Erowal Bay

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Erowal Bay
New South Wales
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Erowal Bay
Coordinates 35°05′54″S150°39′42″E / 35.09833°S 150.66167°E / -35.09833; 150.66167
Population652 (2021 census) [1]
LGA(s) City of Shoalhaven
Region South Coast
County St Vincent
Parish Bherwerre
State electorate(s) South Coast
Federal division(s) Gilmore
Localities around Erowal Bay:
Old Erowal Bay Worrowing Heights Vincentia
Worrowing Heights Erowal Bay Hyams Beach
Sanctuary Point St Georges Basin Wrights Beach

Erowal Bay is a small town in the Shoalhaven local government area on the New South Wales south coast, on the northern side of St Georges Basin. [2] [3] It lies west of Hyams Beach, north of Wrights Beach and east of Old Erowal Bay. At the 2021 census, Erowal Bay had a population of 652. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Erowal Bay (state suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 July 2017. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Erowal Bay". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 August 2017. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "Erowal Bay". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 13 August 2017.