Seal Rocks New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 32°25′13″S 152°30′27″E / 32.42028°S 152.50750°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 56 (2021)[2] Note1 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2423 | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Mid-Coast Council[1] | ||||||||||||||
Region | Mid North Coast[1] | ||||||||||||||
County | Gloucester[3] | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Forster[3] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Myall Lakes[4] | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Lyne[5] | ||||||||||||||
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Seal Rocks is a small coastal settlement in the Mid-Coast Council local government area, in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, 275 kilometres (171 mi) north-north-east of Sydney.[1][6] It is famous for its many premier surfing beaches (including Lighthouse Beach, Treachery and Yagon), and also for being the home of Seal Rocks lighthouse, officially known as Sugarloaf Point Lighthouse. At the 2021 census, the area had a population of 56 persons.[2]