Colebee, New South Wales

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Colebee Sydney, New South Wales
Stonecutters Ridge Golf Club
Colebee
Coordinates	33°43′16″S 150°51′18″E
Population	4,914 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2761
Elevation	36 m (118 ft)
Location	47 km (29 mi) west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)	City of Blacktown
State electorate(s)	Mount Druitt Riverstone
Federal division(s)	Chifley
Suburbs around Colebee: Marsden Park Schofields Schofields Marsden Park Colebee Nirimba Fields Hassall Grove Oakhurst Dean Park Quakers Hill

Colebee is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Colebee is located 47 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Blacktown and is part of the Western Sydney region.^[2]

History

Colebee was named after C. Colebee who is believed to have been the first indigenous Australian to have been granted land in the Blacktown area, at Plumpton Ridge.^[3] He was the son of Yarramundi.

Heritage listings

Colebee has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Richmond Road: Colebee and Nurragingy Land Grant^[4]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Colebee (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
2. WESTIR Ltd (2003). "The 2001 City of Blacktown Social Plan". City of Blacktown. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2006.
3. "Colebee". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 May 2007.
4. "Colebee and Nurragingy Land Grant". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01877. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.