Shoal Bay, New South Wales

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Shoal Bay
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Shoal Bay, NSW in 2012
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Shoal Bay
Shoal Bay, New South Wales
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Coordinates: 32°43′37″S152°10′21″E / 32.72694°S 152.17250°E / -32.72694; 152.17250
Country Australia
State New South Wales
Region Hunter [1]
LGA
Location
Government
 •  State electorate
 •  Federal division
Area
[Note 1]
 • Total
4 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,815 (2021 census) [4]
 • Density453.75/km2 (1,175.2/sq mi) [Note 2]
Time zone UTC+10 (AEST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+11 (AEDT)
Postcode
2315
County Gloucester [5]
Parish Tomaree [5]
Mean max temp27.3 °C (81.1 °F) [6]
Mean min temp8.4 °C (47.1 °F) [6]
Annual rainfall1,348.9 mm (53.11 in) [6]
Suburbs around Shoal Bay
Port Stephens Port Stephens Tasman Sea
Nelson Bay Shoal Bay Tasman Sea
Nelson Bay, Fingal Bay Fingal Bay Tasman Sea

Shoal Bay is the most eastern suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. [1] It is located on the southern shore of Port Stephens, adjacent to the bay of the same name at the entrance to the port. [7] It includes part of Tomaree National Park within its boundaries and, like other suburbs around Port Stephens, is a popular tourist destination, especially in summer months. [8] At the 2021 census the town of Shoal Bay had a population of 1,815 but the population increases significantly during tourist season. [4]

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Heritage listings

Shoal Bay has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

History

The Worimi people are the traditional owners of the Port Stephens area [11]

It was named by NSW Governor Lachlan Macquarie after he encountered the many sandy shoals when he first visited the area. [12]

Notes

  1. ↑ Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9332 PORT STEPHENS.
  2. ↑ This is the average density of the whole suburb. The population density of the inhabited portion of the suburb, which is only approximately 1 square kilometre (0.4 sq mi), is 1,838/km2 (4,760/sq mi).

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Suburb Search – Local Council Boundaries – Hunter (HT) – Port Stephens". New South Wales Division of Local Government . Retrieved 11 June 2008.
  2. ↑ "Port Stephens". New South Wales Electoral Commission . Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "Paterson". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 October 2007. Archived from the original on 29 October 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
  4. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Shoal Bay (NSW) (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 January 2020. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  5. 1 2 "Shoal Bay (suburb)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 June 2008. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  6. 1 2 3 "Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology . Retrieved 11 June 2008.
  7. ↑ "Shoal Bay (bay)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 June 2008. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  8. ↑ "Shoal Bay". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information . Retrieved 11 June 2008.
  9. ↑ "Tomaree Head Fortifications". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H01821. Retrieved 18 May 2018. CC BY icon.svg Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence .
  10. ↑ "Tomaree Holiday Lodge". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H00835. Retrieved 18 May 2018. CC BY icon.svg Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence .
  11. ↑ "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people". Port Stephens Council. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  12. ↑ Bartlett, M.A. (1999). The Port Stephens story (3rd ed.). Port Stephens Historical Society.


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