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Mount Colah is an outer suburb of Northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 24 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Hornsby Shire.

Mount Colah is 5&nbsp;km north of Hornsby, the nearest major town centre. It is one of the most northerly suburbs of Sydney and is where the "Welcome to Sydney" sign is located. Mount Colah is the second highest suburb in Sydney by elevation. Considered one of Sydney's leafier suburbs, streets are clustered around the Pacific Highway. Mount Colah is bordered to the east by the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park.

Mount Colah varies in altitude from 68 m to about 206-217 m above sea level.

History

Mount Colah was originally known as Colah - the name first used by naturalist George Caley to describe a koala in a letter to botanist Sir Joseph Banks. Colah Post Office opened on 29 September 1905 and was renamed Mount Colah in 1906, following the proclamation of Hornsby Shire in March of that year.

The Pacific Motorway (Sydney–Newcastle) was built through Mount Colah in 1988 and opened in March 1989. In the process it cut through an old World War II gravel airstrip, and isolated 2 holes of the Asquith Golf Course just to the south. Some World War II building remnants are still visible nearby.

Mount Colah was voted "Australia's Best Suburb" through an online poll conducted by Ninemsn in 2010.

Population

In the 2021 Census, there were 7,816 people in Mount Colah. 65.7% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 4.1%, India 3.7%, China 3.2%, Philippines 2.0% and Iran 1.9%. 72.5% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 3.9%, Persian (excluding Dari) 2.3%, Hindi 1.4%, Cantonese 1.3% and Spanish 1.1%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 40.1%, Catholic 20.9% and Anglican 12.6%. was founded in 1958 and has over 500 soccer players playing in the Ku-ring-gai and District Soccer Association (KDSA).

  • Mount Colah Cricket Club known as The Mustangs are the local cricket team with cricket pitches at all the three playing fields.
  • Athletics is played at Foxglove Oval with it being the base for the Northern Districts Little Athletics during the summer.
  • Cycling is a popular activity with Mount Colah being on a popular cycling route which includes Ku-ring-gai Chase Road and cycle lanes on the Pacific Highway. The Bush to Bridge is a commuter club which cycles from Mount Colah to the city.
  • Golf is played at the Asquith Golf Course which is entered through Lord Street, Mount Colah.

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