Marayong, New South Wales

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Marayong
Sydney, New South Wales
Postcode: 2148
Location: 38 km (24 mi) west of Sydney CBD
LGA: City of Blacktown
State District: Electoral district of Blacktown
Federal Division: Division of Greenway
Suburbs around Marayong:
Quakers Hill Quakers Hill Acacia Gardens
Quakers Hill Marayong Kings Park
Doonside Woodcroft Blacktown

Marayong is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Marayong is located 38 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Blacktown and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.

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[edit] History

Marayong is derived from an Aboriginal word 'Marriang' meaning emu or place of cranes. The name was first given by the New South Wales Railways to the railway station when it opened in October 1922. [1]

Around 1900-1905, large areas were subdivided and market gardens and poultry farms were established. The area was part of Quakers Hill but in 1926 the Marayong Progress Association applied to have Marayong made a suburb, in its own right.

The area was mostly rural until the 1960s. Housing Commission (public housing) estates, opened in the 1960s, marked the urbanisation of the suburb predominantly south of the railway line. In addition, an industrial area was also released north of the railway line.

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[edit] Schools

There are six primary schools and two secondary schools in the area.

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8

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