Wyee Point, New South Wales

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Wyee Point
New South Wales
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Wyee Point
Coordinates 33°08′24″S151°31′34″E / 33.14°S 151.526°E / -33.14; 151.526
Population1,171 (2021 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 2259
Location
LGA(s) City of Lake Macquarie
Parish Morisset
State electorate(s) Lake Macquarie
Federal division(s) Hunter
Suburbs around Wyee Point:
Morisset Morisset Lake Macquarie
Wyee Wyee Point Mannering Park
Wyee Wyee Mannering Park

Wyee Point is a far southern suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, on the southern shoreline of Lake Macquarie.

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History

The Awabakal are the traditional people of this area. [2]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wyee Point". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people". Lake Macquarie City Council. Retrieved 8 September 2020.