Bardia, New South Wales
Bardia is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia located 44 kilometres (27 mi) south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of the City of Campbelltown and City of Liverpool. It is part of the Macarthur region.
| Bardia Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 1,602 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 18 December 2009 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2565 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 44 km (27 mi) south-west of Sydney | ||||||||||||||
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| State electorate(s) | Macquarie Fields | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Werriwa [2] | ||||||||||||||
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History
The suburb got its name after "Bardia Barracks" at Ingleburn were named in honor of the successful engagement of the local 16th division in the Battle of Bardia, the first Australian action in World War II. Bardia was gazetted as a suburb on 18 December 2009.[3]
Education
There is one public school in the area. Bardia Public School, which was renamed from Ingleburn North Public School on 5 May 2015, is located on MacDonald Road.[4]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bardia (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- "Profile of the electoral division of Werriwa (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- "Extract: Bardia". Geographical Names Board of NSW. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- "Bardia Public School 2015 Annual report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
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