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While Avoca Beach's booth, prior to the 2007 election,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://results.aec.gov.au/13745/website/HousePollingPlaceFirstPrefs-13745-2586.htm|title=Polling Place - Avoca Beach|author=[[Australian Electoral Commission]]|date=27 November 2007|accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref> was considered more favourable to the Liberals than the electorate as a whole, the swing of 2.47% to Labor at the 2010 election at Avoca Beach represented a greater swing to Labor than the rest of the electorate on average.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://results.aec.gov.au/15508/Website/HousePollingPlaceFirstPrefs-15508-2586.htm|title=Polling Place - Avoca Beach|author=Australian Electoral Commission|date=9 September 2010|accessdate=2010-11-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://results.aec.gov.au/15508/website/HouseDivisionFirstPrefs-15508-146.htm|title=NSW Division - Robertson|author=Australian Electoral Commission|date=9 September 2010|accessdate=2012-08-23}}</ref> |
While Avoca Beach's booth, prior to the 2007 election,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://results.aec.gov.au/13745/website/HousePollingPlaceFirstPrefs-13745-2586.htm|title=Polling Place - Avoca Beach|author=[[Australian Electoral Commission]]|date=27 November 2007|accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref> was considered more favourable to the Liberals than the electorate as a whole, the swing of 2.47% to Labor at the 2010 election at Avoca Beach represented a greater swing to Labor than the rest of the electorate on average.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://results.aec.gov.au/15508/Website/HousePollingPlaceFirstPrefs-15508-2586.htm|title=Polling Place - Avoca Beach|author=Australian Electoral Commission|date=9 September 2010|accessdate=2010-11-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://results.aec.gov.au/15508/website/HouseDivisionFirstPrefs-15508-146.htm|title=NSW Division - Robertson|author=Australian Electoral Commission|date=9 September 2010|accessdate=2012-08-23}}</ref> |
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In the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]], Avoca Beach is within the electorate of [[Electoral district of Terrigal|Terrigal]], currently held by [[ |
In the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]], Avoca Beach is within the electorate of [[Electoral district of Terrigal|Terrigal]], currently held by [[Adam Crouch]] of the Liberal Party. |
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Revision as of 05:49, 18 June 2019
| Avoca Beach Central Coast, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Avoca Beach, as seen from the Skillion | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°27′54″S 151°26′06″E / 33.46500°S 151.43500°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 4,584 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,146/km2 (2,970/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2251 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4.0 km2 (1.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Central Coast Council | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Kincumber[2] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Terrigal | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Robertson | ||||||||||||||
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Avoca Beach is a coastal suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, about 95 kilometres (59 mi) north of Sydney. Avoca Beach is primarily a residential suburb but also a popular tourist destination. Avoca Beach village has a variety of restaurants and cafes as well as a post office, newsagent, pharmacy and mini-mart.[3] Avoca Beach also has a historic cinema, a hotel, bowling club, motel and caravan park. It is located within the Central Coast Council local government area.
This suburb is unrelated to the NSW Southern Highlands suburb of Avoca, New South Wales, except in name only.
Geography
Avoca Beach is located on the Tasman Sea 17 kilometres (11 mi) east-southeast of the Gosford central business district, and about halfway between Newcastle and Sydney, being about 95 kilometres (59 mi) from each. It is bordered to the north by the Bulbararing Lagoon, to the west by Saltwater Creek and to the east by the ocean.[4]
History
The area was originally inhabited by the Darkinjung & Awabakal Aboriginal people. "Avoca" is an Irish name meaning "great estuary" or "where the river meets the sea", and is also the name of a town in County Wicklow, Ireland.[5]
On 4 January 1830, 640 acres (259 ha) of land in the area were promised to Irish army officer John Moore. However, the official deeds were not issued until 30 September 1839, due to the difficulty in surveying the land. He built a house opposite Bulbararing Lake (now known as Avoca Lake) and planted vines, cereals and fruit trees. He left the area in 1857 for the Victorian goldfields.[6] In the late 19th century, Tom Davis leased the area in order to exploit local timber, which was transported by tram to a mill at Terrigal via what is now Tramway Road in North Avoca.[7]
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Residential development in Avoca Beach began during the 20th century, and the area subsequently became a popular holiday retreat with wealthy residents of Sydney's North Shore.[7]
A rich history exists in the community groups in this small village with the Avoca Beach Rural Fire Brigade operating since the 1940s, Avoca Beach Surf Life Saving Club (1929), and the 1st Avoca Beach Surf Cub Scouts being very active in the area.
Another feature of Avoca Beach is the Avoca Beach Picture Theatre which began in 1948 in the front gardens of brothers Mervyn and Norman Hunter to raise funds to build the Avoca Beach rock pool. In 1951 a permanent building was built & is still currently running with movies, fundraisers and regular live events including the likes of David Helfgott.
