Palm Beach, New South Wales

Palm Beach
SydneyNew South Wales
A view of Palm Beach from Barrenjoey Lighthouse
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Palm Beach
Palm Beach is located in New South Wales
Palm Beach
Palm Beach
Coordinates33°36′00″S 151°19′22″E / 33.60000°S 151.32278°E / -33.60000; 151.32278
Population1,652 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1911
Postcode(s)2108[2]
Elevation9 m (30 ft)
Area2.6 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
Location41 km (25 mi) north of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)Northern Beaches Council
State electorate(s)Pittwater
Federal division(s)Mackellar
Suburbs around Palm Beach:
Broken Bay
Pittwater Palm Beach Tasman Sea
Clareville Avalon Whale Beach

Palm Beach is a suburb in the Northern Beaches region of Greater Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Palm Beach is located 41 kilometres (25 mi) north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council. Palm Beach sits on a peninsula at the end of Barrenjoey Road near Pittwater and is the northernmost beach in the Greater Sydney Metropolitan area.[3] The population of Palm Beach was 1,593 as at the 2016 census.[4]

Palm Beach is sometimes colloquially referred to as 'Palmy';[5] it is used for exterior filming of the soap opera Home and Away, as the fictional town of Summer Bay.[6] It is also the subject of the 2018 film 'Palm Beach'.[7] Despite the hefty property prices it remains a haven for a variety of artists. Writing celebrating this beach is featured in "Guide to Sydney Beaches" Meuse Press.[8] Palm Beach housing ranges from cottages to grand estates,[9][10] owned by some of the country's most affluent people. Many affluent and famous people can also be found holidaying at Palm Beach in summer. According to the Australian Taxation Office statistics for the financial year of 2016–2017, Palm Beach and the post code of 2108 was the wealthiest suburb in Australia, with an average taxable income of $230,000.[11]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Palm Beach (NSW) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Palm Beach Postcode Australia Post
  3. ^ Sydway street directory, 11th Edition 2006, Maps 159-160
  4. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Palm Beach (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 March 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ "Palm Beach". Sydney.com. Destination NSW, Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Official Home and Away Tour". Back to the bay. 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  7. ^ "All-star cast announced for Palm Beach".
  8. ^ Guide to Sydney Beaches
  9. ^ "Real estate properties for sale in Palm Beach, NSW, 2108". domain.com.au. June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Real estate and properties for sale in Palm Beach, NSW, 2108". realestate.com.au. June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  11. ^ Australia's richest and poorest postcodes revealed in ATO's 2016-17 tax statistics ABC News 29 March 2009

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