Bardia, New South Wales
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Bardia Location in metropolitan Sydney | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 33°58′37.2″S 150°51′43.2″E / 33.977000°S 150.862000°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| City | Sydney | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 18 December 2009 | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 5,747 (2021 census)[3] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2565 | ||||||||||||
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Bardia is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, located 44 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, between Campbelltown and Liverpool. It is part of the Macarthur region.
History
The suburb got its name from the "Bardia Barracks" at Ingleburn which were named in honour 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.[4] Some street names serve in honour of soldiers or the brave men who fought in war. Eg. Ray Simpson Avenue.
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.[5] It also has a local daycare.
References
- ^ a b "Division Finder, New South Wales" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. 2025. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bardia (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bardia (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "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.