Fishermans Bay, New South Wales

Fishermans Bay is a small suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.[1] It is located on the coast of the Tasman Sea adjacent to Anna Bay. A large part of the eastern portion of the suburb is occupied by Tomaree National Park and only a very small portion of the south western corner of the suburb is populated.[4] The suburb is named after the adjacent bay.[5]

Fishermans Bay
New South Wales
Fishermans Bay
Coordinates32°47′16″S 152°5′24″E
Postcode(s)2316
Area1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi)[Note 1]
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s)Port Stephens Council[1]
RegionHunter
CountyGloucester[2]
ParishTomaree[2]
State electorate(s)Port Stephens
Federal Division(s)Paterson
Mean max temp[3] Mean min temp[3] Annual rainfall[3]
27.3 °C
81 °F
8.4 °C
47 °F
1,348.9 mm
53.1 in
Suburbs around Fishermans Bay:
Anna Bay Anna Bay Boat Harbour
Anna Bay Fishermans Bay Boat Harbour
Tasman Sea Tasman Sea Tasman Sea

Notes

  1. Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9332 PORT STEPHENS.

References

  1. "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 8 June 2008.
  2. "Fishermans Bay (suburb)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
  3. "Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
  4. "Fishermans Bay". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
  5. "Fishermans Bay (bay)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 May 2008.


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