Narraweena, New South Wales

Narraweena is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Narraweena is 18 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council and is part of the Northern Beaches region.

Narraweena Sydney, New South Wales
Population	6,971 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2099
Elevation	78 m (256 ft)
Location	18 km (11 mi) north-east of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)	Northern Beaches Council
State electorate(s)	Wakehurst
Federal division(s)	Mackellar Warringah
Suburbs around Narraweena: Oxford Falls Cromer Beacon Hill Narraweena Dee Why Brookvale

Narraweena has two primary schools; Narraweena Public School and St John the Apostle Narraweena Catholic School.

History

St. Salvatore statue in St John Apostol church

Narraweena is an Aboriginal name meaning a quiet place in the hills.^{[citation needed]} The suburb developed after World War II, when the land was subdivided, Narraweena Post Office opening on 1 April 1953.^[2][3]

Italian people from Pazzano since the 1980s have organised an annual Santo Salvatore's fiest, with a statue very similar to the original that is taken from the Catholic church of Narraweena around the suburb and back.

It is also home to a notable community of settlers from Gizzeria, Calabria and their descendants.

Transport

Keolis Downer Northern Beaches operates five bus routes through the suburb of Narraweena:

• 160X: Dee Why to Chatswood^[4]
• 166: Frenchs Forest to Manly^[5]
• 174X: Narraweena to City Wynyard^[6]
• 178: Cromer Heights to Warringah Mall^[7]
• 179: Wheeler Heights to Warringah Mall^[8]

CDC NSW operates one bus route through the suburb of Narraweena:

• 193: Austlink to Warringah Mall^[9]