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Wahroonga
Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Wahroonga

Wahroonga is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, 18 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of Ku-ring-gai Council and Hornsby Shire.

Plan a trip to Wahroonga→From Williamtown

North Wahroonga is an adjacent separate suburb of the same postcode.

Get in

Getting to Wahroonga

There are harbour crossings that connect the Lower North Shore to the city: the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Harbour Tunnel. For North Sydney, Milsons Point and Kirribilli you have to take the bridge, and take any of the first set of exits to your left as you come off the bridge. For points further north, you can use the bridge or the tunnel.

  1. 01
    Milsons Point
  2. 02
    Chatswood

    Trains for the Lower North Shore depart from Central, Town Hall and Wynyard stations in the city.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Taronga Zoo

    Bradleys Head Road, Mosman (Taronga Zoo has its own ferry service departing Circular Quay), tz@zoo.nsw.gov.au.

  2. 02
    Blues Point Reserve

    Blues Point Road, McMahon's Point (from North Sydney it is at the end of Blue's Point Road; from Circular Quay, catch the Darling Harbour Route ferry to McMahons Point).

  3. 03
    Sawmillers Reserve
  4. 04
    Balls Head Reserve

    Ball's Head Road, Waverton (follow Bays Road and then Balls Head Road to the south-west of Waverton Station).

  5. 05
    Berry Island Reserve
  6. 06
    Cremorne Reserve

    Cremorne Reserve is a small park along the water near Cremorne Wharf, with sweeping views southwest to the city and Harbour Bridge.

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Luna Park

    1 Olympic Drive, Milsons Point (walk straight down the hill from Milsons Point station and follow the signs, or take the ferry to Milsons Point wharf.),.

  2. 02
    North Sydney Olympic Pool
  3. 03
    Victoria Street Pedestrian Mall
  4. 04
    Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace

    The Orpheum shows mainstream and art house films in beautiful refurbished theatres.

Eat

Where to eat

The Lower North Shore has plenty of great eating options. Milsons Point has a good selection of Italian and Thai restaurants and cafes, many overlooking the Bridge and Harbour. North Sydney has plenty of food courts for office workers, although not much for evenings and weekends.

How locals move

Getting around Wahroonga the local way

  • Go nextWisemans Ferry is a nice pleasant picnic spot on the Hawkesbury.

From Wikivoyage: Sydney/Upper North Shore, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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