East Seaham

East Seaham is a primarily rural suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.^[1][5] It is situated on the east bank of the Williams River, opposite Glen Oak and Seaham.^[7] At the 2011 census, the population of East Seaham and the adjacent suburb of Balickera was 359, with the two suburbs having an average population density of 5.5/km² (14/sq mi).^[8]

CountryAustralia

Time zoneUTC+10 (AEST)

Postcode

2324

CountyGloucester^[5]

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East Seaham
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Coordinates: 32°38′24″S 151°44′54″E
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	Hunter[1]
LGA	Port Stephens Council[1]
Location	178 km (111 mi) N of Sydney 38 km (24 mi) NNW of Newcastle 13 km (8.1 mi) N of Raymond Terrace
Government
• State electorate	Port Stephens[2]
• Federal division	Lyne[3]
Area [Note 1]
• Total	37.6 km2 (14.5 sq mi)
Population
• Total	353 (SAL 2021)[4]
Time zone	UTC+10 (AEST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+11 (AEDT)
Postcode	2324
County	Gloucester[5]
Parish	Wilmot[5]
Mean max temp	27.9 °C (82.2 °F)[6]
Mean min temp	6.4 °C (43.5 °F)[6]
Annual rainfall	1,121.3 mm (44.15 in)[6]
Suburbs around East Seaham Clarence Town Clarence Town Clarence Town Glen Oak, Seaham East Seaham Balickera Seaham Eagleton Balickera

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The Greswick Public School operated in East Seaham between 1895 and 1937, supported by the development of farms in and around East Seaham. The schoolhouse was moved to Seaham after a bushfire in 1939 and operated as Seaham Public School until the 1960s.^[9]