Mandalong, New South Wales

{{Use Australian English|date=July 2014}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = suburb

| name = Mandalong

| city =

| state = nsw

| image =

| caption =

| alternative_location_map = Australia Hunter Central Coast

| coordinates = {{coord|-33.132|151.426|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| lga = City of Lake Macquarie

| postcode = 2264

| pop = 433

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL12475|name=Mandalong|accessdate=21 July 2023|quick=on}}

| elevation = 25

| area =

| est = 1852

| parish = Mandolong

| stategov = Lake Macquarie

| fedgov = Hunter

| dist1 = 3

| dir1 = WSW

| location1 = Morisset

| dist2 = 25

| dir2 = N

| location2 = Wyong

| dist3 = 55

| dir3 = SW

| location3 = Newcastle

| dist4 = 43

| dir4 = N

| location4 = The Entrance

| dist5 = 116

| dir5 = N

| location5 = Sydney

| near-nw = Martinsville

| near-n = Cooranbong

| near-ne = Morisset

| near-w = Lemon Tree

| near-e = Morisset

| near-sw = Dooralong

| near-s = Wyee

| near-se = Wyee

}}

Mandalong is a small rural town in the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, located near the town of Morisset and west of Lake Macquarie.{{cite web | url=http://postcodes.qpzm.com.au/postcode/nsw/hunter-valley/west-lake-macquarie/mandalong | title=Mandalong Postcode (NSW) | publisher=postcodes.qpzm.com.au | accessdate=30 October 2012}}

History

The Aboriginal people the Awabakal were the first people in this area.{{Cite web|title=Lake Macquarie Council|url=https://www.lakemac.com.au/For-residents/Community/Aboriginal-and-Torres-Strait-Islander-people?BestBetMatch=aboriginal|10e74f33-1d93-49eb-bcde-33a8ffc2501a|5f00a674-3457-48cf-9ef8-af3e81f9bcbf|en-AU|access-date=8 September 2020|website=Lake Macquarie Council}} It was settled by Europeans in 1852 or earlier. Early industries were farming and timber working.{{cite web | url=http://history.lakemac.com.au/page-local-history.aspx?pid=1085&vid=20&tmpt=narrative&narid=57 | title=History of Mandalong | author=Lake Macquarie City Library | accessdate=25 July 2014}}

Today Mandalong is a quiet rural area. It is close to the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway and the Watagan Mountains. The nearest shops and railway station are in Morisset.

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