Karuah, New South Wales

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Karuah
New South Wales
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Bridge over the Karuah River
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Karuah
Coordinates 32°38′35″S151°57′26″E / 32.64306°S 151.95722°E / -32.64306; 151.95722
Population1,411 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density19.145/km2 (49.59/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 2324
Elevation16 m (52 ft)
Area73.7 km2 (28.5 sq mi) [Note 1]
Time zone AEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST) AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s)
Region Hunter, Mid North Coast [2]
County Gloucester [3] [4]
Parish Tarean [3] [4]
State electorate(s) Port Stephens
Federal division(s) Lyne
Mean max temp [5] Mean min temp [5] Annual rainfall [5]
23.0 °C
73 °F		10.3 °C
51 °F		1,145.6 mm
45.1 in
Suburbs around Karuah:
Limeburners Creek Limeburners Creek The Branch
Twelve Mile Creek Karuah The Branch, North Arm Cove
Twelve Mile Creek Swan Bay, Port Stephens Port Stephens , Tahlee, Carrington

Karuah is a locality [3] in both the Port Stephens and Mid-Coast Councils, the Port Stephens lga side is part the Hunter Region while the Mid-Coast lga is in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. [4] [6] It is thought that the name means 'native plum tree' in the local Aboriginal dialect. [4] [7]

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History

In 1790, five convicts escaped from Sydney and relocated to the area. [8] In 1795 the Karuah River was first surveyed as part of a wider survey of Port Stephens. [8] In 1811 Governor Lachlan Macquarie decided to name the area the Clyde. [8] By 1816 permits were issued to allow cedar cutting in the area. [8] In 1824 the Australian Agricultural Company purchased a million acres to create the township. [8] In 1907 the name was changed from Sawyers Point to Karuah. [8]

Geography

Karuah is split between the Port Stephens and Mid-Coast councils with most (approximately 51%) located in the Port Stephens Council area. The village of Karuah is also split between the two councils with almost all of the village located in Port Stephens Council. The Karuah River, which runs approximately north to south through the centre of Karuah, forms the border between the two councils within the locality. Karuah is located at the north-western corner of Port Stephens into which the Karuah River feeds. [4] [6]

Demographics

According to the 2016 census, there 1,411 people in Karuah.

The largest settlement within the locality is the village of Karuah, which is on the old Pacific Highway and straddles the Karuah River. Most of the village, which occupies only about 0.7 square kilometres (0.3 sq mi) of the suburb's total area of 74.7 km2 (28.8 sq mi), lies within the Port Stephens LGA. It includes the largest Aboriginal community in the Port Stephens LGA and, at the 2006 Census, had a population of approximately 857. [9] The rest of the suburb's population live in the rural properties which surround the village.

Transport

The Karuah bridge was built and opened in December 1957. [10] In 2004, the Karuah Bypass was opened which, as part of the AusLink program, speeds up car and truck travel times past the township but left the town a backwater.

Oyster industry

Karuah village has long been known for its oysters, [11] and a number of oyster shops line the old Pacific Highway within the town.

Notes

  1. ↑ Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.

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  10. ↑ Karuah Bridge
  11. ↑ Dow L, Guyon D, Irving R, McPhee M, Matthews A, Prineas P, Rubinich T, Simpson J (1995). Reader's Digest Illustrated Guide to Australian Places. Surry Hills, NSW: Reader's Digest. p. 68. ISBN   0-86438-399-1.

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