Heatherbrae, New South Wales

Heatherbrae
Suburb
Clayton Road roundabout, 2023
Clayton Road roundabout, 2023
Heatherbrae is located in New South Wales
Heatherbrae
Heatherbrae
Interactive map of Heatherbrae
Coordinates: 32°46′54″S 151°44′04″E / 32.78167°S 151.73444°E / -32.78167; 151.73444
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
RegionHunter
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Area
 • Total
12.7 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Elevation
10 m (33 ft)
Population
 • Total512 (2016 census)
 • Density38.7/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+10 (AEST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+11 (AEDT)
Postcode
2324
CountyGloucester
ParishEldon
Suburbs around Heatherbrae
Millers Forest Raymond Terrace Raymond Terrace
Millers Forest, Woodberry Heatherbrae Raymond Terrace
Woodberry Tomago Tomago

Heatherbrae is a suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It lies to the east of the Hunter River and to the south of the town of Raymond Terrace. It is bisected by the Pacific Highway.

Geography

Most of Heatherbrae's population lives to the west of the Pacific Highway in a housing subdivision while some residents live to the east of the highway in a semi-industrial area. Remaining residents live in rural and semi-rural areas adjacent to the highway and throughout the rest of the suburb.

History

The Worimi people are the traditional owners of the Port Stephens area.

The suburb was bypassed in 2026 when an extension of the Pacific Motorway from Beresfield opened. The section of the Pacific Highway through Heatherbrae now serves local traffic.

Demographics

At the 2016 census, it had a population of 512, and the median age of the population was 54. 80% were born in Australia, 2.6% New Zealand, 2.2% Pakistan, 2.0% England, 1% Germany and 0.8% China.

In terms of religion, 26.1% were Anglican, 21.4% No Religion, 19.0% Catholic, 12.0% Not Stated and 4.5% Uniting Church. In terms of languages spoken other than English, 2.2% speak Urdu, 0.8% Tagalog, 0.6% Italian, 0.6% Serbo-Croatian/Yugoslavian and 0.6% Bengali.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.
  2. ↑ Average elevation of the suburb as shown on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.
  3. ↑ This is the average density of the entire suburb. However, most of the residents live in a small area around the Pacific Highway which forms the ABS Census Collection District. The average population density in this area is approximately 600/km2 (1,600/sq mi).

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Suburb Search – Local Council Boundaries – Hunter (HT) – Port Stephens". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  2. ↑ "Port Stephens". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "Newcastle". Australian Electoral Commission. 10 January 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  4. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Heatherbrae (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 December 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  5. 1 2 3 "Heatherbrae". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 January 2009. Edit this at Wikidata
  6. 1 2 "Heatherbrae". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  7. ↑ "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people". Port Stephens Council. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Lasting Legacy: A new era for the Hunter as M1 extension opens | Prime Minister of Australia". www.pm.gov.au. 8 September 2026. Retrieved 24 September 2026.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "2016 Census QuickStats: Heatherbrae". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 16 October 2020.