Crangan Bay is a coastal suburb of the Central Coast and

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regions of

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, Australia, located between

Budgewoi Budgewoi ( ) is a coastal town that is located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. Budgewoi is situated on two peninsulas that is split by the Budgewoi Lake. The town is located about 114 km northeast of Sydney. It is part ...

and

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on the bay of the same name. It is part of the Central Coast Council and

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. The suburb is a bushland area currently undergoing urban development. The major land owners are the local aboriginal land council and land held by an urban development company and the Coal and Allied mining company, who intend to turn this area into a suburb. There is a concrete recycling depot and gravel quarry on the northern end of the suburb which contains conglomerate used for road base. This product has been extensively used by the abolished Wyong Shire Council in the construction of local roads. This bay is part of the greater Wallarah Peninsula and Lower Hunter bioregions. Crangan Bay is mostly situated in the Central Coast Council local government area in the Central Coast region, while the

part of Crangan Bay is considered to be part of the

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area.

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Suburbs of the Central Coast (New South Wales) Bays of New South Wales Suburbs of Lake Macquarie {{LakeMacquarie-geo-stub