Great Mackerel Beach is a locality 43 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district

Sydney central business district

The Sydney central business district is the main commercial centre of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It extends southwards for about 3 kilometres from Sydney Cove, the point of first European settlement. Its north–south axis runs from Circular Quay in the north to Central railway station in...

 in the local government area of Pittwater Council

Pittwater Council

Pittwater Council is a Local Government Area on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The suburbs which comprise the Pittwater LGA were detached from the Warringah local government area in 1993...

, Sydney

Sydney

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, New South Wales

New South Wales

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, Australia

Australia

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. It is on the western shores of Pittwater

Pittwater

Pittwater is a body of water extending south from Broken Bay, New South Wales, Australia parallel to the coast.The waterway was surveyed by crew members of HMS Sirius in 1788, and named Pitt Water after British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger...

 in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

Ku-ring-gai Chase is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 25 km north of Sydney located largely within the Ku-ring-gai, Hornsby, Warringah and Pittwater municipal areas. Ku-ring-gai Chase is also officially classed as a suburb by the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales...

, beside Currawong Beach

Currawong Beach, New South Wales

Currawong Beach is a locality in northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Currawong Beach is located 42 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Pittwater Council....

, and near Coasters Retreat

Coasters Retreat, New South Wales

Coasters Retreat is a locality in northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Coasters Retreat is located 42 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Pittwater Council.-Location:...

 and Palm Beach

Palm Beach, New South Wales

Palm Beach is a northern beachside suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Palm Beach is located 41 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Pittwater Council, in the Northern Beaches region. Palm Beach sits on a peninsula at...

.

Great Mackerel Beach has no road access and no roads or vehicles; access is by the Palm Beach Ferry

Palm Beach Ferry

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, water taxi, or private boat.

Great Mackerel Beach is frequently referred to as Mackerel Beach or [Great] Mackeral Beach (both spellings are sometimes used in the same documenthttp://www.pittwater.nsw.gov.au/environment/natural_hazards/flood_risk/where_does_it_flood/mackeral_beach). Nearby Currawong Beach is sometimes called Little Mackerel Beach.