Telopea, New South Wales
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Telopea Sydney, New South Wales |
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Waratah Shopping Centre
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| Population | 5,177 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2117 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 23 km (14 mi) north-west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Parramatta | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Parramatta | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Parramatta | ||||||||||||
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Telopea /təloʊpiə/ 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. The suburb is bordered by Kissing Point Road to the south and Pennant Hills Road to the north.
Telopea is named from Telopea speciosissima, the New South Wales waratah, a plant that was abundant in the area before it was colonised and which became the floral emblem of New South Wales.
Telopea railway station is on the Carlingford Line of the Sydney Trains network. The area is serviced by Sydney Buses route 545
A 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.
At the 2011 census, only 18.4% of employed people travelled to work on public transport and 65.1% by car (either as driver or as passenger).
Waratah Shopping Centre, located on Benaud Place, has many retail shops including an IGA supermarket, newsagent, chemist, kebab shop, and a hair and beauty salon. A small group of shops is also located opposite the railway station on Adderton Road.
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