Merrylands West Dharug Nation Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 33°50′15″S150°57′42″E / 33.83750°S 150.96167°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 7,054 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2160 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 42 m (138 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 23 km (14 mi) west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Cumberland City Council | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Granville | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Blaxland | ||||||||||||||
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Merrylands West is a suburb in western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Merrylands West is located 23 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the Cumberland City Council. The eastern part of Merrylands West is known locally as "Hilltop" due to the nearby school.
There is a retirement community, Cardinal Gilroy Village, situated on 45 Barcom Street, behind the high schools. The suburb is commercially serviced by a small shopping center comprising an IGA, an McDonalds Also known as Maccas, A KFC, and several other small businesses such as a kebab shop, hot chips shop and a locally owned Subway Restaurant.
Merrylands West contains several schools – Merrylands High School, Cerdon College- an all-girls private school, as well as Hilltop Road and Sherwood Grange Public Schools. Merrylands west also contains parks such as Central Gardens Reserve Park a wildlife park that contains animals such as, Kangaroos, Birds and Geese. There is also another small park with a playground on Serpentine St, this park had hosted events such as 2023 Christmas.
There are two T-way stops in Merrylands West – the Sherwood stop near the main intersection, and the Canal stop in front of the two high schools. The area is also serviced by other local bus companies such as Hopkinsons.