| Shoal Bay New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Shoal Bay, NSW in 2012 | |||||||||||||||
  Shoal Bay | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°43′37″S 152°10′21″E / 32.72694°S 152.17250°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,815 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 453.75/km2 (1,175.2/sq mi) [Note 1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2315 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4 km2 (1.5 sq mi)[Note 2] | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Port Stephens Council[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter[1] | ||||||||||||||
| County | Gloucester[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Tomaree[3] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Port Stephens[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Paterson[5] | ||||||||||||||
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Shoal Bay is the most eastern suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.[1] It is located on the southern shore of Port Stephens, adjacent to the bay of the same name at the entrance to the port.[7] It includes part of Tomaree National Park within its boundaries and, like other suburbs around Port Stephens, is a popular tourist destination, especially in summer months.[8] At the 2021 census the town of Shoal Bay had a population of 1,815 but the population increases significantly during tourist season.[2]
- ^ a b c "Suburb Search – Local Council Boundaries – Hunter (HT) – Port Stephens". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Shoal Bay (NSW) (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Shoal Bay (suburb)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
- ^ "Port Stephens". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Paterson". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 October 2007. Archived from the original on 29 October 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
- ^ a b c "Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
- ^ "Shoal Bay (bay)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
- ^ "Shoal Bay". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
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