Empire Bay, New South Wales

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Suburb of Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia

Empire Bay
Central Coast, New South Wales

Empire Bay

Coordinates| 33°29′S 151°22′E﻿ / ﻿33.49°S 151.36°E﻿ / -33.49; 151.36
Population| 2,274 (2011 census)[1]
• Density| 2,070/km2 (5,350/sq mi)
Postcode(s)| 2257
Elevation| 3 m (10 ft)
Area| 1.1 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Location|

* 8 km (5 mi) E of Woy Woy
* 18 km (11 mi) S of Gosford
* 95 km (59 mi) NNE of Sydney

LGA(s)| Central Coast Council
Parish| Kincumber
State electorate(s)| Terrigal
Federal division(s)| Robertson
| Suburbs around Empire Bay:

Brisbane Water | Davistown | Kincumber
St Huberts Island | Empire Bay | Bensville
Daleys Point | Killcare Heights | Bensville

Empire Bay is a suburb on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the Central Coast Council local government area.

Empire Bay was originally known as Sorrento being the name of a large boarding house in the locality. The land was subdivided in 1905. The name changed to Empire Bay in 1908 when a Postal Receiving Office was opened in a building attached to the boarding house. The name was changed because there was already a post office named Sorrento in Victoria and Empire Bay was chosen because there was no other such name in the Commonwealth. The name was officially changed on 24 May 1908. William Huggart who owned Sorrento House was the first postmaster. In 1909 the status of the office was changed to Post Office. It was moved into C. C. Swinburne's general store when he became Postmaster in 1910.[2]

## Transport Links

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Empire Bay is serviced by regular Busways bus services with connections to Woy Woy shopping centre and railway station, the Ettalong Beach retail centre, Kincumber and Erina Fair. The village is also serviced by Central Coast Ferries on the Woy Woy to Empire Bay route via Saratoga and Davistown.

## History

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The original Empire Bay general store was built 1910 to 1912.

## References

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1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Empire Bay (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
2. ^ Pratt, Eileen (1978) Place Names of the Central Coast. Brisbane Water Historical Society and The Entrance and District Society. p. 4

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Suburbs of the Central Coast, New South Wales

Towns, suburbs
and localities|

* Alison
* Avoca Beach
* Bar Point
* Bateau Bay
* Bensville
* Berkeley Vale
* Blackwall
* Blue Bay
* Blue Haven
* Booker Bay
* Bouddi
* Box Head
* Budgewoi
* Budgewoi Peninsula
* Buff Point
* Bushells Ridge
* Calga
* Canton Beach
* Cedar Brush Creek
* Central Mangrove
* Chain Valley Bay
* Charmhaven
* Cheero Point
* Chittaway Bay
* Chittaway Point
* Cogra Bay
* Colongra
* Copacabana
* Crangan Bay
* Daleys Point
* Davistown
* Dooralong
* Doyalson
* Doyalson North
* Durren Durren
* East Gosford
* Empire Bay
* Erina
* Erina Heights
* Ettalong Beach
* Forresters Beach
* Fountaindale
* Glenning Valley
* Glenworth Valley
* Gorokan
* Gosford
* Green Point
* Greengrove
* Gunderman
* Gwandalan
* Halekulani
* Halloran
* Hamlyn Terrace
* Hardys Bay
* Holgate
* Horsfield Bay
* Jilliby
* Kangy Angy
* Kanwal
* Kariong
* Kiar
* Killarney Vale
* Killcare
* Killcare Heights
* Kincumber
* Kincumber South
* Kingfisher Shores
* Koolewong
* Kulnura
* Lake Haven
* Lake Munmorah
* Lemon Tree
* Lisarow
* Little Jilliby
* Little Wobby
* Long Jetty
* Lower Mangrove
* MacMasters Beach
* Magenta
* Mangrove Creek
* Mangrove Mountain
* Mannering Park
* Mardi
* Marlow
* Matcham
* Moonee
* Mooney Mooney
* Mooney Mooney Creek
* Mount Elliot
* Mount White
* Narara
* Niagara Park
* Norah Head
* Noraville
* North Avoca
* North Gosford
* Ourimbah
* Palm Grove
* Palmdale
* Patonga
* Pearl Beach
* Peats Ridge
* Phegans Bay
* Picketts Valley
* Point Clare
* Point Frederick
* Pretty Beach
* Ravensdale
* Rocky Point
* San Remo
* Saratoga
* Shelly Beach
* Somersby
* Spencer
* Springfield
* St Huberts Island
* Summerland Point
* Tacoma
* Tacoma South
* Tascott
* Ten Mile Hollow
* Terrigal
* The Entrance
* The Entrance North
* Toowoon Bay
* Toukley
* Tuggerah
* Tuggerawong
* Tumbi Umbi
* Umina Beach
* Upper Mangrove
* Wadalba
* Wagstaffe
* Wallarah
* Wamberal
* Warnervale
* Watanobbi
* Wendoree Park
* West Gosford
* Wisemans Ferry
* Wondabyne
* Woongarrah
* Woy Woy
* Woy Woy Bay
* Wyee
* Wyoming
* Wyong
* Wyong Creek
* Wyongah
* Yarramalong
* Yattalunga

Rivers and
other waterways|

* Brisbane Water
* Budgewoi Lake
* Mangrove Creek
* Mooney Mooney Creek
* Lake Munmorah
* Ourimbah Creek
* Terrigal Lagoon
* Wamberal Lagoon
* Tuggerah Lake
* Tuggerah Lakes
* Wyong River

National parks|

* Bouddi
* Brisbane Water
* Dharug

Other places and
points of interest|

* Central Coast Stadium
* Central Coast Highway
* Erina Fair
* Gosford Glyphs
* Munmorah Power Station
* Munmorah State Conservation Area
* Pacific Motorway
* Watagan Mountains
* Wyrrabalong National Park

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