Melonba, New South Wales
Melonba is a suburb of Blacktown, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Melonba is located approximately 51 kilometres (32 mi) north-west of the Sydney CBD in the local government area of Blacktown.
History
Melonba is situated in the Darug traditional Aboriginal country. Melonba 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.
The origin of the suburb name is from the Dharug Aboriginal language meaning a type of wattle found in the area.
Schools
Melonba High School, established in 2024.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Melonba (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.
- ^ "Sydney's North-West Welcomes Construction of New Schools". Mirage News. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
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