Berkeley Vale is a
suburb
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of the
Central Coast region of
New South Wales
New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...
, Australia. Berkeley Vale is commuting distance from Sydney. It is part of the
local government area
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and part of the federal division of
Dobell.
Wyong Road is the main road that runs through Berkeley Vale. Berkeley Vale contains two public schools – Berkeley Vale Campus, which is a part of
Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College, and Berkeley Vale Public School.
There is a private hospital and a retirement village on the lake side of Wyong Road. Youth activities available include
1st Berkeley Vale Scout Group.
Berkeley Vale is home to the Berkeley Vale "Panthers" Rugby League Football Club and the Berkeley Vale "Wombats" Soccer Club.
Population
According to the
2016 census of Population, there were 8,355 people in Berkeley Vale.
* Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.3% of the population.
* 84.9% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 3.8% and New Zealand 1.8%.
* 92.8% of people only spoke English at home.
* The most common responses for religion were No Religion 28.9%, Catholic 25.6%, Anglican 24.2%, Not stated 6.8% and Uniting Church 2.6%.
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References
External links
Berkeleyvale Soccer Club
Suburbs of the Central Coast (New South Wales)
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