Northern Beaches

Northern Beaches New South Wales
Long Reef (bottom), to Palm Beach, the northern half of Sydney's Northern Beaches
Map of Northern Beaches region
Population	263,554 (2021 census)[1]
LGA(s)	Northern Beaches Council
State electorate(s)	Davidson Manly Pittwater Wakehurst
Federal division(s)	Mackellar Warringah
Localities around Northern Beaches: Central Coast Central Coast Tasman Sea Forest District Northern Sydney Northern Beaches Tasman Sea North Shore North Shore Tasman Sea

The Northern Beaches is a region within Northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, near the Pacific coast. This area extends south to the entrance of Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour), west to Middle Harbour and north to the entrance of Broken Bay. The area was formerly inhabited by the Garigal or Caregal people in a region known as Guringai country.^[2]

The Northern Beaches district is governed on a local level by the Northern Beaches Council, which was formed in May 2016 from Warringah Council (est. 1906), Manly Council (est. 1877), and Pittwater Council (est. 1992).