Lisarow is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, Australia

Australia

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, located 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-northeast of Gosford

Gosford, New South Wales

Gosford is a city located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia, approximately 76 km north of the Sydney central business district...

's central business district

Central business district

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 via the Pacific Highway

Pacific Highway (Australia)

The Pacific Highway is a major transport route along part of the east coast of Australia and is part of Australia's national route 1.It is 960 km long and links Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, to Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, along the coast, via Gosford, Newcastle, Taree, Port...

. It is part of the City of Gosford local government area

Local Government Areas of New South Wales

The local government areas of New South Wales, Australia have been subject to periodic bouts of restructuring and rationalisation by the State Government, involving voluntary and involuntary amalgamation of areas...

, and lies along its northern boundary.

The area was largely rural until urban encroachment in more recent decades.

It is a mainly residential area, composed of medium-density housing

Medium-density housing

Medium density housing is a term used in Australia to describe residential developments that are at higher densities than standard low-density, suburban subdivisions, but not so high that they might be regarded as high density housing. The density of standard suburban residential areas has...

, with small rural properties on the fringes. There is also a substantial amount of industrial activity around the railway line

CityRail

CityRail is an operating brand of RailCorp, a corporation owned by the state government of New South Wales, Australia. It is responsible for providing commuter rail services, and some coach services, in and around Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong, the three largest cities of New South Wales. It is...

 and station

Lisarow railway station, New South Wales

-Transport links:Busways runs two routes via Lisarow railway station:*Route 36 - between Gosford and Tuggerah*Route 37 - between Gosford and Tuggerah...

.

The main shopping area is Lisarow Plaza, including a Bi-Lo

BI-LO (Australia)

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 supermarket, a bank, hairdresser, optometrist, medical centre, dentist, physiotherapy clinic, cafés, take-away food, restaurant, bakery, clothing and variety shops. Educational facilities in the suburb include Lisarow High School, Lisarow Primary School and Narara Public School.

The Test cricketer, Alan Davidson

Alan Davidson (cricketer)

Alan Keith Davidson, AM, MBE is a former Australian cricketer of the 1950s and 1960s. He was an all rounder: a hard-hitting lower-order left-handed batsman, and an outstanding left-arm fast-medium opening bowler...

, hails from the town.

Lisarow shares the largest cricket club on the Central Coast with Ourimbah, their club mascot is the magpie.