Baulkham Hills

A suburb in the north-west of Sydney, located in New South Wales, Baulkham Hills is 31 kilometers from the Sydney central business district.
The area was named by Andrew McDougall, a settler from Buckholm Hills, County of Roxburgh in Scotland. The name, which reminded McDougall of his homeland, was officially recognised in 1902.

During the 2011 census, there were 33,945 residents in Baulkham Hills and the area features at least ten primary and secondary schools, a large number of places of worship belonging to various Christian denominations and a public library.
Local parks and reserves feature thriving native communities of koala, swamp wallaby, echidna, brushtail and ringtail possums and a wide range of birds and lizards.

Baulkham Hills has a Stockland shopping centre, located on the intersection of Windsor Road and Old Northern Road. It features supermarkets plus 70 specialty shops.

The Hills Private Hospital on Windsor Road includes Emergency services for private patients and has a very large Maternity Ward.
The HYPE Festival is held every April during National Youth Week and again in September during the Orange Blossom festival and attracts large crowds of each year.

Notable residents include Jana Pittman, Australian Olympic athlete and Doug Bollinger, Australian cricketer. Delta Goodrem, pop singer and actress, was raised in Baulkham Hills and her parents still reside in the area.