Wagstaffe, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
Wagstaffe
City:Central Coast
State:nsw
Local Map:yes
Zoom:14
Postcode:2257
Pop:222
Elevation:6
Area:0.4
Parish:Kincumber
Stategov:Terrigal
Fedgov:Robertson
Coordinates:-33.5239°N 151.3431°W
Dist1:24
Dir1:S
Location1:Gosford
Dist2:7
Dir2:SSE
Location2:Woy Woy
Dist3:96
Dir3:NNE
Location3:Sydney
Near-Nw:Ettalong Beach
Near-N:Ettalong Beach
Near-Ne:Booker Bay
Near-W:Ettalong Beach
Near-E:Pretty Beach
Near-Sw:Broken Bay
Near-Se:Pretty Beach

Wagstaffe is a south-eastern suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia on the Bouddi Peninsula. It is part of the local government area. It was named after Captain Wagstaffe, one of the first settlers in the area. It has a general store, which is also the local post office. It is a thin slither of around 200 houses between the bay and the bush (Bouddi National Park). Historically it was also known as Wagstaffe Point. In aboriginal dialect the point is called Kourang Gourang. A ferry service operates between Wagstaffe and Palm Beach (via Ettalong). Travel time is 30 minutes.