Merrylands West is a
suburb in
western
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Sydney,
New South Wales
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Australia.
Geography
Merrylands West is located 23 kilometres west of the
Sydney central business district in the
local government area of the
Cumberland City Council. The eastern part of Merrylands West is known locally as "Hilltop".
Commercial area
Merrylands West contains several schools –
Merrylands High School
Merrylands High School is a coeducational, comprehensive high school in Merrylands, New South Wales, Merrylands, a suburb in Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The school has an enrolment of 800 students; 62% of students come from langua ...
, Cerdon College- an all-girls school, as well as Hilltop Road and Sherwood Grange Public Schools. There is a retirement community
Cardinal Gilroy Village situated on 45 Barcom Street, behind the high schools. The suburb is commercially serviced by a small shopping centre comprising a supermarket and fast food outlets. Merrylands West also contains the
Central Gardens – a small
wildlife
Wildlife refers to undomesticated animal species, but has come to include all organisms that grow or live wild in an area without being introduced by humans. Wildlife was also synonymous to game: those birds and mammals that were hunted ...
park in Sydney's west.
Transport
There are two
T-way stops in Merrylands West – the ''Sherwood'' stop near the main intersection, and the ''Canal'' stop in front of the two high schools. The area is also serviced by other local bus companies.
References
Suburbs of Sydney
Cumberland Council, New South Wales
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