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Coordinates: 33°2624S 151°1804E / 33.440°S 151.301°E / -33.440; 151.301
 

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Kariong
Central CoastNew South Wales
Kariong is located in New South Wales
Kariong

Kariong

Map
Coordinates33°26′24S 151°18′04E / 33.440°S 151.301°E / -33.440; 151.301
Population6,485 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2250
Elevation192 m (630 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Central Coast Council
ParishPatonga
State electorate(s)Gosford
Federal division(s)Robertson
Suburbs around Kariong:
Peats Ridge Somersby West Gosford
Calga Kariong Point Clare
Mooney Mooney Creek Brisbane Water National Park Tascott

Kariong (/kærɪɒŋ/) is a locality of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia west of Gosford along the Central Coast Highway. It is part of the Central Coast Council local government area.

History[edit]

Kariong's first British settler was W.H. Parry in 1901. The Mt Penang Training School for Boys (later the Mount Penang Juvenile Justice Centre) was opened in 1911. Many of the boys came from the training ship Sobraon, which had been in Sydney Harbour before being condemned, as did former officer Basil Topple. The village of about fifteen families, mostly workers at the training school, was first called Kendall Heights, then Penang Mountain. The name Kariong was assigned in about 1947.[citation needed]

Kariong Mountains High School opened in 2010 at Kariong.

Etymology[edit]

According to the Geographical Names Board, Kariong means "meeting place" in the local Aboriginal language.[2]

Geography[edit]

Kariong's boundaries include a considerable section of the Brisbane Water National Park to the south, and the Mount Penang Parklands, with its native gardens. Kariong is considered the entry point to the Central Coast as it borders the Pacific Motorway M1. A visitor information centre for the Central Coast was once located just off the Central Coast Highway, near the entry to the Mount Penang Parklands but no longer exists.

Population[edit]

At the 2021 census, the population of Kariong was 6,485.

Culture[edit]

The NAISDA Dance College, a performing arts training college for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from all over Australia, is based in the Mount Penang Parklands in Kariong.[3][4]

Gosford glyphs[edit]

The Gosford Glyphs, a group of around 300 carvings which appear similar to Egyptian hieroglyphs carved into two parallel sandstone walls, are located in the area. They were first reported in 1975 by Alan Dash, a local surveyor who had been visiting the area for seven years.[5] These are now generally dismissed as a hoax.[6][7][5][8]

Transport[edit]

There are regular buses from Gosford to Kariong. The bus routes that connect Gosford and Kariong are routes 32, 33 and 34, operated by Busways.[9][10][11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kariong". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 May 2024. Edit this at Wikidata Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
  • ^ "Kariong". gnb.nsw.gov.au. Geographical Name Register of NSW. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  • ^ "NAISDA Dance College". Ausdance. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  • ^ Official website of NAISDA Dance College
  • ^ a b Coltheart, David (October–November 2003). "Debunking The Gosford Glyphs". Archaeological Diggings. 10 (5).
  • ^ Kenneth L. Feder, Encyclopedia of Dubious Archaeology: From Atlantis to the Walam Olum, page 120-121(Greenwood, 2010). ISBN 978-0-313-37919-2
  • ^ Kelly, Matthew (20 October 2012). "Ancient Egyptians lived near Woy Woy: fact or fantasy?". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  • ^ "The Gosford glyphs, debunked". Australian Geographic. Australian Geographic. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  • ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  • ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  • ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
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