Tallawong, New South Wales

Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

33°41′28″S 150°53′54″E / 33.69111°S 150.89833°E / -33.69111; 150.89833Population6,570 (2021 census)^[1] • Density1,594.7/km² (4,130/sq mi)Established2020Postcode(s)2762Elevation68 m (223 ft)Area4.12 km² (1.6 sq mi)^[2]Location35 km (22 mi) north-west of Sydney CBDState electorate(s)Riverstone Federal division(s)Greenway

Suburbs around Tallawong:
Riverstone	Riverstone	Rouse Hill
Schofields	Tallawong	Rouse Hill
Schofields	Schofields The Ponds	The Ponds

Tallawong is a suburb of Blacktown in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Tallawong is in north-west Greater Sydney Area in the local government area of Blacktown. It is named after the metro station located within its boundaries, which opened in May 2019. Tallawong is a Darug word meaning apple gum tree.^[2]^[3]

History

The majority of the suburb used to be part of Schofields. However, Tallawong station in the southeast is located in what used to be part of Rouse Hill. Until the creation of the suburb of Tallawong, there were two metro stations within the suburb of Rouse Hill, the other being Rouse Hill station.

Tallawong was gazetted on 6 November 2020.^[2]^[4]^[5]

Tallawong Public School will be open in 2025 at 24 Macquarie Road, Rouse Hill. While planning continues for the primary school, Tallawong Public School will temporarily be located on the grounds of Riverstone Public School.^[6]

Transport

Tallawong metro station, opened in May 2019, is located in the southeast portion of the suburb between Tallawong Road and Cudgegong Road. It is the terminus of the Metro North West Line which provides high frequency rail services to Chatswood.^[7]

Bus stops are located outside the metro station on Implexa Parade.^[7] They are serviced by Busways routes 732 to Rouse Hil, 742 and 748 to Marsden Park, 747 to Riverstone. Nightride bus route N92 operates between Tallawong and Sydney central business district outside metro operation hours.

References

^ "2021 Tallawong, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics".
^ ^a ^b ^c "Previous Suburb Boundaries and Names". Blacktown City Council. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020. ^{[dead link]}
^ "Our suburbs". Blacktown City Council. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
^ "New Blacktown City suburbs officially named". Blacktown City Council. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020. ^{[dead link]}
^ New Blacktown City suburbs officially named The National Tribune 2 November 2020
^ "Home – Tallawong Public School". tallawong-p.schools.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Tallawong station". Transport for NSW. Retrieved 3 November 2020.