Cherrybrook

Cherrybrook is a suburb of Sydney, Australia, within the Hornsby local government area, about 25 kilometres north-west of the central business district. Population (2001): 18,139. However, it is situated in the Hills District.

Cherrybrook was first settled by Europeans in the 1840s; the old Methodist chapel, built in 1845, is still in use today. Originally a semi-rural area, Cherrybrook has become a residential suburb since the 1980s. It's population has a large elderly population, as well as several migrant populations. Although the Chinese community was quite large a decade ago, it has reduced to less than 1 % of the population in recent years.

Cherrybrook expanded rapidly in the mid to late 1980s when project homes became the norm. Many houses are similar, hence, the suburb takes on a 'utopian' characteristic. Cherrybrook is heavily residential, with limited commercial zones. There are an overwhelming amount of roundabouts within the streets of Cherrybrook, and many of the streets are named after trees.

Churches

As with much of northern Sydney, Cherrybrook also has a comparatively large number of Christian churches of many denominations. These include:

• Cherrybrook Anglican Church [1]
• Cherrybrook Uniting Church [2]