Umina Beach NSW, 2257
Umina Beach Real Estate: Suburb Profile
Is Umina Beach, NSW 2257 on your radar? It is critical to evaluate whether it is worth researching further. The Homes.com.au suburb profile utilises market-leading data to provide you with the Umina Beach house prices, demographics & market trends so we can enable you to make a smart decision on your next property move.
Whether you are upsizing or downsizing to Umina Beach, keep reading for a brief history lesson to find out more about the fantastic lifestyle and what the suburb has to offer.
Overview Umina Beach, locally known as "The Peninsula" or the "Woy Woy Peninsula," is a coastal village known as the most populated suburb on the Central Coast in New South Wales. As per the 2016 census, there are 16,733 inhabitants within the area. It is 85 kilometres north of Sydney and 111 kilometres south of Newcastle. Umina Beach begins where Woy Woy begins, and the Blackwall ends located at Veron Road and Gallipoli Avenue.
Living in Umina Beach Umina Beach is a straight shoreline divided only by name, namely the southeastern section and the northeastern sections known as the Umina Beach and Ocean beach. The area has public schools at primary and secondary levels. The businesses present in Umina Beach are hardware, supermarkets, fast-food chains, medical practices, a library, and two service stations. The use of sports fields Umina Oval and McEvoy Oval is also widespread among locals for track and field and team sports.
History of Umina Beach Umina Beach came from the Australian Aboriginal word "umina," which means the "place of sleep." The first inhabitants of the area are the Guringai Australian Aboriginal tribe. Then, Europeans entered the region by March 1788, spearheaded by Governor Arthur Phillip upon landing on the Ettalong Beach. Then, in 1914, a first land subdivision was established that further developed Umina Beach as a residential and commercial area.
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