Fern Bay, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
Fern Bay
State:nsw
Coordinates:-32.8739°N 151.795°W
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pop:2763
Postcode:2295
Area:8.5
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10
Timezone-Dst:AEDT
Utc-Dst:+11
Dist1:173
Dir1:NNE
Location1:Sydney
Dist2:16
Dir2:N
Location2:Newcastle
Dist3:22
Dir3:SE
Location3:Raymond Terrace
Lga:Port Stephens Council[1]
Region:Hunter
County:Gloucester
Parish:Stockton
Stategov:Newcastle
Fedgov:Paterson
Maxtemp:25.5
Mintemp:8.4
Rainfall:1140.8
Near-N:Fullerton Cove
Near-Ne:Fullerton Cove
Near-E:Tasman Sea
Near-Se:Tasman Sea
Near-S:Stockton
Near-Sw:Hunter River (North Arm)
Near-W:Fullerton Cove, Hunter River (north arm)
Near-Nw:Fullerton Cove
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12

Fern Bay is the southernmost suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located just north of Stockton, which is the only suburb of Newcastle that lies north of the Hunter River and to the east of the north arm of the Hunter River at the entrance to Fullerton Cove, a large body of water. To the east is the Tasman Sea. Despite the suburb only being 6km (04miles) in a direct line from Newcastle, the need to cross the Hunter River results in Fern Bay being 161NaN1 by road from the centre of the city.

The area is undergoing a residential expansion program with a large development being built between Nelson Bay Road and Stockton Beach on land formerly used as a military weapons range.[2] [3]

History

The Worimi people are the traditional owners of the Port Stephens area.[4]

Population

83.3% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 3.8%. 91.7% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were Anglican 26.2%, No Religion 26.0% and Catholic 21.3%.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Suburb Search – Local Council Boundaries – Hunter (HT) – Port Stephens . . https://web.archive.org/web/20140621120504/http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_Regions.asp?regiontype=2&slacode=6400&region=HT. 21 June 2014 . 8 June 2008.
  2. Web site: Fern Bay development before Govt . . 26 May 2005 . 26 May 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928212151/http://www.bananasinpyjamas.com/news/stories/2005/05/26/1377260.htm . 28 September 2007 .
  3. Web site: Stockton Bight National Park Proposal . . 28 November 2000 . 26 May 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110524152416/http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LA20001128027 . 24 May 2011 .
  4. Web site: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. 8 September 2020. 10 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180410020116/http://www.portstephens.nsw.gov.au/live/community/our-community/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-people. dead.