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Gwandalan, New South Wales

Coordinates: 33°07′55″S 151°35′06″E / 33.132°S 151.585°E / -33.132; 151.585
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Gwandalan
Central CoastNew South Wales
Gwandalan is located in New South Wales
Gwandalan
Gwandalan
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Coordinates33°07′55″S 151°35′06″E / 33.132°S 151.585°E / -33.132; 151.585
Population3,273 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density461/km2 (1,194/sq mi)
Postcode(s)2259
Area7.1 km2 (2.7 sq mi)
Location29 km (18 mi) NE of Wyong
LGA(s)Central Coast Council
ParishWallarah
State electorate(s)Swansea
Federal division(s)Shortland
Suburbs around Gwandalan:
Lake Macquarie Point Wolstoncroft Lake Macquarie
Summerland Point Gwandalan Lake Macquarie
Chain Valley Bay Chain Valley Bay Crangan Bay

Gwandalan is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located on a peninsula extending northwards into Lake Macquarie. It is part of the Central Coast Council local government area.

Population

According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 3,273 people in Gwandalan.

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.6% of the population.
  • 86.0% of people were born in Australia and 92.2% of people spoke only English at home.
  • The most common responses for religion were Catholic 28.7%, No Religion 27.3% and Anglican 24.2%.[1]

Name

The name Gwandalan is derived from the Aboriginal for restful place.

School

Gwandalan Public School is the only school in Gwandalan. Most Gwandalan Public School students go to Lake Munmorah High School as it is the closest secondary school.

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gwandalan (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 March 2019. Edit this at Wikidata Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.