Yagoona, New South Wales

Yagoona
SydneyNew South Wales
Hume Highway, Yagoona
Yagoona is located in Sydney
Yagoona
Yagoona
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Coordinates33°54′28″S 151°01′30″E / 33.9078°S 151.0251°E / -33.9078; 151.0251
Population18,013 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density4,030/km2 (10,437/sq mi)
Established1927
Postcode(s)2199
Elevation45 m (148 ft)
Area4.47 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Location20 km (12 mi) south-west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)City of Canterbury-Bankstown
State electorate(s)Bankstown
Federal division(s)Blaxland
Suburbs around Yagoona:
Sefton Birrong Chullora
Bass Hill Yagoona Greenacre
Georges Hall Condell Park Bankstown

Yagoona, a suburb of the local government area City of Canterbury-Bankstown, is located 20 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is a part of the South-western Sydney region. Yagoona is an Aboriginal word meaning 'now' or 'today'.[2] It was the site of the first McDonald's restaurant to open in Australia in December 1971.[3]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yagoona (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 April 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Yagoona: About the area". profile.id. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
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