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 CBD

Telopea is a suburb of Sydney, 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.

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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