Koolewong, New South Wales


Koolewong is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia between Gosford and Woy Woy, and is mostly on a hill overlooking Brisbane Water. It is part of the local government area.
The suburb contains Koolewong railway station, which is on the Main North railway line.

History

Koolewong is an Aboriginal word for Koala amongst local Indigenous peoples.
Koolewong was originally known as "Glenrock" but the name Koolewong was selected by the NSW Railways for the station and the locality subsequently also became known as Koolewong.
The population of the suburb recorded at the 2016 census was 871; an increase from the 794 recorded in 2011.