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Mount White, New South Wales
Mount White is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located north of Sydney. It is part of the local government area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi .... It is home to a minor interchange on the Pacific Motorway. External links Suburbs of the Central Coast (New South Wales) {{CentralCoastNSW-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Coast (New South Wales)
The Central Coast is a peri-urban region in New South Wales, Australia, lying on the Tasman Sea coast to the north of Sydney and south of Newcastle. The local government area of the Central Coast Council has an estimated population of 333,627 as of June 2018, growing by 1% annually. Comprising localities such as Gosford, Wyong and Terrigal, the area is the third-largest urban area in New South Wales and the ninth-largest urban area in Australia. Geographically, the Central Coast is generally considered to include the region bounded by the Hawkesbury River in the south, the Watagan Mountains in the west and the southern end of Lake Macquarie, lying on the Sydney basin. Politically, the Central Coast Council has administered the area since 12 May 2016, when the Gosford City Council and the Wyong Shire Council merged. In September 2006, the New South Wales government released a revised long-term plan for the region that saw the Central Coast classified as an urban area, alon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Gosford
Gosford is an electoral district of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in Australia. The electorate covers the western parts of the City of Gosford, including central Gosford and Woy Woy. It is represented by Liesl Tesch of the Labor Party, elected at the 2017 by-election. The electorate was created in 1950. At the redistribution prior to the 2007 election much of the district of Gosford, then held by Chris Hartcher for the Liberal Party, became part of the district of Terrigal while Gosford absorbed most of the former district of Peats, then held by Marie Andrews for the Labor Party. Antony Green describes the redistribution as effectively being that Gosford was renamed Terrigal while Peats was renamed Gosford. Demographics The percentage of people in Gosford who were born overseas was 15% which is slightly lower than the national average at 22.2% and the percentage of people who have Australian citizenship is only slightly higher than the national average of 86.1% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Robertson
The Division of Robertson is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. Geography Federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined since 1984, at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned. History The division was proclaimed at Federation in 1900, and was one of the original 65 divisions to be contested at the first federal election in 1901. The division was named for the fifth Premier of New South Wales, Sir John Robertson. The Division of Robertson was originally anchored in rural central NSW, encompassing the area around Dubbo, Mudgee and Wellington. It moved eastward to take in Gosford in 1913, and since then it has been moved further eastward in successi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north, the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur to the south-west. Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are known as "Sydneysiders". The 2021 census recorded the population of Greater Sydney as 5,231,150, meaning the city is home to approximately 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. Nicknames of the city include the 'Emerald City' and the 'Harbour City'. Aboriginal Australians have inhabited the Greater Sydney region for at least 30,000 years, and Aboriginal engravings and cultural sites are common throughout Greater Sydney. The traditional custodians of the land on which modern Sydney stands are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gosford, New South Wales
Gosford is the city and administrative centre of the Central Coast Council (New South Wales), Central Coast Council local government area in the heart of the Central Coast (New South Wales), Central Coast region, about north of Sydney central business district, Sydney and about south of Newcastle, New South Wales, Newcastle. The city centre is situated at the northern extremity of Brisbane Water, an extensive northern branch of the Hawkesbury River estuary and Broken Bay. The suburb is the administrative centre and Central Business District of the Central Coast region, which is the third largest urban area in New South Wales after Sydney and Newcastle. Following its formation from the combination of the previous Gosford City Council and Wyong Shire Councils, Gosford has been earmarked as a vital CBD spine under the NSW Metropolitan Strategy. The population of the Gosford area was 169,053 in 2016. History Until History of Australia (1788–1850), white settlement, the area ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spencer, New South Wales
Spencer is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the north bank of the Hawkesbury River just upstream of that river's confluence with Mangrove Creek. Spencer is part of the local government area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi .... Geography Spencer is bounded by the Hawkesbury River to the south and west and Mangrove Creek to the east. Despite the relatively short distance from the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway as the crow flies, a boat across Mangrove Creek significantly reduces the distance to be travelled. History Early British explorers stepped onto a "marshy outcrop" here whilst exploring the East Coast of Australia, and a monument commemorates this, near the kids playground and public toilet. Spencer is a towns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenworth Valley, New South Wales
