Northern Beaches
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The Northern Beaches is a region within Northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, near the Pacific coast. This area extends south to the entrance of Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour), west to Middle Harbour and north to the entrance of Broken Bay. The area was formerly inhabited by the Garigal or Caregal people in a region known as Guringai country.[2]
The Northern Beaches district is governed on a local level by the Northern Beaches Council, which was formed in May 2016 from Warringah Council (est. 1906), Manly Council (est. 1877), and Pittwater Council (est. 1992).
History
The traditional Aboriginal inhabitants of the land now known as the Northern Beaches were the Garigal people of the Eora nation. Within a few years of European settlement, the Garigal had mostly disappeared from this area mainly due to an outbreak of smallpox in 1789. Much evidence of their habitation remains especially their rock etchings in
Since those days, urban growth proceeded slowly until the 1960s when development accelerated because of improved roads and a general increase in living standards in the regions.[3]
In 1906, the Warringah Shire council was formed the NSW Government Gazette, along with 132 other new Shires within New South Wales. It ran roughly from
In 2016, the Local Government (Council Amalgamations) Proclamation 2016 insisted that the Northern Beaches region councils of Manly, Warringah and Pittwater become the Northern Beaches Council. This was effective from 12 May 2016.[5]
Today, the Northern Beaches is very well part of the Sydney metropolis, however maintains an isolated environment from the other regions of Sydney including the neighbouring North Shore region. The "Forest District" became an unofficial district within the Northern Beaches region to describe the suburbs between Ingleside and the Upper North Shore.
Suburbs and localities
- Suburbs
The suburbs of the Northern Beaches district are:[6]
- Allambie Heights
- Avalon
- Balgowlah Heights
- Balgowlah
- Bayview
- Beacon Hill
- Belrose
- Bilgola
- Bilgola Plateau
- Brookvale
- Church Point
- Clareville
- Clontarf
- Coasters Retreat
- Collaroy Plateau
- Collaroy
- Cottage Point
- Cromer
- Curl Curl
- Davidson
- Dee Why
- Duffys Forest
- Elanora Heights
- Elvina Bay
- Fairlight
- Forestville
- Frenchs Forest
- Freshwater
- Great Mackerel Beach
- Ingleside
- Killarney Heights
- Lovett Bay
- Manly Vale
- Manly
- Mona Vale
- Morning Bay
- Narrabeen North
- Narrabeen
- Narraweena
- Newport
- North Balgowlah
- North Curl Curl
- North Manly
- Oxford Falls
- Palm Beach
- Queenscliff
- Scotland Island
- Seaforth
- Terrey Hills
- Warriewood
- Whale Beach
- Wheeler Heights
- Localities
The localities of the Northern Beaches district are:[7][8]
- Bantry Bay
- Careel Bay
Schools
The following primary, high and K–12 schools are located on the Northern Beaches:
Primary
- AGBU Alexander Primary School
- Allambie Heights Public School
- Avalon Public School
- Balgowlah North Public School
- Balgowlah Heights Public School
- Beacon Hill Public School
- Belrose Public School
- Bilgola Plateau Public School
- Collaroy Plateau Public School
- Cromer Public School
- Curl Curl North Public School
- Dee Why Public School
- Elanora Heights Public School
- Farmhouse Montessori Primary School
- Forestville Montessori School
- Forestville Public School
- Harbord Public School
- John Colet School
- Kamaroi Rudolf Steiner School
- Kambora Public School
- Killarney Heights Public School
- Kinma School
- Manly Village Public School
- Manly Vale Public School
- Manly West Public School
- Maria Regina Catholic Primary School
- Mimosa Public School
- Mona Vale Public School
- Narrabeen Lakes Public School
- Narrabeen North Public School
- Narraweena Public School
- Newport Public School
- Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
- Seaforth Public School
- St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School
- St John's Catholic Primary School
- St John The Baptist Catholic Primary School
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
- St Kevin's Catholic Primary School
- St Kieran's Catholic Primary School[9]
- St Luke's Grammar School (Bayview Campus)
- St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School
- St Rose Catholic Primary School
- Terrey Hills Public School
- Wakehurst Public School
- Wheeler Heights Public School
- Yanginanook School
High
- Barrenjoey High School
- Balgowlah Boys High School
- Cromer Campus
- Davidson High School
- Forest High School
- Freshwater Senior Campus
- Killarney Heights High School
- Mackellar Girls Campus
- Manly Selective Campus
- Mater Maria Catholic College
- Narrabeen Sports High School
- Pittwater High School
- Stella Maris College
- St Augustine's College(Years 5 to 12)
- St Paul's Catholic College
K–12
- Covenant Christian School
- Fisher Road School
- Galstaun College
- Northern Beaches Christian School
- Oxford Falls Grammar School
- The Pittwater House Schools
- St Luke's Grammar School (Dee Why Campus)
International Schools
Closed schools
- Beacon Hill High School
- Forestville Montessori High School
- Oxford Falls Public School
Transport
Public transport in the Northern Beaches is primarily provided by buses. Major bus interchanges are at Pittwater Road at Brookvale, Dee Why, Mona Vale and Manly Wharf. Buses connect to Gordon, Chatswood and North Sydney stations on the North Shore line, served by Sydney Trains North Shore & Western and Northern services, as well as stations in the CBD.[10][11]
Manly ferry services operated by Sydney Ferries run from Manly to Circular Quay.[14] The privately-operated Manly Fast Ferry also runs to Circular Quay.[10]
Palm Beach Water Airport is located in Palm Beach.
Sports
Notable sports teams include the
See also
- Manly Beach
- Curl Curl Beach
- Barrenjoey
- Palm Beach
- McKay Reserve
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Sydney - Northern Beaches". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Aboriginal People" (PDF). Northern Beaches Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Barrenjoey Lighthouse".
- ^ "Library-Pittwater Secession". Archived from the original on 22 July 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/regulations/2016-242.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Place name search". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. n.d. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ Northern Beaches Council Website-Wards & Suburbs.
- ^ Place name search - Geographical Names Board of NSW Archived 1 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Gnb.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved on 2014-04-12.
- ^ "St Kieran's Catholic Primary School Manly Vale".
- ^ a b "Transport". Northern Beaches Council. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ Transport for NSW, Customer Experience Division. "B-Line bus service". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "B-Line Mona Vale to City Wynyard". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Manly". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 26 December 2020.