Tea Gardens, New South Wales

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Tea Gardens
New South Wales
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Tea Gardens
Coordinates 32°40′01″S152°09′34″E / 32.66694°S 152.15944°E / -32.66694; 152.15944
Population2,884 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 2324
Elevation6 m (20 ft)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST) AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s) MidCoast Council
Region Mid North Coast
County Gloucester [2] [3]
Parish Viney Creek/Coweambah [2] [3]
State electorate(s) Port Stephens [4]
Federal division(s) Lyne
Mean max tempMean min tempAnnual rainfall
27.3 °C
81 °F		8.4 °C
47 °F		1,348.9 mm
53.1 in
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Tea Gardens is a locality in the Mid-Coast Council local government area, in Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. [2] [5] [6]

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At the 2016 census Tea Gardens had a population of 2,884, [1] with most of the population resident in the town of Tea Gardens at the southern end of the locality. [3]

Geography

Tea Gardens extends along the west bank of the Myall River from Port Stephens about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) in a north-north-easterly direction. In the west it reaches the Pacific Highway. [5] The town of Tea Gardens is located at the southernmost end of the locality, on the northern shore of Port Stephens on the west bank of the Myall River, which connects the Myall Lakes to the port. It is located directly across the river from Hawks Nest and the two lane Singing Bridge connects the two. Tea Gardens is located almost 220 km (137 mi) north of Sydney, about 10 km (6.2 mi) southeast of the Pacific Highway on the southern end of the Ramsar Convention listed wetlands of the Myall Lakes.

Demographics

According to the 2016 census the population of Tea Gardens is 2,884, [1] an increase from 2,434 in 2011. [7] The median age in Tea Gardens is 65, significantly higher than the national average of 38. Tea Gardens has one of the oldest populations in Australia. [8] This is also an increase from 61 in 2011. 15.6% of residents are aged 65–69; this compares with the national figure of 5.1%. 4.2% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander; the median age among this group is 27.

79.2% of residents report being born in Australia; higher than the national average of 66.7%. Other than Australia the top countries are England (6.0%); New Zealand (1.6%), and Scotland (1.0%). The most common reported ancestries in Tea Gardens are English, Australian and Irish. 66.8% of residents report both parents being born in Australia, higher than the national average of 47.3%.

The major religious groups in Tea Gardens are Anglican 34.9%, Catholic 21.4% and Uniting Church 6.8%. 18.9% reported no religion with 7.1% not answering the question.

The unemployment rate in Tea Gardens is 8.3% as at the 2016 census, [9] which is higher than the national average of 5%. [10]

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  2. 1 2 3 "Tea Gardens (locality)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 2 June 2008. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. 1 2 3 "Tea Gardens (town)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 2 June 2008. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. ↑ "Port Stephens". New South Wales Electoral Commission . Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Tea Gardens". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information . Retrieved 2 June 2008.
  6. ↑ "Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT)". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Archived from Hiregion=HT&regiontype=1 the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2008.{{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
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  8. ↑ "Media Release - Australia growing greyer". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "2016 Census QuickStats: Tea Gardens". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  10. ↑ Statistics, c=AU; o=Commonwealth of Australia; ou=Australian Bureau of (24 January 2019). "Media Release - Trend unemployment rate at 5.0% (Media Release)". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 1 May 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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