Dangar Island

Dangar Island
SydneyNew South Wales
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Population313 (SAL 2021)[1]
 • Density920.7/km2 (2,385/sq mi)
Postcode(s)2083
Area0.29 km2 (0.1 sq mi)
Location50 km (31 mi) from Sydney CBD
LGA(s)Hornsby Shire
State electorate(s)Hornsby[2]
Federal division(s)Berowra[3]
Suburbs around Dangar Island:
Brisbane Water National Park Brisbane Water National Park Brisbane Water National Park
Wisemans Ferry Dangar Island Patonga
Brooklyn Pittwater Palm Beach

Dangar Island is a forested island, 30.8 hectares (76 acres) in area,[4] in the Hawkesbury River, on the northern outskirts of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Dangar Island is a suburb of Hornsby Shire and as at the 2021 census had a population of 313, which swells dramatically during holiday seasons. The island is serviced regularly by Brooklyn Ferry Service and departs from Brooklyn and takes about fifteen minutes. The Brooklyn ferry is itself adjacent to Hawkesbury River railway station. The ferry service is in operation 7 days a week.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dangar Island (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "The Legislative Assembly District of Hornsby". NSW Electoral Commission. Localities and Postcodes. Archived from the original on 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024. Arcadia, Asquith, Berowra, Berowra Creek, Berowra Heights, Berowra Waters, Berrilee, Brooklyn, Canoelands, Castle Hill, Cherrybrook, Cowan, Dangar Island, Dural, Fiddletown, Forest Glen, Galston, Glenhaven, Glenorie, Hornsby, Hornsby Heights, Laughtondale, Maroota, Middle Dural, Milsons Passage, Mount Colah, Mount Kuring-Gai, Pennant Hills, Singletons Mill, West Pennant Hills, Wisemans Ferry.
  3. ^ "Profile of the electoral division of Berowra (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 November 2019. Location Description. Archived from the original on 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024. Berowra covers an area from Hawkesbury River in the north, to the M2, Pennant Hills Road and North Rocks Road in the South. Osborn and Normanhurst Rd and Main Northern Railway and Belmont Parade, Cockle and Cowan Creeks in the east, Hawkesbury, Bellbird and Cattai Creeks, Boundary Road, Taylor Street, High Road, Castle Hill Road, Main Northern Railway, Old Northern Road, Gilbert Road, Merrick Way, Gawin Court and Linksley Avenue in the west. Suburbs include Annangrove, Arcadia, Berowra, Brooklyn, Cattai, Cherrybrook, Cowan, Dangar Island, Galston, Glenorie, Hornsby (part), Maroota, Middle Dural, Mount Colah (part), Mount Kuring-gai, Pennant Hills, Westleigh, West Pennant Hills and Wisemans Ferry.
  4. ^ Rowland, Joan (2008). "Dangar Island". web page. Dictionary of Sydney. Retrieved 11 June 2012.