Shoal Bay, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
Shoal Bay
State:nsw
Coordinates:-32.7269°N 152.1725°W
Pop:1815
Density:453.75
Density Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:2315
Area:4
Area Footnotes:[2]
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10
Timezone-Dst:AEDT
Utc-Dst:+11
Dist1:210
Dir1:NNE
Location1:Sydney
Dist2:63
Dir2:NE
Location2:Newcastle
Dist3:48
Dir3:ENE
Location3:Raymond Terrace
Lga:Port Stephens Council[3]
Region:Hunter
County:Gloucester
Parish:Tomaree
Stategov:Port Stephens[4]
Fedgov:Paterson[5]
Maxtemp:27.3
Mintemp:8.4
Rainfall:1348.9
Near-N:Port Stephens
Near-Ne:Tasman Sea
Near-E:Tasman Sea
Near-Se:Tasman Sea
Near-S:Fingal Bay
Near-Sw:Nelson Bay, Fingal Bay
Near-W:Nelson Bay
Near-Nw:Port Stephens
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12

Shoal Bay is the most eastern suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.[3] It is located on the southern shore of Port Stephens, adjacent to the bay of the same name at the entrance to the port. It includes part of Tomaree National Park within its boundaries and, like other suburbs around Port Stephens, is a popular tourist destination, especially in summer months. At the 2021 census the town of Shoal Bay had a population of 1,815 but the population increases significantly during tourist season.

Heritage listings

Shoal Bay has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

History

The Worimi people are the traditional owners of the Port Stephens area[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. This is the average density of the whole suburb. The population density of the inhabited portion of the suburb, which is only approximately 1km2, is 1838/km2.
  2. Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9332 PORT STEPHENS.
  3. Web site: Suburb Search – Local Council Boundaries – Hunter (HT) – Port Stephens. New South Wales Division of Local Government. 11 June 2008.
  4. Web site: Port Stephens. . 23 November 2019.
  5. Web site: Paterson. Australian Electoral Commission. 19 October 2007. 11 June 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091029100345/http://apps.aec.gov.au/esearch/LocalitySearchResults.aspx?filter=Paterson&filterby=Electorate. 29 October 2009.
  6. 01821. 18 May 2018.
  7. 00835. H00/00295. 18 May 2018.
  8. Web site: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. 2020-09-08. Port Stephens Council.