Calga, New South Wales

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Calga
Central CoastNew South Wales
Calga is located in New South Wales
Calga
Calga
Coordinates33°25′55″S 151°13′05″E / 33.432°S 151.218°E / -33.432; 151.218Coordinates: 33°25′55″S 151°13′05″E / 33.432°S 151.218°E / -33.432; 151.218
Population142 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2250
Location
  • 62 km (39 mi) N of Sydney
  • 19 km (12 mi) W of Gosford
LGA(s)Central Coast Council
ParishCowan
State electorate(s)Gosford
Federal division(s)Robertson
Suburbs around Calga:
Glenworth Valley Somersby Somersby
Glenworth Valley Calga Mooney Mooney Creek
Mount White Mooney Mooney Creek Mooney Mooney Creek

Calga is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located 62 kilometres (39 mi) north of Sydney. It is part of the Central Coast Council local government area.

It is home to a major interchange on the Pacific Motorway, Old Pacific Highway, and the .

History[]

Calga lies in the traditional lands of both the Darkinjung and Kuringgai peoples and is an Aboriginal word meaning "the mouth".

On 1 October 2019, the Calga Aboriginal Cultural Landscape was inscribed on New South Wales State Heritage Register as part of a heritage site.

Population[]

In the 2016 Census, there were 142 people in Calga. 78.0% of people were born in Australia and 85.5% of people spoke only English at home.[1]

Heritage listings[]

Calga has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

References[]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Calga(State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 October 2018. Edit this at WikidataCC-BY icon.svg Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
  2. ^ "Calga Aboriginal Cultural Landscape". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H02014. Retrieved 18 February 2020.


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