In February 2010, following the proposal to scuttle the frigate HMAS Adelaide off the beach as a dive wreck in late March, a resident action group was formed to protest against this.[8] The group claims that the wreck will negatively affect surf conditions, tides, and littoral sand drift, and is concerned over the thoroughness of inspection and removal of dangerous materials and chemicals from the former warship, with the chance that marine life and people could be poisoned.[8][9][10] An appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal three days before the planned scuttling date of 27 March led to a postponement of the plan until the residents' claims were investigated.[11][12] The decision from the Tribunal, in favor of the project going ahead after further cleanup work, was handed down on 15 September 2010, and despite further attempts to delay, Adelaide was scuttled on 13 April 2011.[13][14]
Demographics
At the ABS 2016 census, Avoca Beach had a population of 4,584 people. 76.4% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 8.9%. 90.9% of people only spoke English at home.The most common responses for religion in Avoca Beach were No Religion 34.0%, Catholic 22.5% and Anglican 19.9%.[1]
Avoca Beach residents had a median age of 41, compared with the median of 42 for the Central Coast local government area.[15] Median individual incomes in Avoca Beach were above average for the region — $764 per week compared with $600 per week. The 2016 Census reported 1,527 occupied private dwellings, of which 83.3% were separate houses, and the median monthly housing loan repayment of $2,167 was well above the regional average of $1,750.
In the year to July 2007, Avoca Beach's median house price was $571,250 versus $350,000 for the Central Coast region.[16] In 2008, Avoca Beach was listed as the fourth most expensive place to live in New South Wales, and the sixteenth most expensive in Australia, based on the sale of units that year.[17]
Clubs
- Avoca Beach Surf Life Saving Club http://www.avocabeachslsc.asn.au/
- Avoca Beach Rugby Club http ://www.avocabeachrugby.club/
- Avoca Sharks Football Club http://www.avocafc.com/
- 1st Avoca Beach Surf Scouts http://www.avocascouts.com/
- Avoca Boardriders Club http://avocaboardriders.com/
- South Central Coast Bodyboarders Club http://www.sccbclub.com/
- Avoca Beach Rural Fire Brigade http://avocafire.info
Education
Avoca Beach has a state primary school, which first opened in 1935. The suburb is within Kincumber High School's catchment area.
Politics
At federal level, Avoca Beach is within the Division of Robertson, which was retained in the 2019 Federal Election by Lucy Wicks of the Liberal Party of Australia, who defeated Labor candidate Anne Charlton.
While Avoca Beach's booth, prior to the 2007 election,[18] was considered more favourable to the Liberals than the electorate as a whole, the swing of 2.47% to Labor at the 2010 election at Avoca Beach represented a greater swing to Labor than the rest of the electorate on average.[19][20]
In the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Avoca Beach is within the electorate of Terrigal, currently held by Adam Crouch of the Liberal Party.
Polling place statistics are presented below from the Avoca Beach polling place in the elections leading up to and including the 2019 federal and state elections as indicated.
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Gallery
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Avoca Headland Big surf -
Avoca from the air -
Avoca Beach, facing north near the lagoon -
Surfers and beachgoers on a busy summers day -
Avoca Beach, New South Wales- facing south towards Surf Club
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Avoca Beach (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ "Avoca Beach (Suburb)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 July 2007.
- ^ "Avoca Beach". Destination NSW. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ UBD (2003). Central Coast Street Directory (13 ed.). Universal Press. Map 99. ISBN 0-7319-1475-9.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|nopp=ignored (|no-pp=suggested) (help) - ^ Gosford City Library. "Placenames". Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 21 July 2007.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Pratt, Eileen (1978). Place Names of the Central Coast. Brisbane Water Historical Society and The Entrance and District Society. p. 4.
- ^ a b Fairfax Digital (8 February 2004). "Travel - Avoca Beach". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 16 July 2007.
- ^ a b Trembath, Brendan (5 March 2010). "HMAS Adelaide to sleep with the fishes". ABC News. Archived from the original on 7 March 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Denice Barnes (February 2010). "Avoca residents step up campaign to delay sinking of ex-HMAS Adelaide". Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- ^ West, Andrew (7 March 2010). "Scuttled ship would wreck bay: residents". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 8 March 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ ABC News (25 March 2010). "Plans to sink warship scuttled by court order". ABC News. Archived from the original on 27 March 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Tovey, Josephine; Harvey, Ellie (25 March 2010). "Tribunal scuppers plan to sink ship". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Harvey, Ellie; West, Andrew (16 September 2010). "Judge orders tough new rules for scuttling". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ McMahon, Jeanette (13 April 2011). "Dolphins delay scuttling of HMAS Adelaide". 1223 ABC Newcastle. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Central Coast LGA". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ Domain (Fairfax Digital) (July 2007). "Locality details - Avoca Beach 2251". Retrieved 16 July 2007.
- ^ Cossar, Charlotte (December 2008). "Australia's cheapest and most expensive suburbs". Realestate.com.au. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
- ^ Australian Electoral Commission (27 November 2007). "Polling Place - Avoca Beach". Retrieved 11 February 2008.
- ^ Australian Electoral Commission (9 September 2010). "Polling Place - Avoca Beach". Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ Australian Electoral Commission (9 September 2010). "NSW Division - Robertson". Retrieved 23 August 2012.
Further reading
- Swancott, Charles (1961). Enchanted waters : Terrigal, Wamberal, Erina, Avoca, Kincumber, etc. (2nd ed.). Woy Woy.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Avoca Beach Primary School (1985). Avoca Beach Public School, 50th Anniversary, 1935-1985. ISBN 1-86252-136-0.
- Coasts and Rivers Branch (1991). Surf environment analysis : Avoca Beach (Report no. 91078). Department of Public Works (NSW). ISBN 0-7305-8655-3.
External links
- DCP 159 - Character Statement for Avoca (Gosford City Council)
- Artificial Reef Dive (NSW Dept of Lands)