The rapid development of Marsden Park beginning 2013 led to a large increase in the suburb's population. However, slow creation of adequate infrastructure and services such as shops, schools, roads, public transport and healthcare to match the increased houses and rising population, has led Marsden Park to be seen as a prime example of urban sprawl within the outskirts of Sydney.[3][4]
The suburb boundaries of Schofields were changed in November 2020, resulting in the creation of new suburbs of Melonba and Angus in the west and north respectively.[2][8][9]
Heritage listings
Marsden Park has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
The suburb includes a caravan park, a golf driving range, a Hamrun Maltese Club and a chicken farm. The suburb is currently being developed with new residential and commercial areas. Sydney Business Park is a new commercial precinct in the suburb, adjacent to the Westlink M7 Motorway.[12] The site includes an IKEA store and Costco warehouse with Costco Fuel Station,[13] among many other businesses in the area.