Pelican, New South Wales

Suburb of City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia

33°04′34″S 151°38′50″E / 33.0760°S 151.6472°E / -33.0760; 151.6472Population874 (2021 census)^[1] • Density1,250/km² (3,230/sq mi)Postcode(s)2281Elevation3 m (10 ft)Area0.7 km² (0.3 sq mi)Location

25 km (16 mi) SSW of Newcastle
3 km (2 mi) NNE of Swansea
40 km (25 mi) NNE of The Entrance
62 km (39 mi) NNE of Gosford
140 km (87 mi) NNE of Sydney

LGA(s)City of Lake MacquarieParishKahibahState 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

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