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.
According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 3,273 people in Gwandalan.
The name Gwandalan is derived from the Aboriginal for restful place.
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.