Tuggerah Central Coast, New South Wales
Entrance of Tuggerah railway station
Population	1,017 (2011 census)[1]
• Density	565/km2 (1,460/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	2259
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Area	1.8 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Location	68 km (42 mi) S of Newcastle 3 km (2 mi) S of Wyong 91 km (57 mi) N of Sydney 22 km (14 mi) N of Gosford 17 km (11 mi) NW of The Entrance
LGA(s)	Central Coast Council
Parish	Tuggerah
State electorate(s)	Wyong, The Entrance
Federal division(s)	Dobell
Suburbs around Tuggerah: Wyong Wyong Tacoma South Mardi Tuggerah Tuggerah Lake Kangy Angy Berkeley Vale Chittaway Point

Tuggerah (/ˈtʌɡərə/) is a large commercial hub and a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. Tuggerah is situated on the Main North Railway Line and Pacific Motorway, and is located approximately 91 km north of Sydney and 68 km south of Newcastle. It is the second largest business hub, major shopping area and financial district for the Central Coast after Erina.^{[citation needed]}

It is a mixture of semi-rural, residential, and light industrial. Historically it was, like much of the Wyong District, a dairy area, and still has the Pioneer Dairy Wetlands.^{[citation needed]} There was an airstrip for some years which has now been built over. The Wyong South sewerage plant is also located in Tuggerah. Tuggerah is located in the Central Coast Council local government area.

History

Etymology

Tuggerah was originally an Aboriginal word, but its true meaning is not agreed upon by all sources. Some say that it originally meant 'cold' or 'cold place',^[2] and some say its original meaning was 'savannah grasslands'.^[3] Tuggerah was the name for the region, with The Entrance originally called "Tuggerah Entrance". "Tuggerah Beach" is located between North Entrance and Noraville. There was previously an electorate in the NSW Parliament called Tuggerah.

Commercial area

Tuggerah is a major light industrial and commercial area for the northern Central Coast. It is a huge attraction for the Central Coast and further out residents for its shopping centre Westfield Tuggerah as well as the Tuggerah Supa Centre in Bryant Drive and numerous other shops along the Pacific Highway. A number of well known business have headquarters and offices in the Tuggerah Business Park such as Belkin, ING Australia, as well as the Zenith Business Centre on Reliance Drive.