Telopea, New South Wales
Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Telopea /təloʊpiə/ is a suburb of Greater Western Sydney,[2] in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Telopea is located 23 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Parramatta. The suburb is bordered by Kissing Point Road to the south and Pennant Hills Road to the north.
| Telopea Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Waratah Shopping Centre c. 2007 | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 5,356 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 3,570/km2 (9,250/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2117 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 40 m (131 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 23 km (14 mi) north-west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Parramatta | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Epping | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Parramatta | ||||||||||||||
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Telopea is named from Telopea speciosissima, the New South Wales waratah, a plant that was abundant in the area before it was colonized and which became the floral emblem of New South Wales.
The area is serviced by Busways bus route 545[3]
Telopea railway station was on the Carlingford railway line of the Sydney Trains network. The conversion of the Camellia to Carlingford section of the Carlingford railway line to light rail was announced in 2015 as part of the Parramatta Light Rail project and the station closed 5 January 2020.[4] The station area is now served by temporary bus route 535 between Carlingford and Parramatta.[5]
Waratah Shopping Centre, located on Benaud Place, has many retail shops including a newsagent, chemist, kebab shop, post office, bakery and a hair and beauty salon. A small group of shops is also located opposite the railway station on Adderton Road.
Telopea is mainly low to low-medium density housing with most of the dwellings having been built after World War II. The suburb is bisected by the Carlingford railway line with most of the medium-density housing lying adjacent to the train line.
Telopea contains a large tract of bushland on its western edge, backing onto the Oatlands golf course. The bushland, the Vineyard Creek Reserve as it is known contains a spring-fed creek and has several waterfalls on its course before it disappears beneath Kissing Point road to the south. The creek and the bushland are protected as environmental areas.
Local facilities include a primary school,[8] an alternative educational facility,[9] a library,[10] community hall and a community garden.[11]
Telopea has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
At the 2021 census, Telopea recorded a population of 5,356. Of these:[1]
- The age distribution was quite similar to the country in general. The median age was 40 years, similar to the national median. Children aged 0–14 years made up 18.1% of the population (national average is 18.2%) and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.3% of the population (national average is 17.2%).
- 43.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China 15.2%, South Korea 7.1%, India 2.6%, Hong Kong 2.5% and Iran 1.8%. 36.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 16.6%, Korean 9.6%, Cantonese 8.8%, Arabic 3.6% and Persian 2.0%.
- The most common responses for religion were No Religion 34.2%, Catholic 18.4% and Not stated 7.0%.
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