Angus, New South Wales
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Angus Location in metropolitan Sydney | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 33°40′32″S 150°50′03″E / 33.67556°S 150.83417°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| City | Sydney | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 2020 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 7.64 km2 (2.95 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 384 (SAL 2021)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2765 | ||||||||||||
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Angus is a suburb of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Angus is north-west of Sydney City in the local government area of Blacktown.
History
Angus is situated in the Darug traditional Aboriginal country.[3] Angus was approved as a suburb on 7 September 2020 and gazetted on 6 November 2020. Prior to the suburb's creation, the area was part of Marsden Park and Riverstone.[4]
The origin of the suburb name is from the name of a former Shire President of the Blacktown Shire Council in 1917–1920.[5]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Angus (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Angus (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "S64: Dharug / Darug". Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Federal government. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ New Blacktown City suburbs officially named The National Tribune 2 November 2020
- ^ "Our suburbs". Blacktown City Council. Retrieved 6 March 2021.