Somersby, New South Wales

Somersby Central Coast,  New South Wales
Population	1,087 (2021 census) [1]
Postcode(s)	2250
Elevation	221 m (725 ft)
Location	14 km (9 mi) NW of Gosford 77 km (48 mi) N of Sydney 94 km (58 mi) SSW of Newcastle 28 km (17 mi) W of The Entrance
LGA(s)	Central Coast Council
Parish	Narara
State electorate(s)	Gosford
Federal division(s)	Robertson
Suburbs around Somersby: Peats Ridge Palm Grove Ourimbah Calga Somersby Narara Mooney Mooney Creek Mooney Mooney Creek Kariong

Somersby is a semi-rural locality of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, to the northwest of Gosford along the Pacific Highway. It is part of the Central Coast Council local government area.

Somersby includes sections of the Brisbane Water National Park, within which Somersby Falls are located, as well as the Mount Penang Parklands which are used as a festival and exhibition centre. The Woolshed Function Centre, Australian Reptile Park, a small industrial area near the Kariong Interchange, two juvenile justice centres, and a primary school are features of Somersby. Old Sydney Town, now defunct, was a popular tourist destination in Somersby.

Heritage listings

Somersby has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Pacific Highway: Mount Penang Juvenile Justice Centre ^[2]

Gallery

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  View north up the upper Somersby Falls
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  One of several sets of Aboriginal rubbing groves at the upper Somersby Falls
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  View across the upper Somersby Falls
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  View west down from the upper Somersby Falls

See also

• Holt-Bragg Bridge

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Somersby". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
2. "Mount Penang Parklands". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H01667. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence .

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