| City of Shoalhaven New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°07′S 150°30′E / 35.117°S 150.500°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 108,531 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 23.7642/km2 (61.549/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1 July 1948 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4,567 km2 (1,763.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Amanda Findley | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Nowra[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | South Coast | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Gilmore | ||||||||||||||
| Website | City of Shoalhaven | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Shoalhaven is a local government area in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is about 200 kilometres (120 mi) south of Sydney. The Princes Highway passes through the area, and the South Coast railway line traverses the northern section, terminating at Bomaderry. At the 2021 census, the population was 108,531.[1]
The City was established on 1 July 1948 as the Shoalhaven Shire, following the amalgamation of the Municipalities of Nowra, Berry, Broughton's Vale, Ulladulla, South Shoalhaven, and the shires of Cambewarra and Clyde.[3] The Governor of NSW on 13 July 1979 proclaimed Shoalhaven as a city. The Shire was converted and constituted on 1 August 1979 simultaneously as a municipality and city.[4]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Shoalhaven (C)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ "Shoalhaven City Council". Department of Local Government. Archived from the original on 7 September 2006. Retrieved 26 November 2006.
- ^ "Municipality of Nowra". Search. State Records NSW. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ <https://www.southcoastregister.com.au/story/7926785/commemorative-coin-minted-to-celebrate-shoalhaven-in-1979//>
