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Narraweena, New South Wales

Narraweena
Suburb
Narraweena is located in Sydney
Narraweena
Narraweena
Location in metropolitan Sydney
Map
Interactive map of Narraweena
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
CitySydney
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal divisions
Elevation
78 m (256 ft)
Population
 • Total6,971 (2021 census)[2]
Postcode
2099
Suburbs around Narraweena
Oxford Falls Cromer
Beacon Hill Narraweena Dee Why
Brookvale

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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St. Salvatore statue in St John Apostol church

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.[3][4]

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.

It is also home to a notable community of settlers from Gizzeria, Calabria and their descendants.

Transport

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Keolis Downer Northern Beaches operates five bus routes through the suburb of Narraweena:

  • 160X: Dee Why to Chatswood[5]
  • 166: Frenchs Forest to Manly[6]
  • 174X: Narraweena to City Wynyard[7]
  • 178: Cromer Heights to Warringah Mall[8]
  • 179: Wheeler Heights to Warringah Mall[9]

CDC NSW operates one bus route through the suburb of Narraweena:

  • 193: Austlink to Warringah Mall[10]

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Narraweena (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Narraweena (NSW) (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 September 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  4. ^ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8
  5. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  6. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  7. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  8. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  9. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  10. ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 1 March 2024.


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