Cemetery #297043
Rookwood Cemetery
Also known as Rookwood Necropolis · Rookwood Catholic Cemetery · Necroplis · Rookwood Necropolis: Garden of Remembrance · Rookwood Necropolis: Rookwood Gardens Crematorium · Rookwood Necropolis: Catholic Cemetery Management (Area 1) · Independent Cemetery Rookwood · Rookwood Necropolis: Sydney War Cemetery
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≈ 57k–110k
approx. capacity (graves)
2.86 km²
cemetery area
Oct 27, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Rookwood Cemetery, officially named Rookwood Necropolis, is a heritage-listed cemetery in Sydney. It has been operating since 1867 and holds more than one million burials. The Friends of Rookwood provide funds toward restoration projects within the cemetery.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 33.873333° S, 151.051111° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Bankstown - Saint Felix de Valois Catholic Church Graveyard 4.1 km away · Bankstown
- Saint Thomas Anglican Church Cemetery - Enfield 4.2 km away · Enfield
- Punchbowl - Saint Saviour's Anglican Church Cemetery 6.4 km away · Punchbowl
- Ashfield - St John's Anglican Church Cemetery 7.1 km away · Ashfield
- Moorefields Methodist Cemetery, Kingsgrove 7.7 km away · Kingsgrove
- Canterbury - Saint Paul's Anglican Church Cemetery 7.7 km away · Canterbury
- Parramatta - Saint John Anglican Cemetery 7.9 km away · Parramatta
- Mays Hill (Pioneer) Cemetery 8.0 km away · Parramatta
- Parramatta Methodist Cemetery 8.1 km away · North Parramatta
- St Anne's Churchyard, Ryde, Sydney 8.1 km away · Sydney
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How big is Rookwood Cemetery?
Rookwood Cemetery covers about 286 hectares (2.86 km²), about the same size as Arlington National Cemetery. It is the largest of the 1,091 cemeteries we list in New South Wales.