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Kurmond
Sydney, New South Wales
Kurmond; Sydney, New South Wales
	Kurmond
Coordinates	33°33′4″S 150°41′24″E / 33.55111°S 150.69000°E
Population	852 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	2757
Elevation	136 m (446 ft)
Standort	70.5 km (44 mi) from Sydney CBD ; 70.5 km (44 mi) from Lithgow ;
LGA(s)	City of Hawkesbury
State electorate(s)	Hawkesbury
Federal division(s)	Macquarie
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Kurmond is a village 70.5 km west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in the City of Hawkesbury between Kurrajong and North Richmond on Bells Line of Road.

In the 2016 census, Kurmond recorded a population of 852 people.^[1] It has a small shopping centre including a post office, with two restaurants further east to North Richmond (all located on Bells Line of Road)

In his memoir From Kurmond Kid to Cancer Crusader, oncologist Fred Stephens describes growing up on a soldier settler block at Kurmond in the 1930s. The area was well known at that time for its orchards and soldier settlement houses. The village has one school, Kurmond Public School.

Kurmond was home to the original Airlite windows factory in the 1960s.

Notable residents include F.B Mackenzie, who was a local orchardist and advocate for farmer and community issues in the area. Prime Minister Ben Chifley would often stop at the Mackenzie farm on his way home to Bathurst (at that time Kurmond was in his electorate). Rowley McMahon founded a bus company after walking home from the then Grose Vale train station at the end of World War II which went on to become Westbus.

Originally known as Longleat, the name "Kurmond" is a portmanteau of neighboring town names Kurrajong and Richmond.

References

^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kurmond (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
^ "Kurmond". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 January 2015.

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[Census2016-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kurmond (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 November 2014.

[GNR-2] "Kurmond". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 January 2015.

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-'''Kurmond''' is a [[suburb]] of [[Sydney]], in the state of [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. It is located in the [[City of Hawkesbury]] between [[Kurrajong, New South Wales|Kurrajong]] and [[North Richmond, New South Wales|North Richmond]] on [[Bells Line of Road]].
+'''Kurmond''' is a [[village]] 70.5 km west of [[Sydney]], in the state of [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. It is located in the [[City of Hawkesbury]] between [[Kurrajong, New South Wales|Kurrajong]] and [[North Richmond, New South Wales|North Richmond]] on [[Bells Line of Road]].
+In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Kurmond recorded a population of 852 people.<ref name="Census2016"/> It has a small shopping centre including a post office, with two restaurants further east to North Richmond (all located on Bells Line of Road)
-Population: 829 (Census 2001).
-In his memoir [http://www.wakefieldpress.com.au/product.php?productid=880 ''From Kurmond Kid to Cancer Crusader''], [[oncologist]] [[Fred Stephens]] describes growing up on a [[Soldier settlement (Australia)|soldier settler]] block at Kurmond in the 1930s. The area was well known at that time for its orchards and soldier resettlement. The village had one school, Kurmond Public School.
+In his memoir [http://www.wakefieldpress.com.au/product.php?productid=880 ''From Kurmond Kid to Cancer Crusader''], [[oncologist]] [[Fred Stephens]] describes growing up on a [[Soldier settlement (Australia)|soldier settler]] block at Kurmond in the 1930s. The area was well known at that time for its orchards and soldier settlement houses. The village has one school, Kurmond Public School.
-Kurmond was home to the original Airlite windows factory in the 1960's which remains near the corner of Bells Line of Road and Kurmond Rd.
+Kurmond was home to the original Airlite windows factory in the 1960s.
-Famous residents included Rowland  'Rowley' McMahon after whom McMahons Lane is named. Rowley McMahon founded a bus company after walking home from the then Grose Vale train station at the end of the Second World War which went on to become Westbus.
+Notable residents include F.B Mackenzie, who was a local orchardist and advocate for farmer and community issues in the area. Prime Minister [[Ben Chifley]] would often stop at the Mackenzie farm on his way home to Bathurst (at that time Kurmond was in his electorate). Rowley McMahon founded a bus company after walking home from the then Grose Vale train station at the end of World War II which went on to become Westbus.
+Originally known as Longleat, the name "Kurmond" is a portmanteau of neighboring town names Kurrajong and Richmond.
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-Originally known as Longleat, Kurmond is a derivative of neighboring town names Kurrajong and Richmond.
 {{Hawkesbury suburbs}}
-{{Coord|-33.551|150.690|format=dms|type:city_region:AU-NSW|display=title}}
 [[Category:Suburbs of Sydney]]