Great Mackerel Beach, New South Wales
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Great Mackerel Beach Sydney, New South Wales |
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Great Mackerel Beach, photographed from the south
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| Population | 103 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2108 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 43 km (27 mi) north of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Northern Beaches Council | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Pittwater | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Mackellar | ||||||||||||
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Great Mackerel Beach is a suburb 43 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is on the western shores of Pittwater in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, beside Currawong Beach, and near Coasters Retreat and Palm Beach.
Great Mackerel Beach is frequently referred to as Mackerel Beach or [Great] Mackeral Beach (both spellings are sometimes used in the same document). Nearby Currawong Beach is sometimes called Little Mackerel Beach.
The Mackerel valley was formed by a creek that flows from within the National Park, passing through sub-tropical rain forest and mangroves to exit at the north end of the beach where a sand delta has been formed. The sand on the beach is the result of sandstone flowing down the Hawkesbury River Hawkesbury River and is soft and golden.
Mackerel was originally a dairy farm settled in 1823 by a John Clark who sold it on to Martin Burke who is known as "The Father of Pittwater". Subdivision of Mackerel took place in 1920 and since then over 100 houses have been built. Originally most of the houses were fibro shacks built as fishermen’s cottages and weekenders however much development has occurred since and now Mackerel has a large variety of homes ranging from some of the original shacks to waterfront mansions.
Great Mackerel Beach has no road access and no roads or vehicles; access is by the Palm Beach Ferry, water taxi, or private boat.
There are no shops, public toilets, barbecue or picnic facilities, public rubbish facilities, or public drinking water taps at Great Mackerel Beach.
There is a public telephone booth near the wharf.
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