Salamander Bay
Suburb of Port Stephens Council, New South Wales, Australia
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Salamander Bay is a suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.[1] The Worimi people are the traditional owners of the Port Stephens area.[9] Named after the adjacent shallow bay, itself named after Salamander, a convict ship from the Third Fleet, which was the first European vessel to enter Port Stephens (1791), it is a mainly residential suburb with a large shopping centre.[5][10] At the 2021 census, Salamander Bay had a population of 4,991.[4] It is home to Tomaree High School, a TAFE facility and St Phillips Christian College (Port Stephens Campus).
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| Coordinates: 32°43′45″S 152°05′22″E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 4.5 m (15 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 4,991 (2021 census)[4] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 587.18/km2 (1,520.8/sq mi)[Note 2] | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11 (AEDT) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2317 | ||||||||||||
| County | Gloucester[6][7] | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Tomaree[6][7] | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 27.3 °C (81.1 °F)[8] | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 8.4 °C (47.1 °F)[8] | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 1,348.9 mm (53.11 in)[8] | ||||||||||||
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Notes
- Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.
- The density presented is that of the whole suburb. However, only about 3.5 square kilometres (1.35 sq mi), or about 41%, of the suburb is residential in nature. The remainder of the suburb consists mainly of unpopulated scrubland, coastal reserves and beaches.[5] The population density of the residential portion of the suburb is much higher at 1,384/km2 (3,580/sq mi).
