The Devils Wilderness, New South Wales

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The Devils Wilderness
New South Wales
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The Devils Wilderness
Coordinates 33°51′51″S151°12′19″E / 33.86417°S 151.20528°E / -33.86417; 151.20528 Coordinates: 33°51′51″S151°12′19″E / 33.86417°S 151.20528°E / -33.86417; 151.20528
Postcode(s) 2750
LGA(s) City of Hawkesbury
State electorate(s) Hawkesbury
Federal Division(s) Greenway

The Devils Wilderness is a suburb of Sydney, within the Hawkesbury electorate of the state of New South Wales, Australia. [1]

Sydney Metropolis in Australia

Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Port Jackson and extends about 70 km (43.5 mi) on its periphery towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north, the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur to the south-west. Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, 40 local government areas and 15 contiguous regions. Residents of the city are known as "Sydneysiders". As of June 2017, Sydney's estimated metropolitan population was 5,230,330 and is home to approximately 65% of the state's population.

Electoral district of Hawkesbury state electoral district of New South Wales, Australia

Hawkesbury is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Robyn Preston of the Liberal Party.

New South Wales State of Australia

New South Wales is a state on the east coast of Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria to the south, and South Australia to the west. Its coast borders the Tasman Sea to the east. The Australian Capital Territory is an enclave within the state. New South Wales' state capital is Sydney, which is also Australia's most populous city. In March 2019, the population of New South Wales was over 8 million, making it Australia's most populous state. Just under two-thirds of the state's population, 5.1 million, live in the Greater Sydney area. Inhabitants of New South Wales are referred to as New South Welshmen.

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References

  1. "The Devils Wilderness". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . New South Wales Government . Retrieved 4 April 2019.