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{{For|the Sydney ferry|SS Balgowlah}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Balgowlah
| city = Sydney
| state = nsw
| image = North Harbour, Balgowlah (2908869532).jpg
| caption = North Harbour, Balgowlah
| alternative_location_map = Australia NSW metro Sydney
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in metropolitan [[Sydney]]
|coordinates={{Coord|-33.79645|151.25854|format=dms|type:city_region:AU-NSW|display=title}}
| local_map = yes
| zoom = 12
| lga = Northern Beaches Council
| postcode = 2093
| est = {{Start date and age|1832|df=yes}}
| pop = 8,068
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes = <ref name="ABS" />
| elevation = 43
| area =
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Manly|Manly]]
| fedgov = [[Division of Warringah|Warringah]]
| near-nw = [[North Balgowlah]]
| near-n = [[Manly Vale]]
| near-ne = [[Manly Vale]]
| near-w = [[Seaforth, New South Wales|Seaforth]]
| near-e = [[Fairlight, New South Wales|Fairlight]]
| near-sw = [[Clontarf, New South Wales|Clontarf]]
| near-s = [[Balgowlah Heights]]
| near-se = ''North Harbour''
| dist1 = 12
| dir1 = north-east
| location1 = Sydney CBD
}}

'''Balgowlah''' is a [[suburb]] of northern [[Sydney]], in the state of [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. Balgowlah (or Bulgowlah) said to be an Aboriginal name for "North Harbour".<ref>{{Cite web |title=The names of Sydney: Aboriginal |url=http://www.visitsydneyaustralia.com.au/names-aboriginal.html}}</ref> The area now known as Balgowlah was known to the Aboriginals as Jilling.

Balgowlah is located 12 kilometres north-east of the [[Sydney central business district]] in the [[Local government in Australia|local government area]] of [[Northern Beaches Council]], in the [[Northern Beaches]] region. Balgowlah shares the [[postcode]] 2093 with the adjacent suburbs of [[Manly Vale]], [[Balgowlah Heights]] and [[North Balgowlah]].

==History==
Balgowlah was named in 1832 after an [[Indigenous Australians|Aboriginal]] word meaning ''north harbour'' in reference to its position from [[Port Jackson]]. In the early days of European Settlement it had been known as Little Manly.<ref>''The Book of Sydney Suburbs'', Compiled by Frances Pollon, [[Angus & Robertson]], 1990, Published in Australia {{ISBN|0-207-14495-8}}, page 14</ref> [[Edmund Barton|Sir Edmund Barton]], Australia's first prime minister, resided in the building known as Whitehall in White Street. Since 2004, Whitehall has been the site of the [[Norwegian Seamen's Church]].

==Heritage listings==
Balgowlah has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
* 83 Griffiths Street: [[Balgowlah Substation]]<ref name=nswshr-936>{{cite NSW SHR|5045622|Substation|hr=00936|fn=S97/00023/1|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>

==Demographics==
According to the {{CensusAU|2021}} of population, there were 8,068 residents in Balgowlah. 65.2% of residents were born in Australia. The most common other countries of birth were England 9.6%, New Zealand 2.7% and South Africa 1.9%. 83.3% of residents spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion 47.1%, [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] 23.0% and [[Anglican]] 14.3%.<ref name="ABS">{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL10154|name=Balgowlah (State Suburb)|access-date=3 August 2024|quick=on}}</ref>

==Commercial area==
Balgowlah's main commercial area is located on Condamine Street and Sydney Road. Major businesses in Balgowlah are [[Harvey Norman]] and [[Bunnings]]. [[Stockland]] Balgowlah is a shopping centre located on Condamine Street. The centre opened on 15 July 2009. Its main majors are [[Coles Supermarkets|Coles]], [[Fitness First]] and 62 other retailers. Stockland Balgowlah is built on the site of the historic Totem Centre, which opened in 1959. The name Totem was based on the North American model. The centre had 33 shops, a [[Zone Bowling]] bowling alley and a huge [[Woolworths Supermarkets|Woolworths]] store.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/balgowlah|title=Balgowlah|website=dictionaryofsydney.org|access-date=2016-04-17}}</ref> In 2007 the Totem Centre was demolished, the centre was run down at the time of its demolition and the Totem name was not continued.<ref>[https://www.sydneypoint.com.au/attractions/stockland-balgowlah/ Stockland Balgowlah], sydneypoint.com.au. Retrieved 28 August 2021.</ref> However, the centre is still colloquially referred to as "the Totem" or the "Totem Shopping Centre" in the area. The nearest major shopping centre is [[Westfield Warringah Mall]], located two kilometres north of the suburb.

There are a few smaller shopping areas in Balgowlah, some of them the remnants of the traditional "corner shop" prior to the 1960s.

==Transport==
Balgowlah is one of the destinations for the Hop-Skip-Jump<ref>[http://www.manly.nsw.gov.au/attractions/transport/hop-skip-jump-bus/ Hop-Skip-Jump]</ref> free bus service operated by [[Northern Beaches Council]]. Numerous public buses operated by [[Keolis Downer Northern Beaches]] also operate in the area, the majority coming through Balgowlah en route to [[Manly, New South Wales|Manly]], [[Westfield Warringah Mall]], [[Seaforth, New South Wales|Seaforth]] and the [[Sydney central business district|city]].

==Schools==
Schools in the Balgowlah region include:
*St. Cecilias Primary School
*Balgowlah Heights Public School
*Manly West Public School
*[[Balgowlah Boys Campus|Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus]]

==Parks and reserves==
The North Harbour Reserve on Condamine Street, south of the shopping centre, is a popular picnic spot for large groups. The reserve is also on the scenic walk that runs from [[Manly, New South Wales|Manly]] through [[Fairlight, New South Wales|Fairlight]], Balgowlah, [[Balgowlah Heights]] and [[Clontarf, New South Wales|Clontarf]] to The Spit, near the [[Spit Bridge]].

== Notable people ==
* [[Moya Beaver]] - ballet dancer
* [[Wayne Jarratt]] – actor on stage and television
* [[Emma Jeffcoat]] – Australian triathlete<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/balgowlah_heights|access-date=2021-01-27|website=dictionaryofsydney.org|title=Balgowlah Heights | the Dictionary of Sydney}}</ref>
* [[Callan Mulvey]] – actor on television and film
* [[Jack Vidgen]] – singer

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{cite web | url = http://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/balgowlah | title = Balgowlah | access-date = 24 September 2015 | author = John MacRitchie | date = 2008 | work=[[Dictionary of Sydney]]}} [CC-By-SA]

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