About Bar Point
Bar Point is a suburb of the Central Coast region of
New South Wales, Australia, located on the north
bank of the Hawkesbury River 53
kilometres (33 mi) north of Sydney. Bar Point is
part of the City of Gosford local government area.
Bar Point is bounded by the Hawkesbury River to
the west and south, Marlows Gully to the north,
and the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway and
Pacific Highway to the east, beyond which is the
Brisbane Water National Park. The Bar Point
locality is home to the southern section of the
Popran National Park, accessible via four-wheel
drive from Mount White to the north. Below the
national park along the Hawkesbury River
coastline are a number of properties accessible
only by boat or by water taxi from Brooklyn 10
kilometres (6 mi) downstream, as well as Bar Point
Estate on the point itself.