Calga is a
suburb
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of the
Central Coast region of
New South Wales
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, Australia, located north of
Sydney
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. It is part of the
local government area
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.
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, Australia. It is also known as Calga Aboriginal Women's Site and Calga Aboriginal Sites. It was added to the New ...
References
Suburbs of the Central Coast (New South Wales)
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