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Heatherbrae, New South Wales

Coordinates: 32°46′54″S 151°44′04″E / 32.78167°S 151.73444°E / -32.78167; 151.73444
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Heatherbrae
New South Wales
Clayton Road roundabout, 2023
Heatherbrae is located in New South Wales
Heatherbrae
Heatherbrae
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Coordinates32°46′54″S 151°44′04″E / 32.78167°S 151.73444°E / -32.78167; 151.73444
Population512 (2016 census)[2]
 • Density38.7/km2 (100/sq mi) [Note 1]
Postcode(s)2324
Elevation10 m (33 ft)[Note 2]
Area12.7 km2 (4.9 sq mi)[Note 3]
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s)Port Stephens Council[1]
RegionHunter[1]
CountyGloucester[3]
ParishEldon[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.[1][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 2016 census it had a population of 512.[2] 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] The Worimi people are the traditional owners of the Port Stephens area.[7] In 2016 the median age of the population was 54.[8] 80% were born in Australia, 2.6% New Zealand, 2.2% Pakistan, 2.0% England, 1% Germany and 0.8% China.[8] In terms of religion, 26.1% were Anglican, 21.4% No Religion, 19.0% Catholic, 12.0% Not Stated and 4.5% Uniting Church.[8] In terms of languages spoken other than English, 2.2% speak Urdu, 0.8% Tagalog, 0.6% Italian, 0.6% Serbo-Croatian/Yugoslavian and 0.6% Bengali.[8]

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Notes

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  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

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  1. ^ a b c "Suburb Search – Local Council Boundaries – Hunter (HT) – Port Stephens". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  2. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Heatherbrae (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 December 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b c "Heatherbrae". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 January 2009. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ "Port Stephens". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Newcastle". Australian Electoral Commission. 10 January 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  6. ^ a b "Heatherbrae". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  7. ^ "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people". Port Stephens Council. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d "2016 Census QuickStats: Heatherbrae". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 16 October 2020.