Wyong Creek, New South Wales

Wyong Creek is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the Central Coast Council local government area. In the 2021 census, Wyong Creek had a population of 476 people.^[1]

Wyong Creek Central Coast, New South Wales
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Wyong Creek
Coordinates	33°15′54″S 151°22′05″E
Population	476 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2259
Location	8 km (5 mi) W of Wyong
LGA(s)	Central Coast Council
Parish	Ourimbah
State electorate(s)	Lake Macquarie
Federal division(s)	Dobell
Suburbs around Wyong Creek: Jilliby Yarramalong Wyong Creek Jilliby Ourimbah

History

Wyong Public School was requested in April 1881 and opened on 5th November 1883^[2] as a provisional school named as Wyong Creek Lower.^[3] It became a public school in April 1884.^[3] The name changed from Wyong Creek Lower to its current name in September 1888.^[3]

The Wyong Creek Community Hall was opened by Alec Wilkinson in 1914.^[4]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Wyong Creek recorded a population of 387 people, 50.1% female and 49.9% male with 2.3% being Indigenous Australian. The median age of the population was 45 years, 8 years above the national median of 37. 82.7% of people living in Wyong Creek were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 5.7%, New Zealand 1.8%, Canada 1.0%, France 0.8% and Germany 0.8%. 90.2% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.5% German, 1.0% Portuguese, 0.8% French, 0.8% Italian and 0.8% Hungarian.^[5]

In the 2016 census, Wyong Creek recorded a population of 434 people, 47.9% female and 52.1% male with 3.9% being Indigenous Australian. The median age of the population was 47 years, 9 years above the national median of 38. 84.0% of people living in Wyong Creek were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 4.1%, New Zealand 1.9% and Germany 0.7%. 87.9% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.9% German and 0.7% Arabic.^[6]

In the 2021 census, Wyong Creek recorded a population of 476 people, 51.5% female and 48.5% male with 2.9% being Indigenous Australian. The median age of the population was 47 years, 9 years above the national median of 38. 83.0% of people living in Wyong Creek were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 4.8%, New Zealand 1.5%, Germany 0.8%, United States of America 0.8% and South Africa 0.6%. 91.8% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.5% Malay, 1.1% Swedish, 0.8% Serbian, 0.6% Czech and 0.6% Samoan.^[1]

Education

Wyong Creek Public School.

Wyong Creek Public School is a government co-educational primary (Kindergarten-6) school at 583 Yarramalong Road (33.26746°S 151.34814°E / -33.26746; 151.34814 (Wyong Creek Public School)).^[7][8] In 2023, the school had an enrolment of 74 students with 5 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 3 non-teaching staff (1.4 full-time equivalent).^[9] It has been heritage listed since 1991.^[10]

Heritage listings

Wyong Creek has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Wyong Creek Community Hall at 791 Yarramalong Road (33.26140°S 151.33404°E / -33.26140; 151.33404 (Wyong Creek Community Hall)).^[4]
• Wyong Creek Public School at 583 Yarramalong Road (33.26746°S 151.34814°E / -33.26746; 151.34814 (Wyong Creek Public School)).^[10]

See also

• List of Central Coast, New South Wales suburbs
• List of schools in the Hunter and Central Coast