Mandalong is a small rural community located near the Watagan National Park and Lake Macquarie, the largest salt water lake in Australia. The area is situated between the popular tourist destinations of the Central Coast and the Hunter Valley. Mandalong is conveniently close to the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway and the township of Morisset.
The area was settled by Europeans in 1852 or earlier. Early industries were farming and timber working. (Source: “The Story of the Aboriginal People of the Central Coast of NSW” By F.C. Bennett).
Today Mandalong is a quiet rural area with a population of 433 (2021 census). Most of the rural properties range between 10 and 50 hectares, with traditional farmland on the valley floor and many properties in the environmentally protected ridges.
There are at least seven Endangered Ecological Communities (EECs) in Mandalong which include Freshwater Wetlands and Paperbark Forests. Information on Mandalong’s beautiful flora and fauna can be found here on our website.