| Great Mackerel Beach Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Great Mackerel Beach, photographed from the south | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 36 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2108 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 43 km (27 mi) north of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Northern Beaches Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Pittwater | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Mackellar | ||||||||||||||
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Great Mackerel Beach is a suburb about 43 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, from 2016 in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia,[2] formerly part of Pittwater Council. It is on the western shores of Pittwater in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, beside Currawong Beach, and near Coasters Retreat and Palm Beach.The resident population was 50 at the 2021 census; the median age was 57, with an average of 0.3 children per family and an average of 1.7 people per household.[3] The population was 36 at the 2016 census,[1] 301 at the 2011 census,[4] and 103 in 2006.[5] As of 2021[update] there were 111 private dwellings,[3] with many people not listed as residents occupying properties during school holidays and weekends. Great Mackerel Beach is frequently referred to as Mackerel Beach or [Great] Mackeral Beach, although the spelling "Mackerel" is becoming standard.[5][4][6]
A nearby beach is called Little Mackerel Beach, often referred to as Currawong Beach.[6]
- ^ a b "2016 Census QuickStats: Great Mackerel Beach". Censusdata.abs.gov.au. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ "Great Mackerel Beach". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ a b "2021 Great Mackerel Beach, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ a b "2011 Census QuickStats: Great Mackerel Beach". Censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ a b "2006 Census QuickStats: Great Mackeral (sic) Beach". Censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ a b Roots, David (December 1987). "Mackerel Beach" (PDF). Perspective – via Northern Beaches Council.
