Fingal Bay, New South Wales

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For the similarly named locality in far northern New South Wales see, see Fingal Head (New South Wales).
Fingal Bay
New South Wales

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Population: 1,473 [1]
• Density: 1473/km² (3815.1/sq mi) Note1
Postcode: 2315
Coordinates: 32°45′2″S 152°10′5″E / -32.75056, 152.16806Coordinates: 32°45′2″S 152°10′5″E / -32.75056, 152.16806
Area: 9.3 km² (3.6 sq mi) Note2
Time zone:

 • Summer (DST)

 AEST (UTC+10)

AEDT (UTC+11)
Property Value: AUD $460,631[2]
Location:
LGA: Port Stephens Council[3]
Region: Hunter
County: Gloucester[4]
Parish: Tomaree[4]
State District: Port Stephens
Federal Division: Paterson
Mean Max Temp Mean Min Temp Rainfall
27.3 °C
81 °F		 8.4 °C
47 °F		 1,348.9 mm
53.1 in
Localities around Fingal Bay:
Nelson Bay Shoal Bay Tasman Sea
Nelson Bay Fingal Bay Tasman Sea
One Mile, Tasman Sea Tasman Sea Tasman Sea

Fingal Bay is the eastern-most suburb of the Port Stephens Local Government Area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.[3] The only population centre is the township of the same name, which itself is named after the adjacent, small, semi-circular bay.[5]

Except for the township, most of Fingal Bay is included in the Tomaree National Park, which includes forested areas, coastal scrubland, beaches and the Fingal headland. The northern head of the bay itself is Fingal Spit and Point Stephens, the southern head is Fingal Head. Fingal Spit was a location for the So where the bloody hell are you? advertising campaign filmed for Tourism Australia and appears at the end of the advertisement.

The name first appeared on chart 1070, prepared by by Captain Phillip Parker King in 1845.[5]

According to a sign on the beach, people have died crossing the bar which can be covered by breaking waves at times.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^  Only 1 square kilometre (0.4 sq mi) (approximately 11%) of the suburb is inhabited.[6] For this reason, the population density figure shown is that of the inhabited area, rather than for the whole suburb, as this is more representative of the actual population density. The average population density for the whole suburb is 158.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (410.3/sq mi).
  2. ^  Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9332 PORT STEPHENS.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Fingal Bay (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2008-05-27. Map
  2. ^ Fingal Bay suburb profile @ domain.com.au. domain.com.au. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
  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 Geographical Names Register Extract: Fingal Bay (suburb). Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
  5. ^ a b Geographical Names Register Extract: Fingal Bay (bay). Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
  6. ^ Fingal Bay. Department of Lands - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Department of Lands. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.


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

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