Bardia, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
Bardia
City:Sydney
State:nsw
Local Map:yes
Zoom:13
Lga:Campbelltown
Lga2:Liverpool
Postcode:2565
Pop:5747
Est:18 December 2009
Stategov:Macquarie Fields
Fedgov:Werriwa[1]
Near-Nw:Denham Court
Near-N:Edmondson Park
Near-Ne:Glenfield
Near-W:Denham Court
Near-Sw:Denham Court
Near-S:Ingleburn
Near-Se:Macquarie Links
Near-E:Macquarie Links
Dist1:44
Dir1:south-west
Location1:Sydney

Bardia is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, located 38 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.[2]

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.[3]

References

-33.977°N 150.862°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile of the electoral division of Werriwa (NSW). Australian Electoral Commission. 21 November 2016.
  2. Web site: Extract: Bardia. Geographical Names Board of NSW. 21 November 2016.
  3. Web site: Bardia Public School 2015 Annual report. 21 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161121170801/http://www.bardia-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/documents/12714006/12720279/2015_bardia_public_school_asr.pdf. 21 November 2016. dead.