Woongarrah, New South Wales

Suburb of Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia

33°13′55″S 151°28′5″E / 33.23194°S 151.46806°E / -33.23194; 151.46806Population4,507 (2011 census)^[1]Postcode(s)2259Location10 km (6 mi) NE of Wyong LGA(s)Central Coast CouncilParishMunmorahState electorate(s)Wyong Federal division(s)Dobell

Suburbs around Woongarrah:
Wallarah	Charmhaven	Charmhaven
Wallarah	Woongarrah	Lake Haven
Warnervale	Hamlyn Terrace	Kanwal

Woongarrah is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the Central Coast Council local government area, as well as part of the Warnervale development precinct.

It consists mainly of paddocks and rural properties, yet over the recent years^[when?], it has been urbanised, with housing estates being established, much like the neighbouring suburb Hamlyn Terrace.

Planning began in 2000 for a commercial development in the area north of Sparks Road and east of the railway, termed Warnervale Town Centre.^[2] Woolworths proposed to build a new shopping centre, and a railway station was planned. A road was constructed to the proposed site (Woongarrah Road), but as of 2022, work on the shopping centre has not yet begun. New plans call for a scaled-down shopping centre, and there is no longer a plan to build a railway station.^[3]

Schools

Lakes Grammar
Woongarrah Public School
Mackillop Catholic College
Wadalba High School
Warnervale Public School

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Woongarrah (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
^ Ruming, Kristian J. (1 March 2009). "The Complexity of Comprehensive Planning Partnerships: The Case of the Warnervale Town Centre". Urban Policy and Research. 27 (1): 25–42. doi:10.1080/08111140802430994. ISSN 0811-1146. S2CID 110846266.
^ Murray, Sue (23 November 2022). "New plan outlines vision for Greater Warnervale growth". Coast Community News. Retrieved 5 November 2023.