Forresters Beach

Suburb of Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia

Forresters Beach
Central Coast, New South Wales

Forresters Beach

Forresters Beach

Coordinates| 33°24′25″S 151°28′34″E﻿ / ﻿33.407°S 151.476°E﻿ / -33.407; 151.476
Population| 2,900 (2016 census)[1]
• Density| 1,160/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Postcode(s)| 2260
Area| 2.5 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
Location|

* 15 km (9 mi) ENE of Gosford
* 7 km (4 mi) N of Terrigal

LGA(s)| Central Coast Council
Parish| Kincumber
State electorate(s)| Terrigal
Federal division(s)| Dobell
| Suburbs around Forresters Beach:

Tumbi Umbi | Bateau Bay | Bateau Bay
Wamberal | Forresters Beach | Pacific Ocean
Wamberal | Wamberal | Pacific Ocean

Forresters Beach is a coastal suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia between Terrigal and Bateau Bay. It forms part of the Central Coast Council local government area. Forresters Beach's reef breaks are well known to surfers. Its name comes from Robert Forrester who purchased 50 acres (200,000 m2) of land in 1861.

## Population[edit]

In the 2016 Census 2,900 people resided in Forresters Beach. 82.5% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 4.8%. 92.1% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 30.8%, Catholic 25.0% and Anglican 20.7%.[1]

## Retirement Village[edit]

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The Glen Group sought to purchase land in 2004 to build a large Retirement Village at Forresters Beach. Local residents, who felt that the new village would increase population density and the "isolation" of the area would become endangered, opposed the sale. Local residents went to the local council in an attempt to block the development; however, the attempt failed and the village was built. In 2006 the village became open for retirees to move in.

The Village took the place of Forresters Beach Fun Park which throughout the years had been home to Forresters Beach Bowling Alley, Waterslides, Maze, Bungey Jumping, Go-Karts and home of the Forresters Beach Markets, which were popular in the 1990s. The Putt Putt and Swingers 9 Hole golf course no longer remain in the area.[2]

## Wyrrabalong National Park[edit]

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The park covers 597 ha but is divided into two separate areas. Wyrrabalong, meaning 'headland looking over the sea' is a word of the Darkinjung people who once occupied the narrow strip of coastline between Forresters Beach and Bateau Bay, which now constitutes the southern section of the park (140 ha). The southern section is characterised by high, exposed coastal cliffs of sandstone and shale and extensive rock platforms at either end that are ideal for fishing and exploring at low tide. There are woodlands of blackbutt, spotted gum and bloodwood along the plateau, with shrubs and heath (mostly coastal banksia and she-oak) on the gentler slopes to the west. Marine and bird life are abundant in the area. Fauna includes goannas, bandicoots, fantails and the tawny frogmouth. Wyrrabalong Lookout is located on Cromarty Hill. There is a car park and an adjacent concrete platform with views to the south and west. This site is also the major TV tower translator for the Wyong area, broadcasting as far as Yarramalong. A short path leads to Wyrrabalong Lookout on the cliff's edge, 132 m above sea-level, from where there are views south to The Skillion. A 1.6 km walking track leads along the cliffs through the attractive woodland to the other viewing platform, Crackneck Lookout (95 m high) where there is a large clearing and car park with information boards and a picnic-barbecue area.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Forresters Beach (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
2. ^ "Forresters Beach - Central Coast Australia". centralcoastaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
3. ^ "Wyrrabalong National Park Walking Tracks". iCentralCoast. Retrieved 24 September 2020.

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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

List of Central Coast, New South Wales suburbs
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