Rookwood, New South Wales

Rookwood
New South Wales
Rookwood Necropolis
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Postcode(s)2141
Elevation34 m (112 ft)
Location14 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
The Mortuary Station in Rookwood Cemetery c. 1865

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]