Tuggerah
| Tuggerah Central Coast, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Entrance of Tuggerah railway station | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 1,017 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 565/km2 (1,460/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2259 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1.8 km2 (0.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Central Coast Council | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Tuggerah | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Wyong, The Entrance | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Dobell | ||||||||||||||
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Tuggerah (/ˈtʌɡərə/) is a large commercial hub and a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. Tuggerah is situated on the Main North Railway Line and Pacific Motorway, and is located approximately 91 km north of Sydney and 68 km south of Newcastle. It is the second largest business hub, major shopping area and financial district for the Central Coast after Erina.[citation needed]
It is a mixture of semi-rural, residential, and light industrial. Historically it was, like much of the Wyong District, a dairy area, and still has the Pioneer Dairy Wetlands.[citation needed] There was an airstrip for some years which has now been built over. The Wyong South sewerage plant is also located in Tuggerah. Tuggerah is located in the Central Coast Council local government area.
History[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Tuggerah was originally an Aboriginal word, but its true meaning is not agreed upon by all sources. Some say that it originally meant 'cold' or 'cold place',[2] and some say its original meaning was 'savannah grasslands'.[3] Tuggerah was the name for the region, with The Entrance originally called "Tuggerah Entrance". "Tuggerah Beach" is located between North Entrance and Noraville. There was previously an electorate in the NSW Parliament called Tuggerah.
Commercial area[edit]
Tuggerah is a major light industrial and commercial area for the northern Central Coast. It is a huge attraction for the Central Coast and further out residents for its shopping centre Westfield Tuggerah as well as the Tuggerah Supa Centre in Bryant Drive and numerous other shops along the Pacific Highway. A number of well known business have headquarters and offices in the Tuggerah Business Park such as Belkin, ING Australia, as well as the Zenith Business Centre on Reliance Drive.
References[edit]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Tuggerah (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ^ [1] C. A. IRISH, Names of Railway Stations in New South Wales. With their Meaning and Origin, Royal Australian Historical Society. Vol 13, Part 2, pages 99-144, Year: 1927
- ^ [2] Hotel.com.au, Tuggerah, Central Coast Guides Attractions Events in New South Wales, Viewed: December 2009
External links[edit]
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