Milperra
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Milperra, a suburb of local government area City of Canterbury-Bankstown, is located 24 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and is a part of the South Western Sydney region.
Key facts
- Australian place.type
- suburb
- Australian place.name
- Milperra
- Australian place.city
- Sydney
- Australian place.state
- nsw
- Australian place.image
- Milperra Georges River 1.JPG
- Australian place.caption
- Deepwater Park, Georges River, Milperra
- Australian place.alternative_location_map
- Australia NSW metro Sydney
- Australian place.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in metropolitan Sydney
- Australian place.local_map
- yes
- Australian place.zoom
- 12
- Australian place.lga
- City of Canterbury-Bankstown
- Australian place.postcode
- 2214
- Australian place.pop
- 4,074
- Australian place.elevation
- 11
- Australian place.stategov
- East Hills
- Australian place.fedgov
- Banks
- Australian place.near nw
- Picnic Point
- Australian place.near n
- Bankstown Aerodrome
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 4074
- Elevation
- 12
- Image
- Milperra Georges River 1.JPG
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- Milperra, New South Wales
- postal code
- 2214
- male population
- 1946
- female population
- 2005
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Milperra, a suburb of local government area City of Canterbury-Bankstown, is located 24 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and is a part of the South Western Sydney region.
== History == Milperra is an Aboriginal word for a gathering of people. The land at Milperra was taken over by George Johnson Jr. After World War I, returning soldiers established poultry farms and vegetable gardens in the area. The area commonly known as Thorns Bush, became officially known as Bankstown Soldier Settlement in 1917. Many streets in the area are named after World War 1 battles and officers.
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