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.[2]
Colebee Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Colebee | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°43′16″S 150°51′18″E / 33.72111°S 150.85500°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 1,931 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||
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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.[3] He was the son of Yarramundi.
Colebee has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: