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Pelican
New South Wales

Pelican

Location in the Hunter-Central Coast Region

Population

874 (2021 census)

• Density

1,250/km² (3,200/sq mi)

Postcode(s)

2281

Elevation

3 m (10 ft)

Area

0.7 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 Macquarie

Parish

Kahibah

State 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.

The public school opened in 1938.

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