Swansea, New South Wales
Suburb of Greater Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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Swansea is a town at the entrance to Lake Macquarie from the Pacific Ocean in New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area and is regarded as part of Greater Newcastle.
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| Coordinates: 33°05′06″S 151°38′06″E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| City | Greater Newcastle | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 5,044 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,576/km2 (4,080/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2281 | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Wallarah | ||||||||||||
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History
The Aboriginal people, in this area, the Awabakal, were the first people of this land.[2] Awabakal people have lived in the area at least 8000 years.[3] The Awabakal name for Swansea is Galgabba.[4]
Thomas Boyd was one of the earliest Europeans to settle in Swansea, in the 1850s. Biraban did translation work in Swansea for settlers.[3] Many Chinese people settled in the same decade, helping to create a fishing industry there.[4] In 1860, there were around 65 people living in Swansea.[5]
In 1887 the town name was changed from Pelican Flat to Swansea.[3]
