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Bardia
SydneyNew South Wales
Population 1,602 (2016 census)
Established 18 December 2009
Postcode(s) 2565
Location 44 km (27 mi) south-west of Sydney
LGA(s)
State electorate(s) Macquarie Fields
Federal Division(s) Werriwa
Suburbs around Bardia:
Denham Court Edmondson Park Glenfield
Denham Court Bardia Macquarie Links
Denham Court Ingleburn Macquarie Links

Bardia is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, located 38 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, between Campbelltown and Liverpool. It is part of the Macarthur region.

History

The suburb got its name from the "Bardia Barracks" at Ingleburn which were named in honour of the successful engagement of the local 16th division in the Battle of Bardia, the first Australian action in World War II. Bardia was gazetted as a suburb on 18 December 2009.

Education

There is one public school in the area. Bardia Public School, which was renamed from Ingleburn North Public School on 5 May 2015, is located on MacDonald Road.

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