It is 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of City of Canada Bay.

Imprisoned at Longbottom Stockade (which was located at what is now Concord Oval), the convicts broke stone for the construction of Parramatta Road and collected oyster shells for making lime.

Between 1843 and 1844, all received pardons and, except for two people who died and one (Joseph Marceau) who settled in Dapto, all returned to Canada.

After the rebellions, John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, Governor General and Lord High Commissioner to British North America recommended that Britain grant responsible self-government to the Union of Upper and Lower Canada.

66.2% of people were born in Australia, the next most common countries of birth included Italy at 6.5%, China (excluding Special Administrative Regions and Taiwan) at 4.3%, England at 2.8%, New Zealand at 1.3%, and Vietnam at 1.1%.