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Colebee
SydneyNew South Wales
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Stonecutters Ridge Golf Club
Colebee is located in New South Wales
Colebee
Colebee
Location in New South Wales
Population 1,931 (2016 census)
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.

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. He was the son of Yarramundi.

Heritage listings

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

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