Wallalong, New South Wales
Wallalong is a rural suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.[3][4] The suburb is bisected by High Street, along which a small residential zone of 938 people exists. To the east and west of this area the suburb is almost exclusively rural.[2]
Wallalong New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Wallalong | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°41′54″S 151°39′04″E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 938 (2011 census)[1][Note 1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 86.9/km2 (224.9/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2320 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 6 m (20 ft)[Note 2] | ||||||||||||||
Area | 10.8 km2 (4.2 sq mi)[Note 3] | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Port Stephens Council[3] | ||||||||||||||
Region | Hunter[3] | ||||||||||||||
County | Durham[4] | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Butterwick[4] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Port Stephens[5] | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Paterson[6] | ||||||||||||||
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Wallalong is said to mean a flat near a river or creek in a local Indigenous language.[8]
Notes
- ABS QuickStats data for Wallalong only covers only the residential section of the suburb.[1][2] Data for the remainder of the suburb is included in the ABS QuickStats for other suburbs including Nelsons Plains and Woodville.
- Average elevation of the suburb as shown on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.
- Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.
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References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Wallalong (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- "Wallalong". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
- "Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) - Port Stephens". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
- "Wallalong". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
- "Port Stephens". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- "Paterson". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 October 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
- "Paterson (Tocal AWS)". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
- http://www2.ncc.nsw.gov.au/library/placea.cfm?FIRST=w
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