| South Coast New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Hyams_Beach_%26_Booderee_National_Park.jpg) View of Orion Beach in Vincentia on the shores of Jervis Bay | |||||||||||||||
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Australia_New_South_Wales_relief_location_map.png)  South Coast | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°00′S 150°06′E / 36.000°S 150.100°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 177,007 (2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 12.4007/km2 (32.1176/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 14,274 km2 (5,511.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
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The South Coast refers to the narrow coastal belt from the Shoalhaven district in the north to the state border with Victoria in the south in the south-eastern part of the State of New South Wales, Australia. It is bordered to the west by the coastal escarpment of the Southern Tablelands, and is largely covered by a series of national parks, namely Jervis Bay National Park, Eurobodalla National Park, and Beowa National Park.[2] To the east is the coastline of the Pacific Ocean, which is characterised by rolling farmlands, small towns and villages along a rocky coastline, interspersed by numerous beaches and lakes.
The South Coast includes Shoalhaven district in the north and the Bega Valley in the more remote south as well as the Eurobodalla Shire and the Commonwealth Jervis Bay Territory which is adjacent to the City of Shoalhaven Local Government Area. Some definitions of the region include the Illawarra, but it is often seen as a separate and distinct region of New South Wales.[3][4]
- ^ "South Coast". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "South Coast". VisitNSW. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ "Regional map". Bureau of Meteorology (Australia). Archived from the original on 12 November 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2006.
- ^ "Regional New South Wales". Department of State and Regional Development. Archived from the original on 5 November 2006. Retrieved 13 November 2006.