Shoal Bay, New South Wales

Suburb of Port Stephens Council, New South Wales, Australia

Shoal Bay
New South Wales

Shoal Bay, NSW in 2012

Shoal Bay

Coordinates| 32°43′37″S 152°10′21″E﻿ / ﻿32.72694°S 152.17250°E﻿ / -32.72694; 152.17250
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|

* 210 km (130 mi) NNE of Sydney
* 63 km (39 mi) NE of Newcastle
* 48 km (30 mi) ENE of Raymond Terrace

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]
| Mean max temp[6] | Mean min temp[6] | Annual rainfall[6]

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27.3 °C
81 °F | 8.4 °C
47 °F | 1,348.9 mm
53.1 in
| Suburbs around Shoal Bay:

Port Stephens | Port Stephens | Tasman Sea
Nelson Bay | Shoal Bay | Tasman Sea
Nelson Bay, Fingal Bay | Fingal Bay | Tasman Sea

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]

## Heritage listings

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Shoal Bay has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

* 2 Shoal Bay Road: Tomaree Head Fortifications[9]
* Shoalhaven Road: Tomaree Holiday Lodge[10]

## History

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The Worimi people are the traditional owners of the Port Stephens area[11]

## Notes

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1. ^ This is the average density of the whole suburb. The population density of the inhabited portion of the suburb, which is only approximately 1 square kilometre (0.4 sq mi), is 1,838/km2 (4,760/sq mi).
2. ^ Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9332 PORT STEPHENS.

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Suburb Search – Local Council Boundaries – Hunter (HT) – Port Stephens". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
2. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Shoal Bay (NSW) (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
3. ^ a b "Shoal Bay (suburb)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
4. ^ "Port Stephens". 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 11 June 2008.
6. ^ a b c "Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
7. ^ "Shoal Bay (bay)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
8. ^ "Shoal Bay". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
9. ^ "Tomaree Head Fortifications". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01821. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
10. ^ "Tomaree Holiday Lodge". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00835. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
11. ^ "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people". Port Stephens Council. Retrieved 8 September 2020.

## External links

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* New South Wales portal

* "Port Stephens Visitor Centre". Port Stephens Council. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
* "Shoal Bay". Australian Explorer. Retrieved 11 June 2008.

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* Nelson Bay
* Nelsons Plains
* One Mile
* Osterley
* Raymond Terrace
* Salamander Bay
* Salt Ash
* Seaham
* Shoal Bay
* Soldiers Point
* Tanilba Bay
* Taylors Beach
* Tomago
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