Seal Rocks, New South Wales

Seal Rocks
New South Wales
Seal Rocks beach
Seal Rocks is located in New South Wales
Seal Rocks
Seal Rocks
Coordinates32°25′13″S 152°30′27″E / 32.42028°S 152.50750°E / -32.42028; 152.50750
Population56 (2021)[2] Note1
Postcode(s)2423
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s)Mid-Coast Council[1]
RegionMid North Coast[1]
CountyGloucester[3]
ParishForster[3]
State electorate(s)Myall Lakes[4]
Federal division(s)Lyne[5]
Suburbs around Seal Rocks:
Bungwahl, Smith's Lake Smith's Lake Tasman Sea
Bungwahl, Yagon Seal Rocks Tasman Sea
Yagon Tasman Sea Tasman Sea

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]

  1. ^ 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 22 February 2010.
  2. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Seal Rocks (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 31 December 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b "Seal Rocks". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 February 2010. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ "Myall Lakes". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Paterson". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 October 2007. Archived from the original on 29 October 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  6. ^ "Seal Rocks". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 22 February 2010.