Glenworth Valley is a suburb of the local government area in the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. About north of Sydney and west of Gosford, at the it had a population of 10 people. Popran Creek runs through the entire valley and rises in the locality of Central Mangrove and then flows for approximately 24 km (15 mi) in a mostly southern direction until it reaches Mangrove Creek. History The history of Popran Creek and Glenworth Valley includes pre and post-European settlement. Indigenous people from the ' Daruk' and ' Darkinyung' communities populated the lower Hawkesbury region- migrating between valleys hunting and fishing. After initial exploration by Europeans primary industrial activities included timber getting, small farming, dairying and fishing. Some of these settlers remained in the Mangrove and Glenworth Valley locality for at least five generations. See also * List of valleys of Australia *Hawkesbury River *Mangrove Creek ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calga, New South Wales
Calga is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located north of Sydney. It is part of the local government area. It is home to a major interchange on the Pacific Motorway, Old Pacific Highway, and the Australia Walkabout Wildlife Park. History Calga lies within the traditional lands of both the native Darkinjung and Kuringgai peoples and is an Aboriginal word meaning "the mouth". The locality's main feature is the state heritage-registered Aboriginal women's site, whose highlight includes the site of a sandstone amphitheatre. Population In the 2016 Census, there were 142 people in Calga. 78.0% of people were born in Australia and 85.5% of people spoke only English at home. Heritage listings Calga has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Peats Ridge Road: Calga Aboriginal Cultural Landscape Calga Aboriginal Cultural Landscape is a heritage-listed site at Peats Ridge Road, Calga, Central Coast Council, New South Wales, Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendoree Park, New South Wales
Wendoree Park is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located on the north bank of the Hawkesbury River and the east bank of Mangrove Creek north of Sydney. It is part of the local government area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi .... The suburb was originally conceived as a "dream village" by Athol Leeming Spring when he purchased property there around the 1940s/1950s. He gave the site the name "Wendoree Park" and hoped to build a village there of 250 self-contained cottages, overlooking Spencer. References Suburbs of the Central Coast (New South Wales) {{CentralCoastNSW-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mooney Mooney Creek, New South Wales
Mooney Mooney Creek is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located north of Sydney along both sides of the river after which it is named. It is part of the local government area. Almost all of the suburb's land area is part of the Brisbane Water National Park, and the Pacific Motorway and Pacific Highway pass through the west and north of the suburb. See also * Mooney Mooney Bridge The Mooney Mooney Bridge, officially the Mooney Mooney Creek Bridge, and popularly known as The NSW Big Dipper Bridge, is a twin cantilever bridge that carries the Pacific Motorway (M1) across Mooney Mooney Creek, located near in the Brisbane ... References Suburbs of the Central Coast (New South Wales) Hawkesbury River {{CentralCoastNSW-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlow, New South Wales
Marlow is a List of Central Coast suburbs, suburb of the Central Coast (New South Wales), Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia on the north bank of the Hawkesbury River north of Sydney. It is part of the Local government areas of New South Wales, local government area. Although the northern boundary and Greenman Valley Recreation Park are reachable via a dirt track from the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway at Mount White, New South Wales, Mount White, most of the suburb is only reachable by boat, and a ferry transports mail and groceries to the residents. References Suburbs of the Central Coast (New South Wales) Hawkesbury River {{CentralCoastNSW-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bar Point, New South Wales
Bar Point is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located on the north bank of the Hawkesbury River north of Sydney. It is part of the local government area. Geography Bar Point is bounded by the Hawkesbury River to the west and south, Marlows Gully to the north, and the M1 Pacific Motorway and Pacific Highway to the east, beyond which is the Brisbane Water National Park. The locality is home to the southern section of the Popran National Park, accessible via four-wheel drive from Mount White to the north. Below the national park along the Hawkesbury River coastline are a number of properties accessible only by boat or by water taxi from Brooklyn downstream, as well as Bar Point Estate on the point itself. Since 2003, the suburb has been home to a Rural Fire Station. Demographics At the ABS , Bar Point had a population of 64 people. The median age was 52, well above the national average of 38, and the median household income was $833 per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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