Fern Bay, New South Wales

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Fern Bay
New South Wales

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Population: 1,137 [1]
• Density: 133.7/km² (346.3/sq mi) Note1
Postcode: 2295
Coordinates: 32°52′26″S 151°47′42″E / -32.87389, 151.795Coordinates: 32°52′26″S 151°47′42″E / -32.87389, 151.795
Area: 8.5 km² (3.3 sq mi) Note2
Time zone:

 • Summer (DST)

 AEST (UTC+10)

AEDT (UTC+11)
Property Value: AUD $322,000[2]
Location:
LGA: Port Stephens Council[3]
Region: Hunter
County: Gloucester[4]
Parish: Stockton[4]
State District: Port Stephens
Federal Division: Newcastle
Mean Max Temp Mean Min Temp Rainfall
25.5 °C
78 °F		 8.4 °C
47 °F		 1,140.8 mm
44.9 in
Suburbs around Fern Bay:
Fullerton Cove Fullerton Cove Fullerton Cove
Fullerton Cove, Hunter River (North Arm) Fern Bay Tasman Sea
Hunter River (North Arm) Stockton Tasman Sea

Fern Bay is a small, semi-rural suburb of the Port Stephens Local Government Area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.[3][4] It is located just North of Stockton, which is the only suburb of Newcastle that lies north of the Hunter River and to the east of the north arm of the Hunter River at the entrance to Fullerton Cove, a large body of water. To the east is the Tasman Sea.[5] Despite the suburb only being 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) in a direct line from Newcastle, the need to cross the Hunter River resuts in Fern Bay being 16 km (9.9 mi) by road from the centre of the city.

The area is undergoing a residential expansion program with a large development being built between Nelson Bay Road and Stockton Beach on land formerly used as a military weapons range.[6][7]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^  This is the average density for the whole suburb, which contains large tracts of marshlands, beaches and coastal scrubland, none of which is populated. At the time of the 2006 census the population density of the inhabited portion of the suburb (see Note 2) was 1,337.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,464.4/sq mi).
  2. ^  Area calculation is based on NSW 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE. The area shown is that of the whole suburb. The area of the populated section at the time of the 2006 census was significantly smaller at 0.85 km² (0.33 sq mi).

[edit] References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Fern Bay (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2008-05-26. Map
  2. ^ Fern Bay suburb profile @ domain.com.au. domain.com.au. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
  3. ^ a b Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) - Port Stephens. New South Wales Department of Local Government. Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
  4. ^ a b c Geographical Names Register Extract: Fern Bay. Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
  5. ^ Fern Bay. Department of Lands - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Department of Lands. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
  6. ^ Fern Bay development before Govt. ABC News (2005-05-26). Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
  7. ^ Stockton Bight National Park Proposal. Parliament of New South Wales (2000-11-28). Retrieved on 2008-05-26.


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Towns, suburbs and localities of Port Stephens Council | Hunter Region | New South Wales

Anna Bay • Balickera • Boat Harbour • Bobs Farm • Brandy Hill • Butterwick • Campvale • Corlette • Duns Creek • Eagleton • East Seaham • Fern Bay • Ferodale • Fingal Bay • Fishermans Bay • Fullerton Cove • Glen Oak • Heatherbrae • Hinton • Karuah • Lemon Tree Passage • Mallabula • Medowie • Nelson Bay • Nelsons Plains • One Mile • Osterley • Oyster Cove • Raymond Terrace • Salamander Bay • Salt Ash • Seaham • Shoal Bay • Soldiers Point • Swan Bay • Tanilba Bay • Taylors Beach • Tomago • Twelve Mile Creek • Wallalong • Williamtown • Woodville


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