Great Mackerel Beach

Great Mackerel Beach
SydneyNew South Wales
Great Mackerel Beach, photographed from the south
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Population50 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2108
Location43 km (27 mi) north of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)Northern Beaches Council
State electorate(s)Pittwater
Federal division(s)Mackellar
Suburbs around Great Mackerel Beach:
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park Great Mackerel Beach Palm Beach
Currawong Beach

Great Mackerel Beach is a suburb about 43 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, from 2016 in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia,[2] formerly part of Pittwater Council. It is on the western shores of Pittwater in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, beside Currawong Beach, and near Coasters Retreat and Palm Beach. The resident population was 50 at the 2021 census; the median age was 57, with an average of 0.3 children per family and an average of 1.7 people per household.[1] The population was 36 at the 2016 census,[3] 301 at the 2011 census,[4] and 103 in 2006.[5] As of 2021 there were 111 private dwellings,[1] with many people not listed as residents occupying properties during school holidays and weekends. Great Mackerel Beach is frequently referred to as Mackerel Beach or [Great] Mackeral Beach, although the spelling "Mackerel" is becoming standard.[5][4][6]

A nearby beach is called Little Mackerel Beach, often referred to as Currawong Beach.[6]

  1. ^ a b c "2021 Census QuickStats: Great Mackerel Beach". Censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Great Mackerel Beach". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 May 2013. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "2016 Census QuickStats: Great Mackerel Beach". Censusdata.abs.gov.au. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  4. ^ a b "2011 Census QuickStats: Great Mackerel Beach". Censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b "2006 Census QuickStats: Great Mackeral (sic) Beach". Censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  6. ^ a b Roots, David (December 1987). "Mackerel Beach" (PDF). Perspective – via Northern Beaches Council.