Telopea is a suburb

Suburb

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 of Sydney

Sydney

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, in the state of New South Wales

New South Wales

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, Australia

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. Telopea is located 23 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district

Sydney central business district

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, in the local government area of the City of Parramatta

City of Parramatta

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Name

Telopea is named from Telopea speciosissima

Telopea speciosissima

Telopea speciosissima, commonly known as the New South Wales waratah or simply waratah, is a large shrub in the plant family Proteaceae. It is endemic to New South Wales in Australia and is the floral emblem of that state...

, 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.

Transport

Telopea railway station is on the Carlingford line of the CityRail

CityRail

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 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 Franklins 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.

Churches

• The local Anglican Church meets in Telopea on Saturday evenings and at Dundas on Sundays.
• Telopea Christian Centre is another local Church.