Boat Harbour, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
Boat Harbour
State:nsw
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pop:993
Density:496.5
Density Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:2316
Area:2
Area Footnotes:[2]
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10
Timezone-Dst:AEDT
Utc-Dst:+11
Dist1:204
Dir1:NNE
Location1:Sydney
Dist2:55
Dir2:NE
Location2:Newcastle
Dist3:38
Dir3:E
Location3:Raymond Terrace
Lga:Port Stephens Council[3]
Region:Hunter
County:Gloucester
Parish:Tomaree
Stategov:Port Stephens
Fedgov:Paterson
Maxtemp:27.3
Mintemp:8.4
Rainfall:1348.9
Near-N:One Mile
Near-Ne:One Mile, Tasman Sea
Near-E:Tasman Sea
Near-Se:Tasman Sea
Near-S:Tasman Sea
Near-Sw:Tasman Sea
Near-W:Anna Bay, Fishermans Bay
Near-Nw:Anna Bay
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12

Boat Harbour is a suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.[3] The main population centre of the suburb is the village also known as Boat Harbour. Both lie adjacent to the bay after which they were named. The traditional owners of the land are Worimi people.[4]

From the easternmost end of Ocean Parade in highest part of the suburb, adjacent to the Tomaree National Park at Morna Point, there are striking views of the coastline. On a clear day it is possible to follow the coast southwards to the horizon, well beyond Newcastle.

Boat Harbour is a sheltered, sandy bay. Kingsley Beach is just to the south and is popular with surfers.

Notes and References

  1. The density presented is that of the whole suburb. However, only about 0.45km2 of the suburb is residential in nature. The population density of this area is much higher at 1804/km2.
  2. The area is based on NSW GNB maps and is for the whole suburb. However, most of the suburb is part of Tomaree National Park which consists of unpopulated beaches, coastal reserves and bushland. The actual area occupied by residential development is only about 0.452NaN2.
  3. Web site: Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) - Port Stephens . . 8 June 2008 . 21 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140621120504/http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_Regions.asp?regiontype=2&slacode=6400&region=HT . live .
  4. Web site: Aboriginal history . 2020-10-15 . www.portstephens.nsw.gov.au . en . 7 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211107100146/https://www.portstephens.nsw.gov.au/play/culture-and-history/aboriginal-history . live .