Nelsons Plains, New South Wales
Suburb of Port Stephens Council, New South Wales, Australia
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Nelsons Plains 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 Seaham Road between the Hunter and Williams rivers.[6] At the 2016 census the suburb had a population of 362.[7]
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| Coordinates: 32°42′54″S 151°43′04″E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter[1] | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 19.8 km2 (7.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 2 m (6.6 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 326 (SAL 2021)[4] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 16.4/km2 (42/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11 (AEDT) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2324 | ||||||||||||
| County | Durham[5] | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Seaham[5] | ||||||||||||
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Geography
Nelsons Plains is a wedge-shaped suburb, bisected by Seaham Road, with the point of the wedge in the south-eastern corner where the Williams River joins the Hunter River.[6] This part of the suburb is generally less than 2 metres (7 ft) above river level, making it subject to periodic flooding, as happened during the June 2007 Hunter Region and Central Coast storms. In the north-eastern corner of the suburb elevations reach up to 42 m (138 ft) but to the east of Seaham Road, between the road and the Williams River, the ground slopes quickly downward to a height of less than 2 m (7 ft) above river level, making this part of the suburb also subject to flooding.
Demographics
At the 2016 census the population was 362, with a median age of 41 and 89.6% of the population spoke only English at home. Australian born residents represented 88.8%, with 2.0% born in New Zealand and 0.8% in England. For religion, 31.4% identified as Anglican, 28.3% as Catholic, 18.9% as having no religion, 7.5% did not state a religion and 5.8% belonging to the Uniting Church.[7]
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