Wyong Creek


Wyong Creek is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the local government area. In the, Wyong Creek had a population of 476 people.

History

Wyong Public School was requested in April 1881 and opened on 5th November 1883 as a provisional school named as Wyong Creek Lower. It became a public school in April 1884. The name changed from Wyong Creek Lower to its current name in September 1888.
The Wyong Creek Community Hall was opened by Alec Wilkinson in 1914.

Demographics

In the, Wyong Creek recorded a population of 387 people, 50.1% female and 49.9% male with 2.3% being Indigenous Australian. The median age of the population was 45 years, 8 years above the national median of 37. 82.7% of people living in Wyong Creek were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 5.7%, New Zealand 1.8%, Canada 1.0%, France 0.8% and Germany 0.8%. 90.2% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.5% German, 1.0% Portuguese, 0.8% French, 0.8% Italian and 0.8% Hungarian.
In the, Wyong Creek recorded a population of 434 people, 47.9% female and 52.1% male with 3.9% being Indigenous Australian. The median age of the population was 47 years, 9 years above the national median of 38. 84.0% of people living in Wyong Creek were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 4.1%, New Zealand 1.9% and Germany 0.7%. 87.9% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.9% German and 0.7% Arabic.
In the, Wyong Creek recorded a population of 476 people, 51.5% female and 48.5% male with 2.9% being Indigenous Australian. The median age of the population was 47 years, 9 years above the national median of 38. 83.0% of people living in Wyong Creek were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 4.8%, New Zealand 1.5%, Germany 0.8%, United States of America 0.8% and South Africa 0.6%. 91.8% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.5% Malay, 1.1% Swedish, 0.8% Serbian, 0.6% Czech and 0.6% Samoan.

Education

Wyong Creek Public School is a government co-educational primary school at 583 Yarramalong Road. In 2023, the school had an enrolment of 74 students with 5 teachers and 3 non-teaching staff. It has been heritage listed since 1991.

Heritage listings

Wyong Creek has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
  • Wyong Creek Community Hall at 791 Yarramalong Road.
  • Wyong Creek Public School at 583 Yarramalong Road.