Berala
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Berala is an inner suburb of Sydney, which connects the inner west, south west and western parts of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia, located only 16 kilometres west of the central business district, in the local government area of Cumberland Council. Postcode: 2141, sharing it with Lidcombe.
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- Population
- 8757
- Elevation
- 24
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- Berala, New South Wales
- postal code
- 2141
- male population
- 4689
- female population
- 4361
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Berala is an inner suburb of Sydney, which connects the inner west, south west and western parts of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia, located only 16 kilometres west of the central business district, in the local government area of Cumberland Council. Postcode: 2141, sharing it with Lidcombe.
==History== Berala is derived from Bareela, an Aboriginal word for a musk duck. When the railway line was being extended from Lidcombe to Regents Park, the names Torrington, Sidmouth and Bareela were considered. The station opened in 1912, the public school in 1924 and the post office in 1927.
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