Narraweena, New South Wales
Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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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.
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| City | Sydney | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 78 m (256 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 6,971 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2099 | ||||||||||||
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Narraweena has two primary schools; Narraweena Public School and St John the Apostle Narraweena Catholic School.
History
Narraweena is an Aboriginal name meaning a quiet place in the hills.[citation needed] 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.
It is also home to a notable community of settlers from Gizzeria, Calabria and their descendants.
Transport
Keolis Downer Northern Beaches operates five bus routes through the suburb of Narraweena:
- 160X: Dee Why to Chatswood[4]
- 166: Frenchs Forest to Manly[5]
- 174X: Narraweena to City Wynyard[6]
- 178: Cromer Heights to Warringah Mall[7]
- 179: Wheeler Heights to Warringah Mall[8]
CDC NSW operates one bus route through the suburb of Narraweena:
- 193: Austlink to Warringah Mall[9]
