Salamander Bay
| Salamander Bay New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 View from Salamander Bay east towards the mouth of Port Stephens approximately 12 km (7.5 mi) away. | |||||||||||||||
  Salamander Bay | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°43′45″S 152°05′22″E / 32.72917°S 152.08944°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 4,991 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 587.18/km2 (1,520.8/sq mi) [Note 1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2317 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 4.5 m (15 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 8.5 km2 (3.3 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 | ||||||||||||||
| County | Gloucester[4][5] | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Tomaree[4][5] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Port Stephens[6] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Paterson[7] | ||||||||||||||
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Salamander Bay is a suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.[1] The Worimi people are the traditional owners of the Port Stephens area.[9] Named after the adjacent shallow bay, itself named after Salamander, a convict ship from the Third Fleet, which was the first European vessel to enter Port Stephens (1791), it is a mainly residential suburb with a large shopping centre.[3][10] At the 2021 census, Salamander Bay had a population of 4,991.[2] It is home to Tomaree High School, a TAFE facility and St Phillips Christian College (Port Stephens Campus).
Notes
[edit]- ^ The density presented is that of the whole suburb. However, only about 3.5 square kilometres (1.35 sq mi), or about 41%, of the suburb is residential in nature. The remainder of the suburb consists mainly of unpopulated scrubland, coastal reserves and beaches.[3] The population density of the residential portion of the suburb is much higher at 1,384/km2 (3,580/sq mi).
- ^ Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Suburb Search – Local Council Boundaries – Hunter (HT) – Port Stephens". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Salamander Bay (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ^ a b "Salamander Bay". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
- ^ a b "Salamander Bay (suburb)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
- ^ a b "Salamander Bay (Bay)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 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 8 June 2008.
- ^ a b c "Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
- ^ "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people". Port Stepehns Council.
- ^ "History of Port Stephens". Retrieved 10 July 2008. (see "Early development of Port Stephens" section)
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