Wrights Beach

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Wrights Beach
New South Wales
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Wrights Beach
Coordinates 35°07′S150°40′E / 35.117°S 150.667°E / -35.117; 150.667
Population137 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 2540
LGA(s) City of Shoalhaven
Region South Coast
County St Vincent
Parish Bherwerre
State electorate(s) South Coast
Federal division(s) Gilmore
Localities around Wrights Beach:
Erowal Bay Hyams Beach
St Georges Basin Wrights Beach Hyams Beach
St Georges Basin Jervis Bay Territory Jervis Bay Territory

Wrights Beach is a town in the City of Shoalhaven in New South Wales, Australia. It is on the shores of St Georges Basin, near the Jervis Bay Territory. [2] [3]

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Demographics

As at the 2016 census, the population of Wrights Beach was 132. [4] At the 2021 census, it had grown to 137. [5]

Geography

Wrights Beach is located on the eastern shore of St Georges Basin, a sort of estuary. It is located southwest of Hyams Beach. To the north is Erowal Bay, to the east is Hyams Beach, to the south is located Bream Beach, to the southwest is located Cabbage Tree Point and to the southeast is located Jervis Bay Village.

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wrights Beach (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Wrights Beach". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 August 2017. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "Wrights Beach". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wrights Beach (state suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 July 2017. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  5. "2021 Wrights Beach, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 February 2025.