Type: | suburb |
Murrays Beach | |
State: | nsw |
Lga: | City of Lake Macquarie |
Postcode: | 2281 |
Pop: | 882 |
Area: | 2.5 |
Est: | 2006 |
Parish: | Wallarah |
Alternative Location Map: | Australia Hunter Central Coast |
Stategov: | Swansea |
Fedgov: | Shortland |
Dist1: | 26 |
Dir1: | SW |
Location1: | Newcastle |
Dist2: | 91 |
Dir2: | NE |
Location2: | Sydney |
Near-N: | Swansea |
Near-Ne: | Pinny Beach |
Near-E: | Pinny Beach |
Near-Se: | Pinny Beach |
Near-S: | Catherine Hill Bay |
Near-Sw: | Cams Wharf |
Near-W: | Lake Macquarie |
Near-Nw: | Lake Macquarie |
Murrays Beach is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie. It is located on the Wallarah Peninsula and is to the east of Lake Macquarie. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area.
Murrays Beach was named after David and Patrick Murray, the owners of a coal-mine in the 1860s that pre-dated the settlement. The suburb of Murrays Beach was gazetted on 5 May 2006 and developed into an eco-friendly suburb by Stockland.[1]