Melonba
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  Melonba Location in metropolitan Sydney | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 33°41′52″S 150°47′53″E / 33.69778°S 150.79806°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 2020 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 4.8 km2 (1.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 1,439 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2765 | ||||||||||||
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Melonba is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Melonba is located approximately 51 kilometres (32 mi) north-west of the Sydney CBD in the local government area of Blacktown.
History
[edit]Melonba is situated in the Darug traditional Aboriginal country.[2] Melonba was approved as a suburb on 7 September 2020 and gazetted on 6 November 2020. Prior to the suburb's creation, the area was part of Marsden Park.[3]
The origin of the suburb name is from the Dharug Aboriginal language meaning a type of wattle found in the area.[4]
Schools
[edit]Melonba High School, established in 2024 .[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Melonba (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ↑ "S64: Dharug / Darug". Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Federal government. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ↑ New Blacktown City suburbs officially named The National Tribune 2 November 2020
- ↑ "Our suburbs". Blacktown City Council. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ↑ "Sydney's North-West Welcomes Construction of New Schools". Mirage News. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
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