Marmong Point
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  Marmong Point | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 32°58′55″S 151°37′05″E / 32.982°S 151.618°ECategory:Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlasCategory:Coordinates on Wikidata | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1836 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 0.7 km2 (0.27 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 765 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,090/km2 (2,830/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2284 | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Awaba | ||||||||||||
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Marmong Point is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia north-north-east of the town of Toronto on the western shore of Lake Macquarie. Marmong is an Aboriginal word meaning low water or swampy water.Category:All articles with unsourced statementsCategory:Articles with unsourced statements from June 2023[citation needed]
History
The Aboriginal people, in this area, the Awabakal, were the first people of this land.[2]
Early industry included a market garden, a sawmill, and an abattoirs.
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Marmong Point". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2023. Category:Australian Statistical Geography Standard 2021 ID same as Wikidata
- ↑ "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people". Lake Macquarie City. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
External links
- History of Marmong Point (Lake Macquarie City Library)
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