Erina Heights is a
suburb
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of the
Central Coast region of
New South Wales
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, Australia between
Gosford
Gosford is the city and administrative centre of the Central Coast Council local government area in the heart of the Central Coast region, about north of Sydney and about south of Newcastle. The city centre is situated at the northern extre ...
and the
Pacific Ocean
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at
Terrigal
Terrigal is a coastal town in the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia, located east of Gosford on the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the local government area.
History
Terrigal was first settled in 1826 by European Settler John Gray, ...
. It is part of the
local government area
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.
It is largely semi-rural, and is home to
Central Coast Grammar School
, motto_translation = Life and Knowledge
, location = Erina Heights, Central Coast, New South Wales
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and a state primary school, as well as a shopping village consisting of a florist, hairdresser and several other specialty shops.
Population
In the 2016 Census, there were 421 people in Erina Heights. 79.3% of people were born in Australia and 89.8% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion, so described 27.8% and Catholic 25.1%.
References
Suburbs of the Central Coast (New South Wales)
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