Central Coast Council (New South Wales)
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Central Coast Council New South Wales |
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Location of Central Coast LGA in NSW
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| Population | 327,736 (2016 census) (6th in Australia; 3rd in NSW) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 194.96/km2 (504.96/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 12 May 2016 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,681 km2 (649.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
| Administrator | Ian Reynolds | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Central Coast | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Central Coast Council | ||||||||||||||
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The Central Coast Council is a local government area serving the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, established on 12 May 2016 following the amalgamation of Gosford City and Wyong Shire councils.
The council comprises an area of 1,681 square kilometres (649 sq mi) and is bounded to the east by the Tasman Sea, to the south by Broken Bay and the Hawkesbury River, and to the west by the Yengo National Park northwards to Bucketty before heading eastward along George Downes Drive, encompassing the Olney State Forest and crossing the Pacific Motorway, meeting the southern edge of Lake Macquarie at Mannering Park and eventually reaching the coast north of Moonee. As at the 2016 census the council area had an estimated population of 327,736.
The Administrator of the Central Coast Council is Ian Reynolds, pending elections to be held on 9 September 2017.
The local government area includes a moderately densely populated coastal strip that extends northward from the Hawkesbury River and is bounded by the Pacific Motorway to the west, and an extensive sparsely-populated region to the west of the motorway that is largely native bush. The towns and villages located within Central Coast Council are:
At the 2011 Census the former Gosford local government area had a population of 162,440; while the former Wyong local government area had a population of 149,746. This gave a nominal 2011 population of 312,186 for the Central Coast local government area; estimated as 331,007 in 2016 at the time of the council's establishment.
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