Nepean Private Hospital,Mount Druitt Hospital andBlacktown Hospital.
Caddens Corner Shopping Centre on O'Connell Street is now open. Shopping centres in surrounding suburbs include Southland Shopping Centre Penrith, Nepean Village, Westfield Penrith, St Marys Village Shopping Centre and Station Plaza in St Marys.
The Penrith Baptist Church, built in 2014, is located in Caddens on Caddens Road. Many other churches and places of worship are found in nearby suburbs.
Large amounts of land are currently and planned to be occupied by green spaces. The Roger Nethercote Park and Hilltop Park are some more prominent green areas.
The suburb is situated very close to theM4 Motorway and theGreat Western Highway.
Caddens is serviced by two bus routes that are operated byBusways: the 774 bus service betweenMount Druitt andPenrith and the 781 bus to Penrith viaGlenmore Park, and St Marys viaClaremont Meadows.[7]
Kingswood andWerrington railway stations are the closest with direct connections to theSydney CBD,Penrith,Blacktown andParramatta.[8] Alternatively, residents can catch the local bus services that connect toSt Marys railway station.
