Tomago, New South Wales

Tomago
New South Wales

Hexham Bridge, seen from Tomago, connects Port Stephens to Newcastle
Population: 95[1]
• Density: 2.5/km² (6.5/sq mi)
Postcode: 2322
Elevation: 3 m (10 ft) Note1
Area: 38.1 km² (14.7 sq mi) Note2
Time zone:

 • Summer (DST)

 AEST (UTC+10)

AEDT (UTC+11)
Location:
LGA: Port Stephens Council[2]
Region: Hunter[2]
County: Gloucester[3]
Parish: Stockton[3]
State District: Port Stephens[4]
Federal Division: Newcastle[5]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
27.9 °C
82 °F		 6.4 °C
44 °F		 1,125.6 mm
44.3 in
Suburbs around Tomago:
Tarro Heatherbrae, Raymond Terrace Williamtown
Tarro Tomago Williamtown, Fullerton Cove
Hexham Hexham, Kooragang Kooragang

Tomago is a combined industrial/semi-rural suburb of the Port Stephens Local Government Area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.[2] It is located just north of the Hunter River and west of the body of water known as Fullerton Cove.[6] Tomago means "sweet water" in the local Aboriginal language.[3]

Contents

Geography

Tomago is primarily flat with sandy soil and is surrounded on three sides by water. The Hunter River flows around the western and southern borders of the suburb. To the east is Fullerton Cove. There is no direct access to the land portion of the neighbouring suburbs of Tarro, Kooragang or Fullerton Cove. Access to and from Hexham is only possible via the Hexham bridges, which are actually located in the suburb of Tarro.

Industry

Major industrial sites in the area are the Tomago aluminium smelter, FORGACS Shipyard Tomago, Valley Longwall International and the Tomago Sandbeds water treatment works.

Notes

  1. ^ Average elevation of the suburb as shown on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.
  2. ^ Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Tomago (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC19073&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 15 June 2008.  Map
  2. ^ a b c "Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) - Port Stephens". New South Wales Department of Local Government. http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_Regions.asp?regiontype=2&slacode=6400&region=HT. Retrieved 15 June 2008. 
  3. ^ a b c "Geographical Names Register Extract: Tomago". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=TRwGwpZTJP. Retrieved 15 June 2008. 
  4. ^ "Port Stephens". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 24 March 2007. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/electoral_districts/all_districts_/port_stephens. Retrieved 15 June 2008. 
  5. ^ "Newcastle". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 October 2007. http://apps.aec.gov.au/esearch/LocalitySearchResults.aspx?filter=Newcastle&filterby=Electorate. Retrieved 15 June 2008. 
  6. ^ "Tomago". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Management Authority. http://imagery.maps.nsw.gov.au/?role=mysuburb&search=suburb&suburb=Tomago. Retrieved 15 June 2008. 
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