{{Other uses|Wyong (disambiguation)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2012}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = town | name = Wyong | city = Central Coast | state = nsw | image = Wyong railway station north end.jpg | caption = Wyong railway station | lga = Central Coast Council | postcode = 2259 | pop = 4,530 | pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}} | pop_footnotes = <ref name="ABS">{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL14464 |name=Wyong|access-date=3 February 2024|quick=on}}</ref> | elevation = 22 | area = 9 | est = | parish = Munmorah | stategov = Wyong | fedgov = Dobell | coordinates = {{coord|33.282|S|151.418|E|display=inline,title}} | relief = 1 | dist1 = 21 | dir1 = NNE | location1 = Gosford | dist2 = 63 | dir2 = SSW | location2 = Newcastle | dist3 = 821 | dir3 = SSW | location3 = Brisbane | dist4 = 93 | dir4 = NNE | location4 = Sydney | dist5 = 16 | dir5 = NW | location5 = The Entrance | near-nw = {{NSWcity|Watanobbi}} | near-n = {{NSWcity|Warnervale}}, {{NSWcity|Watanobbi}} | near-ne = {{NSWcity|Wadalba}} | near-w = {{NSWcity|Alison}} | near-e = {{NSWcity|Tacoma}} | near-sw = {{NSWcity|Mardi}} | near-s = {{NSWcity|Tuggerah}} | near-se = {{NSWcity|Tacoma South}} }}{{Tone|date=May 2025}} '''Wyong''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|aɪ|ɒ|ŋ}}) is a town on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately {{Convert|63|km|mi|abbr=on}} South-South-West of Newcastle and {{Convert|93|km|mi|abbr=on}} North-North-East of the state capital Sydney. Established in {{Date|1888}}, it is one of the two administrative centres for the {{NSWcity|Central Coast Council|b1=on}} local government area.
==History== Wyong is an Indigenous word meaning either "an edible yam"{{Citation needed|date=June 2025}} or "place of running water".<ref>{{Cite web |title=WYONG, PLACE OF THE. RUNNING WATER - The Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954) - 28 Oct 1940 |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article167537086 |access-date=2025-06-04 |website=Trove |date=28 October 1940 |language=en}}</ref> William Cape was the first European settler to settle in the area and bring cattle and sheep into the district, on a {{convert|1000|acre|km2|sigfig=1}} land grant bordering Jilliby Creek in {{Date|1825}}. Cape had two sons who also held land grants.{{Cn|date=May 2025}}
=== Historical sites === * Alison Homestead, Cape Road, Wyong, built by Charles Alison, {{circa|1885}}; destroyed by arson on {{Date|3 December 2011}}.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://news.nswincidents.com/2011/12/04/fires/structure/historic-alison-homestead-destroyed-fire/| title=Historic Alison Homestead Destroyed by Fire| date=2011-12-04| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604042844/http://news.nswincidents.com/2011/12/04/fires/structure/historic-alison-homestead-destroyed-fire/| archive-date=2013-06-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Stinson |first1=Edward |title=History |url=https://alisonhomestead.com.au/history/ |website=Alison Homestead |access-date=6 October 2021}}</ref> * Chapmans Store, Cnr Alison Road & Hely Street, Wyong, opened in {{Date|1901}}.{{Cn|date=May 2025}} * Court House, Alison Road, Wyong, built in {{Date|1924}}. This building is built on the site of the first Post Office which opened in {{Date|1892}}.{{Cn|date=May 2025}} * St Cecilia's Church, Byron Street, Wyong. Built in {{Date|1908}}, it is the oldest church in Wyong and is still in use today.{{Cn|date=May 2025}} * ''Strathavon'' resort, Boyce Avenue, Wyong. Dates from {{Date|1912}} to {{Date|1913}}, formerly known as ''Hakone''.{{Cn|date=May 2025}} * Turreted buildings, Cnr Church Street, Wyong. Built by Albert Hamlyn Warner, {{Date|1915}}.{{Cn|date=May 2025}} * Wyong Public School, Alison Road, Wyong. Built in {{Date|1889}} and last used as school in {{Date|September 1979}}.{{Cn|date=May 2025}} * Wyong Milk Factory, 141 Alison Road, Wyong, {{circa|1921}}.{{Cn|date=May 2025}}
=== Wyong Plaza Work-In === In {{Date|May 1974}}, 67 BLF-affiliated construction workers at the shopping centre construction site responded to the dismissal of a labourer by announcing from the jib of the crane that they would remain there until the job was reopened for all workers. They practiced workers' control for 6 six weeks and only ended after the company agreed to generous allowances and conditions, including the right of workers to be consulted on "hire and fire" decisions.<ref>{{Cite book|title=New Forms of Worker Organization: The Syndicalist and Autonomist Restoration of Class Struggle Unionism – Chapter 10: Doing without the boss: Workers' Control Experiments in Australia in the 1970s.|last=Ness|first=Immanuel|year=2014}}</ref>
==Demographics== According to the 2021 census, there were 4,530 people in the suburb of Wyong:<ref name="ABS" /> * Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.3% of the population. * 73.8% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 3.3%. * 81.2% of people spoke only English at home. * The most common responses for religion were No Religion (36.6%), Catholic (19.2%) and Anglican (17.2%). The broader Wyong regional area, encompassing the Central Coast’s northeast, had a population of 168,171.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 Wyong, Census All persons QuickStats {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/10202 |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=www.abs.gov.au}}</ref>
==Facilities== Wyong has an efficient and compact town centre,{{Cn|date=May 2025}} housing one of the two Central Coast Councils Chambers, Village Central Wyong Shopping Centre, Hunter and Central Coast Institute of TAFE Wyong Campus, Wyong Police Station, Wyong Local Court House, The Art House Wyong Performing Arts and Conference Centre, and banks, government offices, local businesses and community services. Wyong Public School is located on Cutler Drive, north of the town centre. Wyong High School is west of the town centre on Alison Road.{{Cn|date=May 2025}}
Wyong Racecourse is an important provincial track with weekly meetings.{{Cn|date=May 2025}} The town has extensive sport and leisure facilities.{{Cn|date=May 2025}}
Wyong Hospital is not located in the town; rather, it is located {{Convert|8.6|km|mi|abbr=on}} north east in Hamlyn Terrace.{{Cn|date=May 2025}}
==Transport== Wyong is the hub of transport services in the northern part of the Central Coast region{{Cn|date=May 2025}}. Wyong railway station is served by Sydney Trains services. Bus services are operated by Busways, Red Bus CDC NSW and Coastal Liner.{{Cn|date=May 2025}} The Pacific Highway passed through the town until bypassed in {{Date|December 1983}}.<ref>Annual report for year ended 30 June 1984 Department of Main Roads 30 June 1984 page 6</ref>
==Notable people== Notable people who are from or who have lived in Wyong include: * Dale Buggins, motorcycle stunt rider * Steve Carter, rugby league player * Roy Ferguson, rugby league player * Noel Miller, cricketer * Mark Skaife, race car driver *Jai Opetaia, professional boxer
==See also== * Tuggerah Lake for a map of locations near Wyong
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} {{Wikivoyage|Wyong, New South Wales}}
* [http://www.darkinjung.com.au/ Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council] * [https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/ Central Coast Council] * [https://www.lovecentralcoast.com/ Love Central Coast - Official Tourism and Destination Website] * [http://www.thearthousewyong.com.au/ The Art House Wyong Performing Arts and Conference Centre]
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