Swansea, New South Wales

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Swansea
Greater Newcastle,  New South Wales
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Swansea
Coordinates 33°05′06″S151°38′06″E / 33.085°S 151.635°E / -33.085; 151.635
Population5,044 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density1,576/km2 (4,080/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 2281
Area3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s) City of Lake Macquarie
Parish Wallarah
State electorate(s) Swansea
Federal division(s) Shortland
Suburbs around Swansea:
Lake Macquarie Lake Macquarie Swansea Channel
Lake Macquarie Swansea Swansea Heads
Murrays Beach Pinny Beach Caves Beach

Swansea is a town at the entrance to Lake Macquarie from the Pacific Ocean in New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area and is regarded as part of Greater Newcastle.

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History

The Aboriginal people, in this area, the Awabakal, were the first people of this land. [2] Awabakal people have lived in the area at least 8000 years. [3] The Awabakal name for Swansea is Galgabba. [4]

Thomas Boyd was one of the earliest Europeans to settle in Swansea, in the 1850s. Many Chinese people settled in the same decade, helping to create a fishing industry there. [4] Biraban did transaltion work in Swansea for settlers. [3]

In 1887 the town name was changed from Pelican Flat to Swansea. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Swansea (NSW) (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 June 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people". Lake Macquarie City Council. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Swansea". Lake Macquarie History.
  4. 1 2 Clouten, Keith (1967). Reids mistakes : the early history of Lake Macquarie (PDF). Adelaide: Griffin Press Limited.


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