Bardia, New South Wales

Bardia is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, located 44 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, between Campbelltown and Liverpool. It is part of the Macarthur region.

Bardia Sydney, New South Wales
Bardia
Coordinates	33°58′37.2″S 150°51′43.2″E
Population	5,747 (2021 census)[1]
Established	18 December 2009
Postcode(s)	2565
Elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Location	44 km (27 mi) south-west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)	Campbelltown Liverpool
State electorate(s)	Macquarie Fields
Federal division(s)	Hughes[2] Macarthur[2]
Suburbs around Bardia: Denham Court Edmondson Park Glenfield Denham Court Bardia Macquarie Links Denham Court Ingleburn Macquarie Links

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.^[3] Some street names serve in honour of soldiers or the brave men who fought in war. Eg. Ray Simpson Avenue.

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.^[4] It also has a local daycare.