Telopea is a

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, in the state of

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. Telopea is located 23 kilometres north-west of the

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, in the

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of the

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. The suburb is bordered by Kissing Point Road to the south and Pennant Hills Road to the north.

Name

Telopea is named from ''

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'', the

waratah, a plant that was abundant in the area before it was colonized and which became the

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of New South Wales.

Transport

The area is serviced by

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bus route 545 Telopea railway station was on the

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of the

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network. The conversion of the Camellia to Carlingford section of the Carlingford railway line to light rail was announced in 2015 as part of the

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project and the station closed 5 January 2020. The station area is now served by temporary bus route 535 between Carlingford and

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Commercial area

Waratah Shopping Centre, located on Benaud Place, has many retail shops including a newsagent, chemist, kebab shop, post office, bakery 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 having been built after

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. The suburb is bisected by the Carlingford railway line with most of the

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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.

Places of worship

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

Community facilities

Local facilities include a primary school, an alternative educational facility, a library, community hall and a community garden. – community garden contact details

Heritage listings

Telopea has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * 34 Adderton Road: Redstone

Population

At the , Telopea recorded a population of 5,356. Of these: * The age distribution was quite similar to the country in general. The median age was 40 years, similar to the national median. Children aged 0–14 years made up 18.1% of the population (national average is 18.2%) and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.3% of the population (national average is 17.2%). * 43.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China 15.2%, South Korea 7.1%, India 2.6%, Hong Kong 2.5% and Iran 1.8%. 36.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 16.6%, Korean 9.6%, Cantonese 8.8%, Arabic 3.6% and Persian 2.0%. * The most common responses for religion were No Religion 34.2%, Catholic 18.4% and Not stated 7.0%.

References

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