Nelsons Plains, New South Wales
Nelsons Plains is a primarily rural suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.[2][3] It is situated on Seaham Road between the Hunter and Williams rivers.[6] At the 2011 census the suburb had a population of 324.[1]
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Coordinates | 32°42′54″S 151°43′04″E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 324 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 16.4/km2 (42/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2324 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 2 m (7 ft)[Note 1] | ||||||||||||||
Area | 19.8 km2 (7.6 sq mi)[Note 2] | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Port Stephens Council[2] | ||||||||||||||
Region | Hunter[2] | ||||||||||||||
County | Durham[3] | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Seaham[3] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Port Stephens[4] | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Paterson[5] | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
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.
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Notes
- Elevations as shown on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.
- Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Nelsons Plains (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- "Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) - Port Stephens". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Retrieved 29 June 2008.
- "Nelsons Plains". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 June 2008.
- "Port Stephens". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- "Paterson". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 October 2007. Archived from the original on 29 October 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2008.
- "Nelsons Plains". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 29 June 2008.