Prospect, New South Wales
| Prospect Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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The Prospect Reservoir at sunset | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°47′57″S 150°55′32″E / 33.79917°S 150.92556°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 5,187 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1791 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2148 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 78 m (256 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 32 km (20 mi) west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
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| State electorate(s) | Prospect | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | McMahon | ||||||||||||||
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Prospect is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Prospect is located 32 kilometres (20 mi) west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Blacktown and a small part of Cumberland City Council, is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. One of the oldest suburbs in Sydney, Prospect takes its name from the prominent nearby landmark of Prospect Hill - from the top of which people could get a prospect of (see a great distance) the surrounding countryside.
Initially a settlement for emancipated convicts, it later became a village. Since colonisation, settlers cleared larger areas of land to raise livestock, and to build churches, inns, schools, shops and a large reservoir. Naturalist Charles Darwin visited Prospect in January 1836, to observe the geology.