Melonba, New South Wales
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| 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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| Postcode | 2765 | ||||||||||||
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Melonba is a suburb of Blacktown, 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 | edit source]Melonba is situated in the Darug traditional Aboriginal country.[1] 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.[2]
The origin of the suburb name is from the Dharug Aboriginal language meaning a type of wattle found in the area.[3]
Schools
[edit | edit source]Melonba High School, established in 2024.[4]
References
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