Coolongolook
New South Wales
Coolongolook is located in New South Wales
Coolongolook
Coolongolook
Coordinates32°13′S 152°19′E / 32.217°S 152.317°E / -32.217; 152.317
Population392 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2423
Location
LGA(s)Mid-Coast Council
State electorate(s)Myall Lakes
Federal division(s)Lyne

Coolongolook is a small village in the Mid North Coast region, located within the Mid-Coast Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated approximately 267 kilometres (166 mi) north of Sydney, on the Pacific Highway.

In the 19th-Century gold was mined in the area.[2]

At the 2016 census, the town reported a resident population of 392. The median age is 51 and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people account for 11.3% of the population.

Coolongolook Public School is located on Lombard Street in the town.[3]

In 1994, the Roads & Traffic Authority considered the environmental impact statement of a proposal for a toll road between Coolongolook and Possum Brush.[4] [5] The proposal was from Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation and Travers Morgan Pty Ltd.

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coolongolook". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "COOLONGOLOOK GOLD-FIELD". Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954). 28 November 1878. p. 5. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Coolongolook Public School - Home". www.coolongolo-p.schools.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Proposed toll road : Coolongolook to Possum Brush : environmental impact statement : volume 1". OpenGov NSW.
  5. ↑ "Proposed toll road : Coolongolook to Possum Brush : environmental impact statement : volume 2". OpenGov NSW.


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