Exercise 9. Community profiles

Warringah is located on Sydney's Northern Beaches - between 10 and 27 kilometres from the Sydney GPO. The Warringah Council area is bounded by Cowan Creek in the north, Narrabeen Lagoon and the Pittwater Council area in the north-east, the Tasman Sea in the east, the Manly Council area and Middle Harbour in the south and the Ku-ring-gai Council area in the west.

The Warringah Council area includes the suburbs and rural localities of Allambie Heights, Beacon Hill, Belrose, Brookvale, Collaroy, Cottage Point, Cromer, Curl Curl, Davidson, Dee Why, Duffys Forest, Forestville, Frenchs Forest, Freshwater, Ingleside (part), Killarney Heights, Manly Vale, Narrabeen, Narraweena, North Balgowlah, North Curl Curl, North Manly, Oxford Falls, Queenscliff, Terrey Hills and Wheeler Heights.

Warringah Council is a mainly residential area, with some smaller rural areas (mainly in the north). There are also substantial industrial and commercial areas. Warringah encompasses a total land area of 153 square kilometres and has a population of ca. 145,000.

Warringah Council Site

Warringah Library Service