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Sydney Australia Temple
Sydney Australia Temple
Number	28
Dedication	20 September 1984, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site	3 acres (1.2 ha)
Floor area	30,677 sq ft (2,850.0 m2)
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Church chronology
Additional information
Announced	2 April 1980, by Spencer W. Kimball
Groundbreaking	13 August 1982, by Bruce R. McConkie
Open house	6–18 September 1984
Designed by	Emil B. Fetzer and R. Lindsay Little
Location	Carlingford, New South Wales, Australia
Geographic coordinates	33°46′32.22119″S 151°3′2.131199″E / 33.7756169972°S 151.05059199972°E
Exterior finish	Precast panels; white quartz finish; terra cotta roof tiles
Temple design	Modern, single-spire design
Baptistries	1
Ordinance rooms	2 (Movie, stationary)
Sealing rooms	3
Clothing rental	Yes
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The Sydney Australia Temple is the 30th constructed and 28th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

Located in Carlingford, a suburb in Baulkham Hills Shire north of Sydney, Australia, this was the last of the temples built with the small single spire design. The Apia Samoa, Nuku'alofa Tonga, and Santiago Chile temples all have the same basic design.

History

The Sydney Australia Temple was announced on 2 April 1980, and dedicated on 20 September 1984 by Gordon B. Hinckley. The temple was built on a 3-acre (1.2 ha) plot, has 2 ordinance rooms and 3 sealing rooms, and has a total floor area of 30,677 square feet (2,850.0 m²). Due to a ruling by the local government, the temple was dedicated without a statue of the angel Moroni. The ruling was overturned about a year later, and the statue was hoisted into place atop the spire the next day, 3 September 1985.^[1]

In 2020, the Sydney Australia Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.^[2]