Somersby, New South Wales

Suburb of Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia

Somersby
Central Coast, New South Wales

Population| 1,087 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)| 2250
Elevation| 221 m (725 ft)
Location|

* 14 km (9 mi) NW of Gosford
* 77 km (48 mi) N of Sydney
* 94 km (58 mi) SSW of Newcastle
* 28 km (17 mi) W of The Entrance

LGA(s)| Central Coast Council
Parish| Narara
State electorate(s)| Gosford
Federal division(s)| Robertson
| Suburbs around Somersby:

Peats Ridge | Palm Grove | Ourimbah
Calga | Somersby | Narara
Mooney Mooney Creek | Mooney Mooney Creek | Kariong

Somersby is a semi-rural locality of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, to the northwest of Gosford along the Pacific Highway. It is part of the Central Coast Council local government area.

Somersby includes sections of the Brisbane Water National Park, within which Somersby Falls are located, as well as the Mount Penang Parklands which are used as a festival and exhibition centre. The Woolshed Function Centre, Australian Reptile Park, a small industrial area near the Kariong Interchange, two juvenile justice centres, and a primary school are features of Somersby. Old Sydney Town, now defunct, was a popular tourist destination in Somersby.

## Heritage listings

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Somersby has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

* Pacific Highway: Mount Penang Juvenile Justice Centre[2]

## Places of Worship

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St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church

## Gallery

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* View north up the upper Somersby Falls

* One of several sets of Aboriginal rubbing groves at the upper Somersby Falls

* View across the upper Somersby Falls

* View west down from the upper Somersby Falls

## See also

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* Holt-Bragg Bridge

## References

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1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Somersby". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
2. ^ "Mount Penang Parklands". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01667. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.

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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

Authority control databases: Geographic |

* MusicBrainz area

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