Chittaway Bay NSW 2261

Living Here

Chittaway Bay is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,987 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $1,693 a week, with median rent near $380 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 22% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Chittaway Bay - Tumbi Umbi statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Chittaway Bay itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 10 schools

  • Chittaway Bay Public School
  • Tuggerah Lakes College Berkeley Vale
  • Berkeley Vale Public School
  • Tuggerah Public School
  • Central Coast Rudolf Steiner School
  • St Peters Catholic College
  • Saint Cecilia's Catholic Primary School
  • Killarney Vale Preschool
  • Killarney Vale Public School
  • St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
• 4 cafés & restaurants

  • Pennoz
  • The Shed
  • Sawan Thai
  • Tuggerah Inn Chinese Restaurant
• 1 supermarket

  • Coles
• 12 parks

  • Sunshine Reserve
  • Chittaway Bay Lions Park
  • Aloha Drive Reserve
  • Ashwood Close Reserve
  • Lees Reserve
  • Bluebell Park
  • Myrtle Brush Park
  • Ewen Howlett Reserve
  • Berkeley Park
  • Berkeley Vale Sporting Complex

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• 2 Catholic churches

  • St Cecilia's Church Wyong
  • Our Lady of the Rosary
• 1 medical clinic

  • Coast Cosmetic
• 2 optometrists

  • Coastwide Eye Surgery
  • Carl Emerton Optometrist
• 7 hospitals

  • Berkeley Vale Private Hospital
  • Long Jetty Healthcare Centre
  • Tuggerah Lakes Private Hospital
  • Wyong Hospital
  • North Gosford Private Hospital
  • Central Coast Day Hospital
  • Gosford Hospital
• 4 vets

  • S.A.S.H. Central Coast
  • Tuggerah Animal Hospital
  • Tuggerah Veterinary Clinic
  • Central Coast Veterinary Centre
• 1 childcare centre

  • Glenning Valley Childcare
• 1 library

  • Tuggerah Library
• 1 post office

  • Australia Post
• 8 service stations

  • Ampol
  • BP
  • BP
  • EG Australia
  • Metro Tuggerah
  • Shell Express
  • Caltex
  • Ampol
• 5 gyms & sports centres

  • Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence
  • YMCA Mariners Aquatic Centre
  • Planet Fitness
  • Anytime Fitness
  • Snap Fitness
• 4 golf clubs

  • Kooindah Waters Golf Course
  • Wyong Golf Course
  • Shelly Beach Golf Course
  • Magenta Shores Golf Course
• 1 dog park

  • Tuggerah Oval
• 1 bakery

  • Traditional Bakehouse
• 1 butcher

  • Tumbi Wholesale Meats
• 3 hardware stores

  • Bunnings Warehouse
  • Sydney Tools
  • John R. Turk
• 5 mechanics

  • East Coast Tyre and Auto
  • Ultra Tune Auto Service Centre
  • O'Brien Windscreens & Automotive Glass
  • Express Lube
  • Blue Gum Smash Repairs
• 10 places to stay

  • Chittaway Motel
  • Pelican House
  • Greenacres Bed & Breakfast
  • Grand Hotel Wyong
  • Duncans Lakefront
  • Paradise Park
  • Jetty Motel The Entrance
  • El Lago Tourist Park
  • Central Coast Mobile Village
  • Backpackers

Getting around. Train station: Tuggerah, 2.7 km north-west · Airport: Somersby Airfield, 13.7 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 41.5% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 4.2% · Labour-force participation 61.4%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

108,214 bird observations recorded near Chittaway Bay — most often seen:

• Pacific Black Duck (5,544)
• Australian Pelican (5,375)
• Chestnut Teal (4,751)
• Black Swan (4,743)
• Australasian Purple Swamphen (4,614)
• White-faced Heron (4,464)
• Little Pied Cormorant (4,354)
• Little Black Cormorant (4,223)
• Australasian Darter (3,809)
• Rainbow Lorikeet (3,779)
• Bell Miner (3,757)
• Masked Lapwing (3,650)
• Great Egret (3,644)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Chittaway Bay:

• Chittaway Point (0.6 km)
• Berkeley Vale (1.9 km)
• Glenning Valley (2.1 km)
• Tuggerah (2.7 km)
• Fountaindale (4 km)
• Mardi (4.1 km)
• Kangy Angy (4.2 km)
• Tacoma South (4.2 km)

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