Kilaben Bay, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
Kilaben Bay
City:City of Lake Macquarie
State:nsw
Alternative Location Map:Australia Hunter Central Coast
Coordinates:-33.0261°N 151.5928°W
Pop:1,516
Density:836.2
Postcode:2283
Elevation:0
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Area:1.6
Dist1:131
Dir1:N
Location1:Sydney
Dist2:27
Dir2:SW
Location2:Newcastle
Dist3:10
Dir3:S
Location3:Speers Point
Lga:City of Lake Macquarie[2]
Region:Hunter
County:Northumberland
Parish:Awaba
Stategov:Lake Macquarie[3]
Fedgov:Hunter
Near-N:Toronto
Near-Ne:Toronto
Near-E:Toronto, Carey Bay
Near-Se:Coal Point
Near-S:Kilaben Bay
Near-Sw:Kilaben Bay
Near-W:Toronto
Near-Nw:Toronto

Kilaben Bay is a suburb of the city of Lake Macquarie in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.

History

The Aboriginal people, in this area, the Awabakal, were the first people of this land.[4] It is named for the bay of the same name that lies to the south of the suburb. The suburb's western boundary is heavily forested. Kilaben Bay is one of many suburbs that ring Lake Macquarie, Lake Munmorah, and Tuggerah Lake. Kilaben Bay is part of the West Ward of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area. For telephone call charges, Kilaben Bay is within the local call zone of the City of Newcastle.

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Notes and References

  1. Kilaben Bay is primarily flat however it does have some elevated areas. Average elevation of the suburb as shown on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.
  2. Web site: Suburb Search – Local Council Boundaries – Hunter (HT) – Lake Macquarie City Council. New South Wales Division of Local Government. 23 October 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130116195147/http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_Regions.asp?regiontype=2&slacode=4650&region=HT. 16 January 2013.
  3. Web site: Lake Macquarie. . 23 November 2019.
  4. Web site: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. 8 September 2020. Lake Macquarie City Council.