It is part of the Greater Western Sydney region and is adjacent to Kemps Creek, Austral and the Blue Mountains.

[5] James Badgery was a British-born farmer and miller who, in 1806, was granted 840 acres (3.4 km2) in the suburb that bears his name today.

[6] Badgery bought other land to the south of his grant and after he died, the area was subdivided in the 1880s, vastly increasing the local population.

The government bought a number of properties for that purpose, and as a result of that, as well as concerns about living near an airport, many people moved away, meaning that by 1996 there were fewer than 500 residents.

Due to its open grassy location, nighttime temperatures are slightly cooler than the nearby suburban areas in western Sydney.

Due to the foehn effect, the driest months are in late winter and early spring, which have the most sunniest days.

[16][17] North of Elizabeth Drive, a substantial amount of land is taken up by the CSIRO Research Station, the University of Sydney MacGarvie Smith Veterinary Farm, and a landfill depot.

51.2% of respondents were born in Australia; the next most common countries of birth included China (excluding SARs and Taiwan) 13.1%, Italy 6.0%, Malta 4.8% and Lebanon 3.0%.