Pottsville, New South Wales

Pottsville
New South Wales
Aerial photograph of Pottsville in 2007
Pottsville is located in New South Wales
Pottsville
Pottsville
Coordinates28°23′S 153°34′E / 28.383°S 153.567°E / -28.383; 153.567
Population7,209 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2489[2]
LGA(s)Tweed Shire
RegionNorthern Rivers

Pottsville is a town in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia in Tweed Shire. At the 2021 Census, Pottsville had a population of 7,209.[1] Bill Potts owned the first house in Pottsville around and the location was initially named Potts Point. Soon though, the town was renamed Pottsville to alleviate any confusion with the place of the same name in Sydney.

Pottsville includes housing developments such as Pottsville Waters, Koala Beach, Seabreeze and Black Rocks Estate.

Pottsville is also home to Pottsville Beach Public School[3] & St Ambrose Primary School.[4]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (22 January 2024). ". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  2. ^ Pottsville Postcode Australia Post
  3. ^ Pottsville Beach Public School
  4. ^ St Ambrose Primary School