| Hawks Nest New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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.jpg) The end of the Hawks Nest peninsula | |||||||||||||||
  Hawks Nest | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°40′S 152°11′E / 32.667°S 152.183°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,223 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 32.7/km2 (85/sq mi) Note1 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2324 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft)Note2 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 31.4 km2 (12.1 sq mi)Note3 | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Mid-Coast Council[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter,[2] Mid North Coast | ||||||||||||||
| County | Gloucester[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Fens[3] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Port Stephens[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lyne | ||||||||||||||
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Hawks Nest is a small town of the Mid-Coast Council local government area in the Hunter and Mid North Coast regions of New South Wales, Australia, located north of Port Stephens between the Tasman Sea and the Myall River.[2][3][5] It was named after a large hawk's nest in a tree on the Myall River that was used as a navigational aid.[3] The traditional custodians of this land are the Worimi people.[6]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Hawks Nest (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ a b c "Suburb Search – Local Council Boundaries – Hunter (HT) – Great Lakes Council". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
- ^ a b c d "Hawks Nest". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
- ^ "Port Stephens". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Hawks Nest". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
- ^ "Hawks Nest". Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
