Johns River, New South Wales

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Johns River
New South Wales
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The Pacific Highway, Johns River, New South Wales with South Brother to the right.
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Johns River
Coordinates 31°43′49″S152°41′54″E / 31.7303°S 152.6984°E / -31.7303; 152.6984
Population346 (2021 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 2443
Elevation10 m (33 ft)
Location
LGA(s) Mid-Coast Council
State electorate(s) Port Macquarie
Federal division(s) Lyne
Localities around Johns River:
Lorne Batar Creek Diamond Head
Stewarts River Johns River Crowdy Bay
Moorland Coralville Coralville

Johns River is a locality in the Mid-Coast Council of New South Wales. [2] [3]

Johns River is approximately 339 km from the state capital, Sydney. [4] At the 2021 census it had a population of 346. [1]

Geography

Johns River is bounded to the north by Middle Brother National Park and Crowdy Bay National Park to the East. The rural locality of Stewarts River, New South Wales is to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east. The dominant land features of Johns River include Middle Brother and South Brother hills. Johns River is ironically located on Stewarts River which feeds into Watson Taylors Lake.

The Pacific Highway and North Coast railway line both pass through Johns River. The locality contains a small village with a family friendly tavern and a small private airfield.

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Johns River". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 March 2024. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Johns River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 14 November 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "Johns River". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  4. Johns River, Mid-Coast, New South Wales