Narraweena, New South Wales

Narraweena is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Narraweena is 18 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council and is part of the Northern Beaches region.

Narraweena
Sydney, New South Wales
Population6,608 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2099
Elevation78 m (256 ft)
Location18 km (11 mi) north-east of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)Northern Beaches Council
State electorate(s)Wakehurst
Federal division(s)
Suburbs around Narraweena:
Oxford Falls Cromer
Beacon Hill Narraweena Dee Why
Brookvale

Narraweena has two primary schools; Narraweena Public School and St John the Apostle Narraweena Catholic School.

History
St. Salvatore statue in St John Apostol church

Narraweena is an Aboriginal name meaning a quiet place in the hills. The suburb developed after World War II, when the land was subdivided, Narraweena Post Office opening on 1 April 1953.[2][3]

Italian people from Pazzano since the 1980s have organised an annual Santo Salvatore's fiest, with a statue very similar to the original that is taken from the catholic church of Narraweena around the suburb and back.


References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Narraweena (NSW) (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  3. The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8

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