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Nelsons Plains, New South Wales

Coordinates: 32°42′54″S 151°43′04″E / 32.71500°S 151.71778°E / -32.71500; 151.71778
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Nelsons Plains
New South Wales
Flooding at Nelsons Plains in 2007
Nelsons Plains is located in New South Wales
Nelsons Plains
Nelsons Plains
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Coordinates32°42′54″S 151°43′04″E / 32.71500°S 151.71778°E / -32.71500; 151.71778
Population362 (2016 census)[2]
 • Density16.4/km2 (42/sq mi)
Postcode(s)2324
Elevation2 m (7 ft)[Note 1]
Area19.8 km2 (7.6 sq mi)[Note 2]
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s)Port Stephens Council[1]
RegionHunter[1]
CountyDurham[3]
ParishSeaham[3]
State electorate(s)Port Stephens[4]
Federal division(s)Paterson[5]
Suburbs around Nelsons Plains:
Brandy Hill Seaham Eagleton
Seaham, Osterley Nelsons Plains Raymond Terrace
Millers Forest Millers Forest Raymond Terrace

Nelsons Plains is a primarily rural suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.[1][3] It is situated on Seaham Road between the Hunter and Williams rivers.[6] At the 2016 census the suburb had a population of 362.[2]

Geography

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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

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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.[2]

Flooding of the Hunter and Williams rivers west of Raymond Terrace at Nelsons Plains in 2007
View from the top of Beaton Avenue in Raymond Terrace, looking west.
View from Seaham Road, looking to the (roughly) west.
View from Seaham Road, looking to the east.

Notes

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  1. ^ Elevations as shown on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.
  2. ^ Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Suburb Search – Local Council Boundaries – Hunter (HT) – Port Stephens". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Retrieved 29 June 2008.
  2. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Nelsons Plains (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 October 2020. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b c "Nelsons Plains". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 June 2008. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ "Port Stephens". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Paterson". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 October 2007. Archived from the original on 29 October 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2008.
  6. ^ a b "Nelsons Plains". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 29 June 2008.

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