Narraweena, New South Wales
| Narraweena Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 6,971 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2099 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 78 m (256 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 18 km (11 mi) north-east of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Northern Beaches Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Wakehurst | ||||||||||||||
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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
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Narraweena is an Aboriginal name meaning a quiet place in the hills.[citation needed] The suburb developed after World War II, when the land was subdivided, Narraweena Post Office opening on 1 April 1953.[2][3]
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
[edit]Keolis Downer Northern Beaches operates five bus routes through the suburb of Narraweena:
- 160X: Dee Why to Chatswood[4]
- 166: Frenchs Forest to Manly[5]
- 174X: Narraweena to City Wynyard[6]
- 178: Cromer Heights to Warringah Mall[7]
- 179: Wheeler Heights to Warringah Mall[8]
CDC NSW operates one bus route through the suburb of Narraweena:
- 193: Austlink to Warringah Mall[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Narraweena (NSW) (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
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