Salamander Bay New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 32°43′45″S 152°05′22″E / 32.72917°S 152.08944°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 4,991 ( 2021 census) [2] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 587.18/km2 (1,520.8/sq mi) [Note 1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2317 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 4.5 m (15 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi) [Note 2] | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
• Summer ( DST) | AEDT ( UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Port Stephens Council [1] | ||||||||||||||
Region | Hunter | ||||||||||||||
County | Gloucester [4] [5] | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Tomaree [4] [5] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Port Stephens [6] | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Paterson [7] | ||||||||||||||
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Salamander Bay is a suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. [1] The Worimi people are the traditional owners of the Port Stephens area. [9] Named after the adjacent shallow bay, itself named after Salamander, a convict ship from the Third Fleet, which was the first European vessel to enter Port Stephens (1791), it is a mainly residential suburb with a large shopping centre. [3] [10] At the 2021 census, Salamander Bay had a population of 4,991. [2] It is home to Tomaree High School, a TAFE facility and St Phillips Christian College (Port Stephens Campus).
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