Avoca Beach
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Avoca Beach Central Coast, New South Wales |
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Avoca Beach, as seen from the Skillion
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 Avoca Beach
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| Coordinates | 33°27′54″S 151°26′06″E / 33.46500°S 151.43500°ECoordinates: 33°27′54″S 151°26′06″E / 33.46500°S 151.43500°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 4,319 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,080/km2 (2,800/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2251 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 4.0 km2 (1.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Central Coast Council | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Kincumber | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Terrigal | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Robertson | ||||||||||||
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Avoca Beach is a coastal suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, about 95 kilometres (59 mi) north of Sydney. Avoca Beach is primarily a residential suburb but also a popular tourist destination. Avoca Beach village has a variety of restaurants and cafes as well as a post office, newsagent, pharmacy and mini-mart. Avoca Beach also has a historic cinema, a hotel, bowling club, motel and caravan park. It is located within the Central Coast Council local government area.
Avoca Beach is located on the Tasman Sea 17 kilometres (11 mi) east-southeast of the Gosford central business district, and about halfway between Newcastle and Sydney, being about 95 kilometres (59 mi) from each. It is bordered to the north by the Bulbararing Lagoon, to the west by Saltwater Creek and to the east by the ocean.
The area was originally inhabited by the Awabakal Aboriginal people. "Avoca" is an Irish name meaning "great estuary" or "where the river meets the sea", and is also the name of a town in County Wicklow, Ireland.
On 4 January 1830, 640 acres (259 ha) of land in the area were promised to Irish army officer John Moore. However, the official deeds were not issued until 30 September 1839, due to the difficulty in surveying the land. He built a house opposite Bulbararing Lake (now known as Avoca Lake) and planted vines, cereals and fruit trees. He left the area in 1857 for the Victorian goldfields. In the late 19th century, Tom Davis leased the area in order to exploit local timber, which was transported by tram to a mill at Terrigal via what is now Tramway Road in North Avoca.
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