Established in 1888, it is one of the two administrative centres for the Central Coast Council local government area.

William Cape was the first European settler to settle in the area and bring cattle and sheep into the district, on a 1,000 acres (4 km2) land grant bordering Jilliby Creek in 1825.

The broader Wyong regional area, encompassing the Central Coast’s northeast, had a population of 168,171.

Wyong Public School is located on Cutler Drive, north of the town centre.

Wyong is the hub of transport services in the northern part of the Central Coast region.