Nelsons Plains, New South Wales

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Nelsons Plains
New South Wales
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Flooding at Nelsons Plains in 2007
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Nelsons Plains
Coordinates 32°42′54″S151°43′04″E / 32.71500°S 151.71778°E / -32.71500; 151.71778 Coordinates: 32°42′54″S151°43′04″E / 32.71500°S 151.71778°E / -32.71500; 151.71778
Population362 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density16.4/km2 (42/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 2324
Elevation2 m (7 ft) [Note 1]
Area19.8 km2 (7.6 sq mi) [Note 2]
Time zone AEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST) AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s) Port Stephens Council [2]
Region Hunter [2]
County Durham [3]
Parish Seaham [3]
State electorate(s) Port Stephens [4]
Federal division(s) Paterson [5]
Suburbs around Nelsons Plains:
Brandy Hill Seaham Eagleton
Seaham, Osterley Nelsons Plains Raymond Terrace
Millers Forest Millers Forest Raymond Terrace

Nelsons Plains is a primarily rural suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. [2] [3] It is situated on Seaham Road between the Hunter and Williams rivers. [6] At the 2016 census the suburb had a population of 362. [1]

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Geography

Nelsons Plains is a wedge-shaped suburb, bisected by Seaham Road, with the point of the wedge in the south-eastern corner where the Williams River joins the Hunter River. [6] This part of the suburb is generally less than 2 metres (7 ft) above river level, making it subject to periodic flooding, as happened during the June 2007 Hunter Region and Central Coast storms. In the north-eastern corner of the suburb elevations reach up to 42 m (138 ft) but to the east of Seaham Road, between the road and the Williams River, the ground slopes quickly downward to a height of less than 2 m (7 ft) above river level, making this part of the suburb also subject to flooding.

Demographics

At the 2016 census the population was 362, with a median age of 41 and 89.6% of the population spoke only English at home. Australian born residents represented 88.8%, with 2.0% born in New Zealand and 0.8% in England. For religion, 31.4% identified as Anglican, 28.3% as Catholic, 18.9% as having no religion, 7.5% did not state a religion and 5.8% belonging to the Uniting Church. [1]

Flooding of the Hunter and Williams rivers west of Raymond Terrace at Nelsons Plains in 2007
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View from the top of Beaton Avenue in Raymond Terrace, looking west.
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View from Seaham Road, looking to the (roughly) west.
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View from Seaham Road, looking to the east.

Notes

  1. ↑ Elevations as shown on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.
  2. ↑ Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Suburb Search – Local Council Boundaries – Hunter (HT) – Port Stephens". New South Wales Division of Local Government . Retrieved 29 June 2008.
  3. 1 2 3 "Nelsons Plains". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 June 2008. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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  5. ↑ "Paterson". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 October 2007. Archived from the original on 29 October 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2008.
  6. 1 2 "Nelsons Plains". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information . Retrieved 29 June 2008.

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