Murrays Beach

Murrays Beach
Murrays Beach
Suburb
	Murrays Beach
	Coordinates: 33°07′06″S151°37′01″E / 33.118429°S 151.616820°E
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
LGA	City of Lake Macquarie ;
Location	26 km (16 mi) SW of Newcastle ; 91 km (57 mi) NE of Sydney ;
Established	2006
Government
• State electorate	Swansea ;
• Federal division	Shortland ;
Area
• Total	2.5 km2 (0.97 sq mi)
Population
• Total	882 (2021 census)
• Density
Postcode	2281
Parish	Wallarah
	Suburbs around Murrays Beach

Last updated November 25, 2025

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.

History

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.^[2]

References

↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Murrays Beach". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
↑ "Murrays Beach". Lake Macquarie City Council . Retrieved 21 July 2023.

This Hunter Region geography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[ABS-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Murrays Beach". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2023.

[2] "Murrays Beach". Lake Macquarie City Council . Retrieved 21 July 2023.

[1]

[2]