Rookwood, New South Wales

Rookwood New South Wales
Rookwood Necropolis
Postcode(s)	2141
Elevation	34 m (112 ft)
Location	14 km (9 mi) west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)	Cumberland Council
State electorate(s)	Auburn
Federal division(s)	Watson
Suburbs around Rookwood: Lidcombe Lidcombe Flemington Lidcombe Rookwood Strathfield Chullora Chullora Strathfield South

Rookwood is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia located 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Cumberland Council. It is the easternmost suburb in greater western Sydney.

Rookwood Cemetery, comprising the entirety of the suburb, is the largest cemetery in the Southern Hemisphere.^{[citation needed]}