Narara, New South Wales
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Narara Central Coast, New South Wales |
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Looking down Deane Street, Narara's "Main Street", towards the railway station
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| Coordinates | 33°23′53″S 151°21′04″E / 33.398°S 151.351°ECoordinates: 33°23′53″S 151°21′04″E / 33.398°S 151.351°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 7,767 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,316/km2 (3,410/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2250 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 5.9 km2 (2.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location | 4 km (2 mi) N of Gosford | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Central Coast Council | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Gosford | ||||||||||||
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Narara 
i/nəˈrærə/ is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of Gosford's central business district. It is part of the Central Coast Council local government area.
The suburb is mostly residential but also holds Narara railway station on the Central Coast & Newcastle Line. It also contains a corner shop and bottleshop, a number of parks, sporting grounds, and a concrete public skatepark. It is the home of Narara Valley High School, a NSW government public high school, and St Philips Christian College Gosford (formerly Gosford Christian College), a private Christian institution educating from kindergarten to year twelve.
It is also home to the Narara Ecovillage, which aims to research, design and build a stylish, intergenerational, friendly demonstration Ecovillage, blending the principles of ecological and social sustainability, good health, business, caring and other options that can evolve from our well-being. Narara also hosts the annual Ecoburbia festival, awarded Best Community Event by Gosford City Council in 2015.
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