Saratoga, New South Wales

Saratoga is a residential south-eastern village and suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located on a peninsula of Brisbane Water and part of the Central Coast Council local government area. The suburb is characterised by its largely settled shoreline, with houses extending up coastal slopes to the base of the tall hills that comprise the core of the peninsula.

Saratoga
Central Coast, New South Wales
Saratoga coast
Population3,715 (2011 census)[1]
 • Density1,690/km2 (4,370/sq mi)
Postcode(s)2251
Area2.2 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Central Coast Council
ParishKincumber
State electorate(s)Terrigal
Federal Division(s)Robertson
Suburbs around Saratoga:
Brisbane Water Yattalunga
Koolewong Saratoga
Woy Woy St Huberts Island Davistown

The village of Saratoga occupies the central portion of its peninsula, bordered towards the point by Davistown and toward the mainland by Yattalunga.

Initially utilised by indigenous peoples, the area of Saratoga was first exploited by European settlers for citrus orchards, after John Bourke and his family settled in the area in 1863. Bourke went on to become a pioneer in commercial citrus growing in the area of Brisbane Water. Sporadic building occurred thereafter, including the notable Federation-style house 'Rosemount', built in 1917 and surviving on 0.5 ha of land at the corner of Village Road and Brooklyn Road. In recent decades, housing development has transformed most of Saratoga into an outer residential suburb of Gosford. Bordered on three sides by water, Saratoga has also become a favourite haunt of fisherman and sports people.

Most residents commute to Gosford, Kincumber or Erina for their daily needs, with few working in the suburb itself. Saratoga has a small shopping centre located on Village Road, which includes a petrol station, a general store, a fruit shop, a hairdresser, a newsagency, a liquor outlet, a real estate agency,[2] a pharmacy, a takeaway shop,a bakery and a jeweler.

Brisbania Public School stands at the corner of High Street and Davistown Road.

Saratoga is the home of the Saratoga Hawks, a Junior Australian Football Club established in 2001.

Heritage listings

Saratoga has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Saratoga (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  2. Solutions, Raine & Horne National Information. "Terrigal . Avoca Beach . Saratoga Real Estate Agents - Raine & Horne Terrigal . Avoca Beach . Saratoga". www.raineandhorne.com.au. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  3. "Rosemount". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H00286. Retrieved 18 May 2018.


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