Davistown, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
Davistown
City:Central Coast
State:nsw
Local Map:yes
Zoom:13
Postcode:2251
Pop:2488
Area:1.6
Parish:Kincumber
Stategov:Terrigal
Fedgov:Robertson
Dist1:12
Dir1:S
Location1:Gosford
Dist2:13
Dir2:WSW
Location2:Terrigal
Near-Nw:Saratoga
Near-N:Saratoga
Near-Ne:Kincumber
Near-W:Woy Woy
Near-E:Kincumber South
Near-Sw:St Huberts Island
Near-S:Empire Bay
Near-Se:Bensville

Davistown is a south-eastern suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the local government area.

The suburb is serviced by a small shopping centre, Paringa Mall, and the Davistown RSL.

It is populated mostly by young families and elderly retirees.

In recent years, much of the dilapidated housing in the area, built mostly within the 1950s through to the 1980s has undergone purchasing by wealthier individuals who are rebuilding new homes.

Population

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,488 people in Davistown. 83.6% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 4.5%. 93.8% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion in Davistown were Anglican 29.1%, No Religion 25.0% and Catholic 24.0%.

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