Croudace Bay, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
Croudace Bay
State:nsw
Alternative Location Map:Australia Hunter Central Coast
Lga:City of Lake Macquarie
Postcode:2280
Pop:641
Area:0.5
Parish:Kahibah
Stategov:Swansea
Fedgov:Shortland
Dist1:19
Dir1:SW
Location1:Newcastle
Dist2:8
Dir2:SW
Location2:Charlestown
Near-Nw:Eleebana
Near-N:Eleebana
Near-Ne:Tingira Heights
Near-W:Lake Macquarie
Near-E:Floraville
Near-Sw:Valentine
Near-S:Valentine
Near-Se:Floraville

Croudace Bay is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, located 19km (12miles) southwest of Newcastle's central business district on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie.

History

It was named after Thomas Croudace, a mining engineer for the Scottish-Australian Mining Company.[1] The town has Croudace Bay Sports where rugby league, netball, cricket and tennis are played.[2] In 2016 574 people lived there with the median age of 41.[3] 27.8 5 had No Religion, 25.3% Anglican, 21.0% Catholic, 6.9% United Church and 6.4% Not Stated. 93.2% only speak English at home with 1% speaking Afrikaans and 0.5% speaking Polish.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Libraries;jurisdiction=NSW. personalName=Judy Messiter;corporateName=Community History-Lake Macquarie. Croudace Bay. 2021-05-12. history.lakemac.com.au.
  2. Web site: Croudace Bay Sports Complex. 2021-05-12. lakemac.com.au. en-AU.
  3. Web site: 2016 Census QuickStats: Croudace Bay. 2021-05-12. quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. en.