Lake Munmorah, New South Wales

This article is about the suburb. For the waterbody of the same name, see Lake Munmorah.

Lake Munmorah is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the Central Coast Council local government area.

Lake Munmorah Central Coast, New South Wales
Lake Munmorah Power Station
Lake Munmorah
Coordinates	33°10′55″S 151°35′06″E
Population	5,248 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2259
Elevation	26 m (85 ft)
Location	22 km (14 mi) NNE of The Entrance 17 km (11 mi) SSW of Swansea 44 km (27 mi) SSW of Newcastle 43 km (27 mi) NNE of Gosford 120 km (75 mi) NNE of Sydney
LGA(s)	Central Coast Council
Parish	Toukley/Lake Munmorah
State electorate(s)	Swansea
Federal division(s)	Shortland
Suburbs around Lake Munmorah: Doyalson North Chain Valley Bay Crangan Bay Colongra Lake Munmorah Munmorah SCA Colongra Lake Munmorah Munmorah SCA

Location and features

Adjacent to Lake Munmorah is the Munmorah State Conservation Area. The park offers coastal bushwalking, rock fishing and surf breaks adjacent to Frazer Park.

Lake Munmorah hosts four schools along the same road (Carters road). They are Saint Brendan's Primary school (a Catholic primary school), Saint Brigid's College (a Catholic secondary school), Lake Munmorah Public School (a public primary school), and Lake Munmorah High School (a public secondary school).

The actual Lake is a very shallow lake that peaks at about 3 to 4m deep, though is rather wide, with three main access areas: Elizabeth Bay, Tom Burke Reserve, and Colongra Bay Reserve. During the summer there are prawns to be caught but there seem to be very few fish of any size.

Lake Munmorah marks the border between Awabakal and Darkinjung Aboriginal country.

The town was put in danger due to the 2013 New South Wales bushfires, with one man having a fatal heart attack while defending his home, but the town escaped severe damage.

Population

According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 5,248 people in Lake Munmorah.

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.2% of the population.
• 82.3% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 4.3%.
• 91.8% of people spoke only English at home.
• The most common responses for religion were Anglican 28.5%, Catholic 25.7% and No Religion 24.1%.^[1]

Notable people

• Steve Bisley, an actor from the Australian police drama, Water Rats, grew up in Carters Road, Lake Munmorah.^[2]

See also

• Lake Munmorah (Waterbody)
• Munmorah State Conservation Area
• Munmorah Power Station
• Northern Lake Munmorah Sand Dunes
• 2013 New South Wales bushfires