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{{Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
| name = Bar Point
{{Infobox Australian place
| city = [[Central Coast (New South Wales)|Central Coast]]
| state = nsw
| type = suburb
| image =
| name = Bar Point
| city = [[Central Coast (New South Wales)|Central Coast]]
| caption =
| lga = City of Gosford
| state = nsw
| postcode = 2083
| image =
| caption =
| pop = 133 (2006 census)<ref name=abs/>
| coordinates = {{Coord|-33.493|151.168|format=dms|type:city_region:AU-NSW|display=inline,title}}
| area =
| est =
| local_map = yes
| zoom = 11
| parish = Cowan<ref name=gnb>{{cite web|url=http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=KWIOoetLMa|title=Geographical Names Register Extract - Bar Point (Suburb)|author=Geographical Names Board of New South Wales|accessdate=2007-07-16}}</ref>
| lga = {{NSWcity|Central Coast Council|b1=on}}
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Gosford|Gosford]]
| postcode = 2083
| fedgov = [[Division of Robertson|Robertson]]
| dist1 = 53
| pop = 64
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}
| dir1 = N
| pop_footnotes = <ref name=abs/>
| location1= [[Sydney]]
| dist2 = 23
| elevation = 19
| dir2 = W
| area =
| est =
| location2= [[Gosford, New South Wales|Gosford]]
| parish = Cowan<ref name=gnb>{{NSW GNR|id=KWIOoetLMa|title=Bar Point (Suburb)|access-date=16 July 2007}}</ref>
| near-nw = [[Marlow, New South Wales|Marlow]]
| near-n = [[Mount White, New South Wales|Mount White]]
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Gosford|Gosford]]
| fedgov = [[Division of Robertson|Robertson]]
| near-ne = [[Mooney Mooney Creek, New South Wales|Mooney Mooney Creek]]
| dist1 = 53
| near-w = [[Fishermans Point, New South Wales|Fishermans Point]]
| dir1 = N
| near-e = [[Mooney Mooney Creek, New South Wales|Mooney Mooney Creek]]
| location1 = [[Sydney]]
| near-sw = [[Fishermans Point, New South Wales|Fishermans Point]]
| dist2 = 23
| near-s = [[Cowan, New South Wales|Cowan]]
| dir2 = W
| near-se = [[Cheero Point, New South Wales|Cheero Point]]<br>[[Mooney Mooney, New South Wales|Mooney Mooney]]
| location2 = [[Gosford, New South Wales|Gosford]]
| near-nw = [[Marlow, New South Wales|Marlow]]
| near-n = [[Mount White, New South Wales|Mount White]]
| near-ne = [[Mooney Mooney Creek, New South Wales|Mooney Mooney Creek]]
| near-w = [[Fishermans Point, New South Wales|Fishermans Point]]
| near-e = [[Mooney Mooney Creek, New South Wales|Mooney Mooney Creek]]
| near-sw = [[Fishermans Point, New South Wales|Fishermans Point]]
| near-s = [[Cowan, New South Wales|Cowan]]
| near-se = [[Cheero Point, New South Wales|Cheero Point]]<br />[[Mooney Mooney, New South Wales|Mooney Mooney]]
}}
}}


'''Bar Point''' is a [[List of Central Coast suburbs|suburb]] of the [[Central Coast (New South Wales)|Central Coast]] region of [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]], located on the north bank of the [[Hawkesbury River]] {{convert|53|km|mi|0|lk=on}} north of [[Sydney]]. It is part of the [[City of Gosford]] [[Local Government Areas of New South Wales|local government area]].
'''Bar Point''' is a [[List of Central Coast suburbs|suburb]] of the [[Central Coast (New South Wales)|Central Coast]] region of [[New South Wales]], Australia, located on the north bank of the [[Hawkesbury River]] {{convert|53|km|mi|0}} north of [[Sydney]]. It is part of the {{NSWcity|Central Coast Council|b1=on}} [[Local government areas of New South Wales|local government area]].


==Geography==
==Geography==
Bar Point is bounded by the Hawkesbury River to the west and south, Marlows Gully to the north, and the [[Sydney-Newcastle Freeway]] and [[Pacific Highway (Australia)|Pacific Highway]] to the east, beyond which is the [[Brisbane Water National Park]]. The locality is home to the southern section of the [[Popran National Park]], accessible via [[four-wheel drive]] from [[Mount White, New South Wales|Mount White]] to the north. Below the national park along the Hawkesbury River coastline are a number of properties accessible only by boat or by water taxi from [[Brooklyn, New South Wales|Brooklyn]] {{convert|10|km|mi|0}} downstream, as well as Bar Point Estate on the point itself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hawkesburyriver.com/townships.php?id=UBP|title=Bar Point|author=Australian River Traders|year=2006|accessdate=2007-07-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/short-breaks/in-the-deep-end/2005/10/19/1129401309496.html|last=Buchanan|first=Mat|title=Travel - In the deep end|author=Fairfax Digital|date=[[22 October]] [[2005]]|accessdate=2007-07-18}}</ref>
Bar Point is bounded by the Hawkesbury River to the west and south, Marlows Gully to the north, and the [[Pacific Motorway (Sydney–Newcastle)|M1 Pacific Motorway]] and [[Pacific Highway (Australia)|Pacific Highway]] to the east, beyond which is the [[Brisbane Water National Park]]. The locality is home to the southern section of the [[Popran National Park]], accessible via [[four-wheel drive]] from [[Mount White, New South Wales|Mount White]] to the north. Below the national park along the Hawkesbury River coastline are a number of properties accessible only by boat or by water taxi from [[Brooklyn, New South Wales|Brooklyn]] {{convert|10|km|mi|0}} downstream, as well as Bar Point Estate on the point itself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hawkesburyriver.com/townships.php?id=UBP |title=Bar Point |author=Australian River Traders |year=2006 |access-date=18 July 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008045030/http://www.hawkesburyriver.com/townships.php?id=UBP |archive-date=8 October 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/short-breaks/in-the-deep-end/2005/10/19/1129401309496.html|last=Buchanan|first=Mat|title=Travel In the deep end|publisher=The Age/Sydney Morning Herald |date=22 October 2005|access-date=18 July 2007 | location=Melbourne}}</ref>


