Angus, New South Wales
| Angus Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Angus | |||||||||||||||
 | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°40′32″S 150°50′03″E / 33.67556°S 150.83417°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 384 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2020 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2765 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 7.64 km2 (2.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 41 km (25 mi) north-west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Riverstone | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Chifley | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Angus is a suburb of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Angus is north-west of Sydney City in the local government area of Blacktown.
History
[edit]Angus is situated in the Darug traditional Aboriginal country.[2] Angus 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 and Riverstone.[3]
The origin of the suburb name is from the name of a former Shire President of the Blacktown Shire Council in 1917–1920.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Angus (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.
 | This article related to the geography of Sydney is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |