Marmong Point

Marmong Point
Marmong Point
Suburb
	Marmong Point
	Coordinates: 32°58′55″S 151°37′05″E / 32.982°S 151.618°E
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
LGA	City of Lake Macquarie;
Location	23 km (14 mi) WSW of Newcastle; 5 km (3.1 mi) NNE of Toronto;
Established	1836
Government
• State electorate	Lake Macquarie;
• Federal division	Hunter;
Area
• Total	0.7 km2 (0.27 sq mi)
Population
• Total	765 (2021 census)
• Density	1,090/km2 (2,830/sq mi)
Postcode	2284
Parish	Awaba
	Suburbs around Marmong Point

Marmong Point is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia north-north-east of the town of Toronto on the western shore of Lake Macquarie. Marmong is an Aboriginal word meaning low water or swampy water.^{[citation needed]}

History

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

Early industry included a market garden, a sawmill, and an abattoirs.

↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Marmong Point". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
↑ "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people". Lake Macquarie City. Retrieved 8 September 2020.