Coal Point, New South Wales

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Coal Point
New South Wales
Population: 1731 (2006 census)
Postcode: 2283
Area: 1.3 km² (0.5 sq mi)
Location: km (2 mi) SE of Toronto
LGA: City of Lake Macquarie
Parish: Awaba
State District: Lake Macquarie
Federal Division: Charlton
Suburbs around Coal Point:
Carey Bay
Lake Macquarie Coal Point Lake Macquarie
Lake Macquarie

Coal Point is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, and is located on a peninsula southeast of the town of Toronto on the western side of Lake Macquarie.

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Coal mining was performed at Coal Point from 1841 to around 1906. A public school opened in 1955.

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