Since 2003, the suburb has been home to a Rural Fire Station.<ref>{{cite news|title=Firefighters set for next season|work=Central Coast Express|page=17|date=[[11 July]] [[2003]]}}</ref>
Since 2003, the suburb has been home to a Rural Fire Station.<ref>{{cite news|title=Firefighters set for next season|work=Central Coast Express|page=17|date=11 July 2003}}</ref>


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
At the [[Australian Bureau of Statistics|ABS]] [[Census in Australia#2006|2006 census]], Bar Point had a population of 133 people.<ref name=abs>{{Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC16155|name=Bar Point (State Suburb)|accessdate=2007-07-18}}</ref> The median age was 48, well above the regional average, and the median individual income was $481 per week.
At the [[Australian Bureau of Statistics|ABS]] {{CensusAU|2016}}, Bar Point had a population of 64 people.<ref name=abs>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC10188 |name=Bar Point (State Suburb)|access-date=11 March 2018}}</ref> The median age was 52, well above the national average of 38, and the median household income was $833 per week.

==Heritage listings==
Bar Point has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
* Cascade Gully, Hawkesbury River: [[HMAS Parramatta Shipwreck and Memorials]]<ref name=nswshr-1676>{{cite NSW SHR|5054727|HMAS Parramatta shipwreck and memorials|hr=01676|fn=H03/00242/1|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* {{cite book|last=Richmond|first=Tom|title=Bar Island & Lower Hawkesbury river settlements|location=[[Marrickville, New South Wales|Marrickville]]|year=2005|publisher=Deerubbin Press and Hornsby Shire Council|id=ISBN 0-9750991-4-0}}
* {{cite book|last=Richmond|first=Tom|title=Bar Island & Lower Hawkesbury river settlements|location=[[Marrickville, New South Wales|Marrickville]]|year=2005|publisher=Deerubbin Press and Hornsby Shire Council|isbn=0-9750991-4-0}}
* {{cite book|last=Holland|first=John|title=Growing up on the Hawkesbury : recollections of a 'river rat'|location=[[Berowra Heights, New South Wales|Berowra Heights]]|year=1998|publisher=Deerubbin Press|id=ISBN 0-9587441-0-6}}
* {{cite book|last=Holland|first=John|title=Growing up on the Hawkesbury : recollections of a 'river rat'|location=[[Berowra Heights, New South Wales|Berowra Heights]]|year=1998|publisher=Deerubbin Press|isbn=0-9587441-0-6}}


{{Suburbs of Central Coast (New South Wales)}}
==External links==
{{Mapit-AUS-suburbscale|lat=-33.493|long=151.168}}


[[Category:Suburbs of the Central Coast (New South Wales)]]
{{Suburbs of Gosford}}
[[Category:Hawkesbury River]]


[[Category:Suburbs of Central Coast, New South Wales]]


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Latest revision as of 22:42, 13 November 2023

Bar Point
Central CoastNew South Wales
Bar Point is located in New South Wales
Bar Point
Bar Point
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Coordinates33°29′35″S 151°10′05″E / 33.493°S 151.168°E / -33.493; 151.168
Population64 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2083
Elevation19 m (62 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Central Coast Council
ParishCowan[2]
State electorate(s)Gosford
Federal division(s)Robertson
Suburbs around Bar Point:
Marlow Mount White Mooney Mooney Creek
Fishermans Point Bar Point Mooney Mooney Creek
Fishermans Point Cowan Cheero Point
Mooney Mooney

Bar Point is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located on the north bank of the Hawkesbury River 53 kilometres (33 mi) north of Sydney. It is part of the Central Coast Council local government area.

Geography

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Bar Point is bounded by the Hawkesbury River to the west and south, Marlows Gully to the north, and the M1 Pacific Motorway and Pacific Highway to the east, beyond which is the Brisbane Water National Park. The locality is home to the southern section of the Popran National Park, accessible via four-wheel drive from Mount White to the north. Below the national park along the Hawkesbury River coastline are a number of properties accessible only by boat or by water taxi from Brooklyn 10 kilometres (6 mi) downstream, as well as Bar Point Estate on the point itself.[3][4]

Since 2003, the suburb has been home to a Rural Fire Station.[5]

Demographics

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At the ABS 2016 census, Bar Point had a population of 64 people.[1] The median age was 52, well above the national average of 38, and the median household income was $833 per week.

Heritage listings

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Bar Point has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

References

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  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Bar Point (State Suburb)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 11 March 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Bar Point (Suburb)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 July 2007. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Australian River Traders (2006). "Bar Point". Archived from the original on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 18 July 2007.
  4. ^ Buchanan, Mat (22 October 2005). "Travel – In the deep end". Melbourne: The Age/Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 July 2007.
  5. ^ "Firefighters set for next season". Central Coast Express. 11 July 2003. p. 17.
  6. ^ "HMAS Parramatta shipwreck and memorials". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01676. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.

Further reading

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