Tallawong, New South Wales

Tallawong is a suburb of Blacktown in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Tallawong is in north-west Greater Sydney Area in the local government area of Blacktown. It is named after the metro station located within its boundaries, which opened in May 2019. Tallawong is a Darug word meaning apple gum tree.[2][3]

Tallawong
Sydney, New South Wales
Tallawong is located in New South Wales
Tallawong
Tallawong
Coordinates33°41′28″S 150°53′54″E
Population6,570 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density1,594.7/km2 (4,130/sq mi)
Established2020
Postcode(s)2762
Elevation68 m (223 ft)
Area4.12 km2 (1.6 sq mi)[2]
Location35 km (22 mi) north-west of Sydney CBD
State electorate(s)Riverstone
Federal division(s)Greenway
Suburbs around Tallawong:
Riverstone Riverstone Rouse Hill
Schofields Tallawong Rouse Hill
Schofields Schofields
The Ponds		 The Ponds

History

The majority of the suburb used to be part of Schofields. However, Tallawong station in the southeast is located in what used to be part of Rouse Hill. Until the creation of the suburb of Tallawong, there were two metro stations within the suburb of Rouse Hill, the other being Rouse Hill station.

Tallawong was gazetted on 6 November 2020.[2][4][5]

Transport

Tallawong metro station, opened in May 2019, is located in the southeast portion of the suburb between Tallawong Road and Cudgegong Road. It is the terminus of the Metro North West Line which provides high frequency rail services to Chatswood.[6]

Bus stops are located outside the metro station on Implexa Parade.[6] They are serviced by Busways routes 732, 742, 747 and 751 to Rouse Hil, Marsden Park, Riverstone and Blacktown and CDC NSW night route 607N to Queen Victoria Building in the City. Nightride bus route N92 operates between Tallawong and Sydney central business district outside metro operation hours.

References
  1. "2021 Tallawong, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics".
  2. "Previous Suburb Boundaries and Names". Blacktown City Council. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  3. "Our suburbs". Blacktown City Council. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  4. "New Blacktown City suburbs officially named". Blacktown City Council. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  5. New Blacktown City suburbs officially named The National Tribune 2 November 2020
  6. "Tallawong station". Transport for NSW. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
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