In 2015, Hornsby council purchased 34 hectares of this land to be used for recreational use, such as sporting fields. The local rural fire brigade have permission to use the area for training (including live fire drills), and are somewhat regularly seen carrying out various forms of training and drills. Commuters have easy access to Thornleigh railway station. Transdev NSW provide bus services to nearby Normanhurst railway station and Hornsby railway station on the Sydney Trains Northern Line. At the , the suburb of Westleigh recorded a population of 4456 people. Of these:      The house in the iconic Australian political comedy drama film Don's Party was located in Westleigh. Residents include actor Mel Gibson (former resident), David Speers from Sky News, Trevor Long from EFTM, Karl Bonnington, Graeme Dunn, Jason Morrison from 2UE and Anthony Leard (District Surveyor from Sydney Lands Dept).