Calga, New South Wales
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Calga Central Coast, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Calga | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°25′55″S 151°13′05″E / 33.432°S 151.218°ECoordinates: 33°25′55″S 151°13′05″E / 33.432°S 151.218°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 142 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2250 | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Central Coast Council | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Cowan | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Gosford | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Robertson | ||||||||||||||
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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:
- Peats Ridge Road: Calga Aboriginal Cultural Landscape[2]
References[]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Calga(State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 October 2018. Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
- ^ "Calga Aboriginal Cultural Landscape". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H02014. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- Suburbs of the Central Coast (New South Wales)
- Central Coast, New South Wales geography stubs