Swansea Heads, New South Wales
Swansea Heads is a locality on the Swansea peninsula between Lake Macquarie and the Pacific Ocean in New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area. The Aboriginal people, in this area, the Awabakal, were the first people of this land.[2]
| Swansea Heads New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 706 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 471/km2 (1,220/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2281 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 3 km (2 mi) E of Swansea | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Lake Macquarie | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Wallarah | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Swansea | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Shortland | ||||||||||||||
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Aboriginal middens were excavated in the area in 1972.[3]
In May 2014 sinkholes appeared near houses due to subsidence into the abandoned Swansea coal mine.[4]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "State Suburbs: Swansea Heads". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people". Lake Macquarie City Council. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- Excavation of Swansea Heads midden
- 'Second sinkhole opens up in Swansea', Newcastle Herald, May 28, 2014.
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