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Freshwater

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Freshwater

Total population

9,186

Elevation10 m
WeatherAvg high 75°F
Coordinates-29.93°, 153.26°

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Elevation
10 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Freshwater is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Freshwater is located 17 kilometres (11 mi) north-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council and is part of the Northern Beaches region.

History & geography

History

The area was once fished and utilised by overlapping clans of the Garigal people to the north and the Gayamaygal to the south, and evidence of their habitation remains today in the form of the indigenous Australian art such as rock engravings, open campsites, and rock shelters.

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Geography

Latitude
-29.9329
Longitude
153.2612
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Avg high
75°F
Avg low
59.9°F
Annual precipitation
51.4 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
51,293
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • soft leaved boronia
    Boronia hapalophylla Duretto, F.J.Edwards & P.G.Edwards · Magnoliopsida
    1,101
  • Masked Lapwing
    Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    681
  • Rainbow Lorikeet
    Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
    663
  • Olax angulata A.S.George
    Olax angulata A.S.George · Magnoliopsida
    623
  • Silver Gull
    Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826) · Aves
    594
  • White-cheeked Honeyeater
    Phylidonyris niger (Bechstein, 1811) · Aves
    587
  • Little Wattlebird
    Anthochaera chrysoptera (Latham, 1801) · Aves
    578
  • Willie-wagtail
    Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    566

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Notable people from here

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.02
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,833

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
658
Avg daily Wikipedia views
22
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Freshwater

Census of New South Wales fresh-water algæ
G. I. Playfair · 1917
Freshwater fishes of south-eastern Australia
R. M. McDowall · 1980
Freshwater crayfish of the genus Euastacus Clark (Decapoda: Parastacidae) from New South Wales, with a key to all species of the genus
Gary J. Morgan · 1997
Trout & freshwater fish atlas of New South Wales
Paul Hamlyn Pty. Ltd · 1973
Water quality standards for freshwater creeks, estuaries and saline lagoons in urban areas of coastal New South Wales and Queensland
J. H. Laxton · 2006
Free-Living Freshwater Protozoa: A Colour Guide
Free-Living Freshwater Protozoa: A Colour Guide
David J. Patterson · 1996
Dragonfly larvae (Odonata)
John Hawking · 1999
Rearing experiments with five species of Australian freshwater fishes
John Sydney Lake · 1968

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library