Woy Woy
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Woy Woy Central Coast, New South Wales |
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Woy Woy in 2011
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 Woy Woy
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| Coordinates | 33°29′S 151°19′E / 33.49°S 151.32°ECoordinates: 33°29′S 151°19′E / 33.49°S 151.32°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 10,114 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,686/km2 (4,370/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2256 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 6.0 km2 (2.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Central Coast Council | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Patonga | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gosford | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Robertson | ||||||||||||
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Woy Woy is a coastal town and a southern suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located on the southern reaches of Brisbane Water 79 km (49 mi) north of Sydney. It is an important population centre within the Central Coast Council local government area.
Woy Woy is located in the northern half of the Woy Woy Peninsula, a densely populated estuarine peninsula that also includes the districts of Umina Beach, Ettalong Beach, Booker Bay and Blackwall, in addition to several small sub-districts. The Woy Woy Peninsula is the most populous area of the Central Coast. The historical and commercial core of Woy Woy is located around the railway station at the northern tip of the peninsula while its residential districts merge imperceptibly southwards with Umina and Ettalong. (Woy Woy officially ends at Veron Road and Gallipoli Avenue; and Umina begins beyond this.)
Woy Woy is considered a dormitory town of Sydney.
The double name is a corruption of the indigenous term apparently taken from the local Darkinjung Aboriginal people, and reputedly means 'big lagoon' or 'much water', referring to the deep tidal channel adjacent to the town centre. It was originally known as Webb's Flat, named for James Webb, the first European settler of the Brisbane Water region in 1823, and was first explored by a party led by Governor Arthur Phillip in 1789.
Electrification of the Main Northern rail line running through Woy Woy to Gosford in 1960 prompted rapid residential development in and around Woy Woy in the 1960s and 1970s as its relatively low-priced properties became an important part of the Sydney commuter belt, with rail journey times of just over an hour to reach Sydney's central business district.
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