Gwandalan, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
Norah head
City:Central Coast
State:nsw
Local Map:yes
Zoom:13
Postcode:2259
Pop:3273
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Elevation:5
Area:7.1
Parish:Wallarah
Stategov:Swansea
Fedgov:Shortland
Dist1:30
Dir1:NNE
Location1:The Entrance
Dist2:20
Dir2:SSW
Location2:Swansea
Dist3:46
Dir3:SSW
Location3:Newcastle
Dist4:50
Dir4:NNE
Location4:Gosford
Dist5:128
Dir5:NNE
Location5:Sydney
Near-Nw:Lake Macquarie
Near-N:Point Wolstoncroft
Near-Ne:Lake Macquarie
Near-E:Lake Macquarie
Near-Se:Crangan Bay
Near-S:Chain Valley Bay
Near-Sw:Chain Valley Bay
Near-W:Summerland Point

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 local government area.

Population

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

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.