Shoal Bay New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 32°43′37″S 152°10′21″E / 32.72694°S 152.17250°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 1,815 ( 2021 census) [2] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 453.75/km2 (1,175.2/sq mi) [Note 1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2315 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 4 km2 (1.5 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 [1] | ||||||||||||||
County | Gloucester [3] | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Tomaree [3] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Port Stephens [4] | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Paterson [5] | ||||||||||||||
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Shoal Bay is the most eastern suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. [1] It is located on the southern shore of Port Stephens, adjacent to the bay of the same name at the entrance to the port. [7] It includes part of Tomaree National Park within its boundaries and, like other suburbs around Port Stephens, is a popular tourist destination, especially in summer months. [8] At the 2021 census the town of Shoal Bay had a population of 1,815 but the population increases significantly during tourist season. [2]
Shoal Bay has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
The Worimi people are the traditional owners of the Port Stephens area [11]