Warringah Council area
About the profile areas
The 2023 Estimated Resident Population for Warringah Council area is 159,434, with a population density of 1,067 persons per square km.
Location and boundaries
The former Warringah Council area is located on Sydney's Northern Beaches - between 10 and 27 kilometres from the Sydney CBD. The former Warringah Council area is bounded by Cowan Creek in the north, Narrabeen Lagoon and the former Pittwater Council area in the north-east, the Tasman Sea in the east, the former Manly Council area and Middle Harbour in the south, and the Ku-ring-gai Council area in the west.
Traditional Owners
The former Warringah Council acknowledges the Guringai as the original owners of this coastal area, bordered to the south by Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour), to the north by Broken Bay and to the west by the Lane Cove River.
Name origin
The former Warringah Council area is named from an Aboriginal name whose meaning is variously defined as: “the south side of Middle Harbour”,” Middle Harbour”, “Grey head”and “signs of rain”.
Important
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Population159,434 2023 ABS ERP |
Land area149.4 square km |
Population density1,067 persons per square km |
Settlement history
Part of the Guringai lands was explored in 1788 when Governor Phillip camped at what is now Davidson. European settlement in the Warringah area dates from the early 1800s when the first land grants were made. Development was slow, due largely to difficult terrain and isolation. Land remained mainly rural, with small communities in the valleys between the headlands. Some growth occurred in the 1880s and 1890s. Growth continued in the early 1900s, mainly of weekenders and holiday homes, aided by the extension of the tramline and construction of bridges. Significant residential development occurred from the 1950s, along with industrial and commercial development in the 1960s and 1970s. The population increased gradually from the early 1990s, rising from under 123,000 in 1991 to nearly 139,000 in 2011.
Land use
The former Warringah Council area is a mainly residential area, with some smaller rural areas (mainly in the north). There are also substantial industrial and commercial areas. The former Warringah Council area encompasses a total land area of 153 square kilometres, of which a large proportion is National Park, bushland or reserves, including coastal foreshores, beaches and waterways.
Major features
- Major features of the former Warringah Council area include Garigal National Park,
- Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park,
- Narrabeen Lagoon,
- Manly Dam Reserve,
- Manly Reservoir,
- Manly Dam,
- Dee Why Lagoon,
- Middle Harbour,
- Long Reef Aquatic Reserve,
- Narrabeen Lagoon State Park,
- Brookvale Oval,
- Westfield Warringah Mall Shopping Centre,
- Glen Street Theatre,
- The Northern Sydney Institute (Northern Beaches Campus),
- Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation,
- Allenby Park,
- Cromer Park,
- J J Melbourne Hills Memorial Reserve,
- Jamieson Park,
- Stony Range Regional Botanic Garden,
- Northern Beaches Council Aquatic Centre,
- Bicentennial Coastal Walkway and various beaches and rockpools.
Included areas
- The former Warringah Council area includes the suburbs and localities of Allambie Heights,
- Beacon Hill,
- Belrose,
- Brookvale,
- Collaroy,
- Collaroy Plateau,
- Cottage Point,
- Cromer,
- Curl Curl,
- Davidson,
- Dee Why,
- Duffys Forest,
- Forestville,
- Frenchs Forest,
- Freshwater,
- Ingleside (part),
- Killarney Heights,
- Ku-ring-gai Chase (part),
- Manly Vale (part),
- Narrabeen,
- Narraweena,
- North Balgowlah,
- North Curl Curl,
- North Manly,
- Oxford Falls,
- Queenscliff,
- Terrey Hills and Wheeler Heights.