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Shoal Bay, New South Wales

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.[2]

Shoal Bay
New South Wales
Shoal Bay, NSW in 2012
Shoal Bay is located in New South Wales
Shoal Bay
Shoal Bay
Map
Coordinates32°43′37″S 152°10′21″E / 32.72694°S 152.17250°E / -32.72694; 152.17250
Population1,815 (2021 census)[2]
 • Density453.75/km2 (1,175.2/sq mi) [Note 1]
Postcode(s)2315
Area4 km2 (1.5 sq mi)[Note 2]
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s)Port Stephens Council[1]
RegionHunter[1]
CountyGloucester[3]
ParishTomaree[3]
State electorate(s)Port Stephens[4]
Federal division(s)Paterson[5]
Mean max temp[6] Mean min temp[6] Annual rainfall[6]
27.3 °C
81 °F		 8.4 °C
47 °F		 1,348.9 mm
53.1 in
Suburbs around Shoal Bay:
Port Stephens Port Stephens Tasman Sea
Nelson Bay Shoal Bay Tasman Sea
Nelson Bay, Fingal Bay Fingal Bay Tasman Sea

Heritage listings edit

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

History edit

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

Notes edit

  1. ^ 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).
  2. ^ Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9332 PORT STEPHENS.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Suburb Search – Local Council Boundaries – Hunter (HT) – Port Stephens". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
  2. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Shoal Bay (NSW) (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 January 2020.  
  3. ^ a b "Shoal Bay (suburb)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 June 2008.  
  4. ^ "Port Stephens". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Paterson". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 October 2007. Archived from the original on 29 October 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
  6. ^ a b c "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.  
  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.   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.   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.

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