Calga is a

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of the Central Coast region of

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, Australia, located north of

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 Mountain ...

. It is part of the

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. It is home to a major interchange on the Pacific Motorway, Old Pacific Highway, and the

Australia Walkabout Wildlife Park Australia Walkabout Wildlife Park is a wildlife sanctuary located in Calga, New South Wales, Australia. The wildlife park is home to Australian native birds, mammals and reptiles as well as farm animals. It offers research and education programs, ...

History

Calga lies within the traditional lands of both the native

Darkinjung The Darkinjung (not to be confused with the Darkinyung people further inland) are the Local Aboriginal Land Council in the Central Coast, New South Wales, area of Australia and a major landowner on the Central Coast, participating in formal join ...

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) {{CentralCoastNSW-geo-stub