Gwandalan, New South Wales

{{Infobox Australian place | type = suburb

| name = Gwandalan

| city = Central Coast

| state = nsw

| image =

| caption =

| local_map = yes

| zoom = 12

| coordinates = {{Coord|-33.132|151.585|format=dms|type:city_region:AU-NSW|display=inline,title}}

| lga = {{NSWcity|Central Coast Council|b1=on}}

| postcode = 2259

| pop = 3273

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}

| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC11824|name=Gwandalan (State Suburb)|accessdate= 9 March 2019|quick=on}}50px Material was copied from this source, which is available under a [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License].

| area = 7.1

| est =

| parish = Wallarah

| stategov = Swansea

| fedgov = Shortland

| dist1 = 29

| dir1 = NE

| location1= Wyong

| near-nw = Lake Macquarie

| near-n = Point Wolstoncroft

| near-ne = Lake Macquarie

| near-w = Summerland Point

| near-e = Lake Macquarie

| near-sw = Chain Valley Bay

| near-s = Chain Valley Bay

| near-se = Crangan Bay

}}

Gwandalan ({{IPAc-en|g|w|ɒ|n|d|ə|l|ə|n}}) 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 {{NSWcity|Central Coast Council|b1=on}} local government area.

Population

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

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.6% of the population.
86.0% of people were born in Australia and 92.2% of people spoke only English at home.
The most common responses for religion were Catholic 28.7%, No Religion 27.3% and Anglican 24.2%.

Name

The name Gwandalan is derived from the Aboriginal for restful place.{{cn|date=August 2024}}

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.

References

External links

[http://history.lakemac.com.au/page-local-history.aspx?pid=1085&vid=20&tmpt=narrative&narid=45 History of Gwandalan]

Category:Suburbs of the Central Coast (New South Wales)