Narraweena, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
Narraweena
City:Sydney
State:nsw
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
Lga:Northern Beaches Council
Fedgov:Mackellar
Fedgov2:Warringah
Postcode:2099
Pop:6,608
Elevation:78
Near-Nw:Oxford Falls
Near-N:Cromer
Near-W:Beacon Hill
Near-E:Dee Why
Dist1:18
Dir1:north-east
Location1:Sydney CBD

Narraweena is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Narraweena is 18 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council and is part of the Northern Beaches region.

Narraweena has two primary schools; Narraweena Public School and St John the Apostle Narraweena Catholic School.

History

Narraweena is an Aboriginal name meaning a quiet place in the hills. The suburb developed after World War II, when the land was subdivided, Narraweena Post Office opening on 1 April 1953.[1] [2]

Italian people from Pazzano since the 1980s have organised an annual Santo Salvatore's fiest, with a statue very similar to the original that is taken from the Catholic church of Narraweena around the suburb and back.

Transport

Keolis Downer Northern Beaches operates five bus routes through the suburb of Narraweena:

CDC NSW operates one bus route through the suburb of Narraweena:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Premier Postal History . Post Office List . Premier Postal Auctions . 12 June 2012.
  2. The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia
  3. Web site: transportnsw.info . 2024-03-01 . transportnsw.info.
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