Melonba New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 33°41′52″S 150°47′53″E / 33.69778°S 150.79806°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 1,439 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 2020 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2765 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 4.8 km2 (1.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 51 km (32 mi) north-west of Sydney | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Blacktown | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Londonderry | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Chifley | ||||||||||||||
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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 Sydney City in the local government area of Blacktown.
Melonba is situated in the Darug traditional Aboriginal country.[2] 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.[3]
The origin of the suburb name is from the Dharug Aboriginal language meaning a type of wattle found in the area.[4]