Heatherbrae, New South Wales

Heatherbrae
New South Wales
Heatherbrae
Coordinates 32°46′54″S 151°44′04″E / 32.78167°S 151.73444°ECoordinates: 32°46′54″S 151°44′04″E / 32.78167°S 151.73444°E
Population 492 (2011 census)[1]
 • Density 38.7/km2 (100/sq mi) [Note 1]
Postcode(s) 2324
Elevation 10 m (33 ft)[Note 2]
Area 12.7 km2 (4.9 sq mi)[Note 3]
Time zone AEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST) AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s) Port Stephens Council[2]
Region Hunter[2]
County Gloucester[3]
Parish Eldon[3]
State electorate(s) Port Stephens[4]
Federal Division(s) Newcastle[5]
Suburbs around Heatherbrae:
Millers Forest Raymond Terrace Raymond Terrace
Millers Forest, Woodberry Heatherbrae Raymond Terrace
Woodberry Tomago Tomago

Heatherbrae is a suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.[2][3] The suburb lies to the east of the Hunter River and to the south of the town of Raymond Terrace.[6] It is bisected by the Pacific Highway. At the 2011 census it had a population of 492.[1] Most of the population lives to the west of the Pacific Highway in a housing subdivision while some residents live to the east of the highway in a semi-industrial area. Remaining residents live in rural and semi-rural areas adjacent to the highway and throughout the rest of the suburb.[6]

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Notes

  1. This is the average density of the entire suburb. However, most of the residents live in a small area around the Pacific Highway which forms the ABS Census Collection District. The average population density in this area is approximately 600/km2 (1,600/sq mi).
  2. Average elevation of the suburb as shown on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.
  3. Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Heatherbrae (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Suburb Search – Local Council Boundaries – Hunter (HT) – Port Stephens". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Heatherbrae". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  4. "Port Stephens". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 24 March 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  5. "Newcastle". Australian Electoral Commission. 10 January 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Heatherbrae". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 7 January 2009.