Salamander Bay

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Salamander Bay
New South Wales
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View from Salamander Bay east towards the mouth of Port Stephens approximately 12 km (7.5 mi) away.
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Salamander Bay
Salamander Bay
Coordinates 32°43′45″S152°05′22″E / 32.72917°S 152.08944°E / -32.72917; 152.08944
Population4,991 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density587.18/km2 (1,520.8/sq mi) [Note 1]
Postcode(s) 2317
Elevation4.5 m (15 ft)
Area8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi) [Note 2]
Time zone AEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST) AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s) Port Stephens Council [3]
Region Hunter
County Gloucester [4] [5]
Parish Tomaree [4] [5]
State electorate(s) Port Stephens [6]
Federal division(s) Paterson [7]
Mean max temp [8] Mean min temp [8] Annual rainfall [8]
27.3 °C
81 °F		8.4 °C
47 °F		1,348.9 mm
53.1 in
Suburbs around Salamander Bay:
Soldiers Point Port Stephens Corlette
Port Stephens Salamander Bay Nelson Bay
Taylors Beach Anna Bay Nelson Bay

Salamander Bay is a suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. [3] The Worimi people are the traditional owners of the Port Stephens area. [9] Named after the adjacent shallow bay, itself named after Salamander, a convict ship from the Third Fleet, which was the first European vessel to enter Port Stephens (1791), it is a mainly residential suburb with a large shopping centre. [2] [10] At the 2021 census, Salamander Bay had a population of 4,991. [1] It is home to Tomaree High School, a TAFE facility and St Phillips Christian College (Port Stephens Campus).

Notes

  1. ↑ The density presented is that of the whole suburb. However, only about 3.5 square kilometres (1.35 sq mi), or about 41%, of the suburb is residential in nature. The remainder of the suburb consists mainly of unpopulated scrubland, coastal reserves and beaches. [2] The population density of the residential portion of the suburb is much higher at 1,384/km2 (3,580/sq mi).
  2. ↑ Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Salamander Bay (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 October 2012. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Salamander Bay". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information . Retrieved 8 June 2008.
  3. 1 2 "Suburb Search – Local Council Boundaries – Hunter (HT) – Port Stephens". New South Wales Division of Local Government . Retrieved 8 June 2008.
  4. 1 2 "Salamander Bay (suburb)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 June 2008. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  5. 1 2 "Salamander Bay (Bay)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 June 2008. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  6. ↑ "Port Stephens". New South Wales Electoral Commission . Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "Paterson". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 October 2007. Archived from the original on 29 October 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
  8. 1 2 3 "Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology . Retrieved 8 June 2008.
  9. ↑ "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people". Port Stepehns Council. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "History of Port Stephens" . Retrieved 10 July 2008. (see "Early development of Port Stephens" section)

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