| North Curl Curl Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 North Curl Curl from Wingala Reserve | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 4,288 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2099 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 19 km (12 mi) north-east ofSydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Northern Beaches Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Manly[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Mackellar | ||||||||||||||
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North Curl Curl is asuburb in northernSydney, in the state ofNew South Wales,Australia 19 kilometres north-east of theSydney central business district, in thelocal government area ofNorthern Beaches Council. It is part of theNorthern Beaches region.
Curl Curl may be derived from theAboriginal phrasecurial curial, meaningriver of life.[3]
The name Curl Curl Lagoon was originally applied to Manly Lagoon, which empties into the ocean atQueenscliff, and the current Curl Curl Lagoon was named Harbord Lagoon. This was a result of the land grant of 'Harbord' originally being much larger thanthe suburb that later bore this name. The names were changed as a part of a renaming program in the 1980s to reflect the true location of the lagoons.[4]
North Curl Curl Post Office opened on 10 June 1923 and was renamedCurl Curl North in 1948.[5]
In the 2021 Census, there were 4,288 people in North Curl Curl. 71.4% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 8.6%. 87.8% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 46.0%, Catholic 23.9% and Anglican 15.9%.[1]
Curl Curl Lagoon and Greendale Creek separate North Curl Curl fromCurl Curl in the south. To the west the border withBrookvale runs along Harbord Road.Wingala is an 'urban place' as classified by theGeographical Names Board in the north and western parts of the suburb, lying on the southern slopes of a hill that overlaps intoDee Why. Headland Road marks the northern boundary, while theTasman Sea lies to the east.
North Curl Curl Beach sits on the south-eastern border, south of Dee Why Head and lying under its cliffs, and is divided fromCurl Curl Beach by the mouth of the lagoon. The suburb is generally characterised by the sometimes steep southern slopes of Wingala Hill and Dee Why Head to the north, which flatten out into the former floodplain of the lagoon towards the south.
Sport and recreation facilities exist in the extensive parks and playing fields areas to the north of the Lagoon, including the community centre (formerly the Curl Curl Women's Bowling Club) Community Garden, Curl Curl Youth Club, Community Arts centre (formally Curl Curl scout hall) soccer fields (Curl Curl Football Club), baseball fields, cricket pitches, grass and hard netball courts, as well as rugby league and rugby union fields. (North Curl Curl Knights are the localrugby league side, with the colours of green and gold).
The North Curl Curl Surf Life Saving Club patrol North Curl Curl Beach.
North Curl Curl is served by four bus routes, 166 Manly to Frenchs Forest, 176X Dee Why to Sydney CBD, 177 Dee Why to Warringah Mall, 177X Dee Why to Sydney CBD.[6][7][8][9]
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North Curl Curl has two state schools, Curl Curl North Public School andManly Selective Campus of theNorthern Beaches Secondary College (formerly Manly Boys High School).
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