Wagstaffe is a south-eastern

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of the Central Coast region of

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, Australia on the Bouddi Peninsula. It is part of the

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. It was named after Captain Wagstaffe, one of the first settlers in the area. It has a general store, which is also the local post office. It is a thin sliver of around 200 houses between the bay and the bush (Bouddi National Park). Historically it was also known as Wagstaffe Point. In aboriginal dialect the point is called Kourang Gourang. A ferry service operates between Wagstaffe and Palm Beach (via Ettalong). Travel time is 30 minutes.

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Suburbs of the Central Coast (New South Wales) {{CentralCoastNSW-geo-stub