Corlette, New South Wales

Corlette
New South Wales
Corlette is located in New South Wales
Corlette
Corlette
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Coordinates32°43′29″S 152°06′53″E / 32.72472°S 152.11472°E / -32.72472; 152.11472
Population5,699 (2021 census)[2]
 • Density1,838.39/km2 (4,761.4/sq mi)
Postcode(s)2315
Area3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi)[Note 1]
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s)Port Stephens Council[1]
RegionHunter
CountyGloucester[3]
ParishTomaree[3]
State electorate(s)Port Stephens
Federal division(s)Paterson
Mean max temp[4] Mean min temp[4] Annual rainfall[4]
27.3 °C
81 °F
8.4 °C
47 °F
1,348.9 mm
53.1 in
Suburbs around Corlette:
Port Stephens Port Stephens Port Stephens
Port Stephens Corlette Nelson Bay
Salamander Bay Salamander Bay, Nelson Bay Nelson Bay

Corlette is a suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.[1] It is located just west of Nelson Bay on the shores of Port Stephens.[3][5] It was named after Captain James Corlette who skippered the 63 tonnes (62 long tons) cutter Lambton which was the first privately owned local vessel.[3] Corlette first used it to ship timber and wool out of Port Stephens in 1816.[6] While property values throughout the suburb average around A$1,100,000 in the most affluent areas on the shores of Salamander Bay individual sale prices of $3.7 million have been realised.[7] It has many local tourism attractions including Bagnalls Beach Reserve, Port Stephens Shell Museum, Blue Water Sailing and Nude Kayaks.[8]

  1. ^ a b "Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) - Port Stephens". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Corlette (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 October 2012. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b c d "Corlette". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 May 2008. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ a b c "Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
  5. ^ "Corlette". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
  6. ^ "History of Port Stephens". Retrieved 9 July 2008. (see "Early development of Port Stephens" section)
  7. ^ Port Stephens Examiner, February 2008
  8. ^ "THE BEST Things to Do in Corlette - Updated 2020 - Must See Attractions in Corlette, Port Stephens". Tripadvisor. Retrieved 7 October 2020.


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