- Telopea, New South Wales
Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Telopea
city = Sydney
state = nsw
caption = Waratah Shopping Centre
lga = City of Parramatta
postcode = 2117
est =
pop =
area =
propval =
stategov = Parramatta
fedgov = Parramatta
near-nw = North Parramatta
near-n = Carlingford
near-ne = Carlingford
near-w = Oatlands
near-e = Dundas Valley
near-sw = North Parramatta
near-s = Rydalmere
near-se = Dundas
dist1 = 23
dir1 = north-west
location1= Sydney CBDTelopea is a
suburb ofSydney , in the state ofNew South Wales ,Australia . Telopea is located 23kilometres north-west of theSydney central business district , in the local government area of theCity of Parramatta .History
The name Telopea comes from "Telopea speciosissima" a native flower that was abundant in the area before it was colonised. The telopea is also known as the
waratah and is the floral emblem of New South Wales.Transport
Telopea railway station is on the Carlingford line of the
CityRail network. The suburb is bordered by Kissing Point Road to the south and Pennant Hills Road to the north.Commercial Area
Waratah Shopping Centre, located on Benaud Place, has many retail shops including a Coles supermarket, newsagent, chemist, and a hair and beauty salon. A small group of shops is also located opposite the railway station on Adderton Road.
Housing
Telopea is mainly low to low-medium density housing with most of the dwellings been built after the
Second World War . The suburb is bisected by the Carlingford railway line with most of the medium density housing lying adjacent to the train line.Parks
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.
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