Sunshine, New South Wales

Sunshine is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia on a peninsula east of the town of Morisset on the western side of Lake Macquarie.

Sunshine
New South Wales
Population438 (2011 census)[1]
 • Density630/km2 (1,620/sq mi)
Established1881
Postcode(s)2264
Area0.7 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Location9 km (6 mi) E of Morisset
LGA(s)City of Lake Macquarie
ParishMorisset
State electorate(s)Lake Macquarie
Federal Division(s)Hunter
Suburbs around Sunshine:
Silverwater Silverwater
Mirrabooka Sunshine Lake Macquarie
Lake Macquarie

Early industries included fishing, timbercutting, subsistence farming and boatbuilding.

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "State Suburbs: Sunshine". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 July 2014.


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