Mount Colah

Mount Colah
SydneyNew South Wales
View of Bobbin Head from the Kalkari Visitor Center
Map
Population7,816 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2079
Elevation206 m (676 ft)
Location24 km (15 mi) north of Sydney
LGA(s)Hornsby Shire
State electorate(s)Hornsby
Federal division(s)Berowra
Suburbs around Mount Colah:
Hornsby Heights Mount Ku-ring-gai Mount Ku-ring-gai
Hornsby Heights Mount Colah Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
Hornsby Asquith North Wahroonga

Mount Colah is an outer suburb of Northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 24 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Hornsby Shire.

Mount Colah is 5 km north of Hornsby, the nearest major town centre. It is one of the most northerly suburbs of Sydney and is where the "Welcome to Sydney" sign is located. Mount Colah is the second highest suburb in Sydney by elevation. Considered one of Sydney's leafier suburbs, streets are clustered around the Pacific Highway. Mount Colah is bordered to the east by the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park.

Mount Colah varies in altitude from 68 m to about 206-217 m above sea level.[2][3]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Colah (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 September 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Map of Mount Colah in New South Wales". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia.
  3. ^ "Mount Colah NSW". exploroz.com.