Bobs Farm, New South Wales
| Bobs Farm New South Wales |
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| Population: | ~235[1] Note1 | ||||||||||||
| • Density: | 6.3/km² (16.3/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2316 | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 32°46′35″S 151°58′21″E / 32.77639°S 151.9725°ECoordinates: 32°46′35″S 151°58′21″E / 32.77639°S 151.9725°E | ||||||||||||
| Elevation: | 7.2 m (24 ft) Note2 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 37.3 km² (14.4 sq mi) Note3 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | Port Stephens Council[2] | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Hunter | ||||||||||||
| County: | Gloucester[3] | ||||||||||||
| Parish: | Tomaree[3] | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Port Stephens | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Paterson | ||||||||||||
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Bobs Farm is a sparsely populated rural suburb of the Port Stephens Local Government Area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.[2][3] It is located on the main road between Newcastle and Nelson Bay home to a number of small, boutique style vineyards and wineries and a thriving aquaculture industry.
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[edit] Geography
Bobs Farm is the first suburb of the Tomaree Peninsula when travelling towards Nelson Bay. It is bounded on the north almost entirely by Tilligerry Creek. A small part at the north-eastern end of the northern border meets Port Stephens. The southern border is occupied entirely by Stockton Beach.
[edit] Demographics
Most of the suburb's population lies along the two main roads in the area, Marsh Road and Nelson Bay Road. Tin City, a collection of squatters shacks is built on Stockton Beach near the border between Bobs Farm and Salt Ash.
[edit] Aquaculture industry
Bobs Farm is the centre of a thriving, environmentally friendly, aquaculture industry that exports technology. In 2007 pioneering aquaculture technology, based around a recirculating system that is the only one in the world to provide consistent reproduction, was sold for the creation of six farms in the United States. Discussions are in progress with companies in Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Asia. An education and tourism centre is currently (as of August 2007) under construction at the site of Tailor Made Fish Farms.[4][5] In addition to it being environmentally friendly and providing consistent results, the technology developed at Bobs Farm is expected to reduce capitalisation costs.[6]
[edit] Notes
- ^ The population figure presented here is an approximation based on ABS QuickStats data. The Bobs Farm ABS Census Collection District (CCD)[7] is different in shape and size to the suburb of Bobs Farm that is listed on the Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW.[3][8] The population data for this CCD includes residents of other suburbs while excluding residents of Bobs Farm who are instead included in the Anna Bay CCD data.
- ^ Bobs Farm is primarily flat however it does have some elevated areas. The figure presented represents the average elevation throughout most of the suburb as shown on topographic maps 93323N MORNA POINT and 92322N WILLIAMTOWN (1:25000 scale).
- ^ Area calculation is based on NSW GNB maps and 1:100000 maps 9332 PORT STEPHENS and 9232 NEWCASTLE.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Bobs Farm (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC16351&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 23 May 2008. Map
- ^ a b "Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) - Port Stephens". New South Wales Department of Local Government. http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_Regions.asp?regiontype=2&slacode=6400®ion=HT. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
- ^ a b c d "Geographical Names Register Extract: Bobs Farm". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=TRqwwpWA. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
- ^ Port Stephens Examiner, 9 August 2007
- ^ Sean Murphy (19 March 2006). "Farm tailor-made for barra". abc.net.au. http://www.abc.net.au/landline/content/2006/s1595078.htm. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
- ^ "Tailor Made Fish Farms Reduces Costs". Market Wire. 5 September 2006. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200609/ai_n16704432. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
- ^ "Bobs Farm CCD map". 2006 Census QuickStats. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 25 October 2007. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/ImageServer?id=map,Census,2006,SSC16351. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
- ^ "Bobs Farm". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Management Authority. http://imagery.maps.nsw.gov.au/?role=mysuburb&search=suburb&suburb=Bobs&20Farm. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
- "Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_061054.shtml. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
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