Whale Beach, New South Wales

Whale Beach
Suburb
Whale Beach
Whale Beach Location in greater metropolitan Sydney
Coordinates: 33°36′46″S151°19′38″E / 33.61269°S 151.32736°E / -33.61269; 151.32736
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
City	Sydney
LGA	Northern Beaches Council
Location	40 km (25 mi) north of Sydney CBD
Government
•  State electorate	Pittwater
•  Federal division	Mackellar
Elevation	26 m (85 ft)
Population
• Total	315 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode	2107
Suburbs around Whale Beach Palm Beach Palm Beach Palm Beach Whale Beach Tasman Sea Clareville Avalon Beach

Whale Beach is a northern beachside suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Whale Beach is located 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council, in the Northern Beaches region. ^{[2] [3]}

Description

At the northern end of the beach, just off the rocks, is a well-known surf break called the Wedge. Immediately west of the beach is the Whale Beach Surf Life Saving Club.

History

Whale Beach is the location of a distinctive home designed by the architect Alexander Stewart Jolly. On Careel Head, overlooking Whale Beach, Careel House is a single-storey bungalow made from sandstone blocks that were quarried at the site. Heritage-listed, it was built in 1931. ^[4]

Careel House

Whale Beach is home to The Big Swim, an ocean swim of several kilometres from Palm Beach to Whale Beach. The Big Swim has been held in January each year since 1974.

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Whale Beach (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. Gregory's Sydney Street Directory (2002), Map 140
3. "Pittwater Past – Whale Beach" (PDF).
4. State Heritage Register