Telopea, New South Wales

Telopea (postcode 2117) is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Telopea is part of the city of Parramatta and forms part of the eastern boundary of the city.

Nestled in the Dundas Valley it is bordered by the suburb of Dundas to the east and south, Carlingford to the north and Oatlands to the west. The suburb is bordered by Kissing Point road to the south and Pennant Hills road to the north.

The name Telopea comes from Telopea speciosissima a native flower that was abundant in the area before it was colonised. The telopea is also known as the waratah and is the floral emblem of New South Wales

Telopea is mainly comprised of low to low-medium density housing with most of the dwellings been built after the Second World War. The suburb is bisected by the Carlingford railway line with most of the medium density housing lying adjacent to the train line.

Telopea contains has a large tract of bushland on its western edge, backing onto the Oatlands golf course. The bushland, the Vineyard Creek Reserve as it is known contains a spring-fed creek and has several waterfalls on its course before it disappears beneath Kissing Point road to the south. The creek and the bushland are protected as environmental areas.