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Pelican, New South Wales

Coordinates: 33°04′34″S 151°38′50″E / 33.0760°S 151.6472°E / -33.0760; 151.6472
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Pelican
New South Wales
Pelican is located in the Hunter-Central Coast Region
Pelican
Pelican
Coordinates33°04′34″S 151°38′50″E / 33.0760°S 151.6472°E / -33.0760; 151.6472
Population874 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density1,250/km2 (3,230/sq mi)
Postcode(s)2281
Elevation3 m (10 ft)
Area0.7 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)City of Lake Macquarie
ParishKahibah
State electorate(s)Swansea
Federal division(s)Shortland
Suburbs around Pelican:
Lake Macquarie Marks Point Blacksmiths
Lake Macquarie Pelican Blacksmiths
Little Pelican Blacksmiths Blacksmiths

Pelican is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, located 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Newcastle's central business district across the entrance to Lake Macquarie from the town of Swansea. It was known as Pelican Flat until 1991.

The Aboriginal people, in this area, the Awabakal, were the first people of this land.[2]

The public school opened in 1938.

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pelican". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2023. Edit this at Wikidata Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
  2. ^ "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people". Lake Macquarie City Council. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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