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Salamander Bay

Salamander Bay New South Wales
View from Salamander Bay east towards the mouth of Port Stephens approximately 12 km (7.5 mi) away.
Salamander Bay
Coordinates	32°43′45″S 152°05′22″E / 32.72917°S 152.08944°E / -32.72917; 152.08944
Population	4,991 (2021 census)[2]
• Density	587.18/km2 (1,520.8/sq mi) [Note 1]
Postcode(s)	2317
Elevation	4.5 m (15 ft)
Area	8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi)[Note 2]
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
Location	202 km (126 mi) NNE of Sydney 55 km (34 mi) NE of Newcastle 40 km (25 mi) ENE of Raymond Terrace
LGA(s)	Port Stephens Council[1]
Region	Hunter
County	Gloucester[4][5]
Parish	Tomaree[4][5]
State electorate(s)	Port Stephens[6]
Federal division(s)	Paterson[7]
Mean max temp[8] Mean min temp[8] Annual rainfall[8] 27.3 °C 81 °F 8.4 °C 47 °F 1,348.9 mm 53.1 in
Suburbs around Salamander Bay: Soldiers Point Port Stephens Corlette Port Stephens Salamander Bay Nelson Bay Taylors Beach Anna Bay Nelson Bay

Salamander Bay is a suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter RegionofNew South Wales, Australia.^[1] The Worimi people are the traditional owners of the Port Stephens area.^[9] Named after the adjacent shallow bay, itself named after Salamander, a convict ship from the Third Fleet, which was the first European vessel to enter Port Stephens (1791), it is a mainly residential suburb with a large shopping centre.^[3][10] At the 2021 census, Salamander Bay had a population of 4,991.^[2] It is home to Tomaree High School, a TAFE facility and St Phillips Christian College (Port Stephens Campus).

1. ^ ^{a b} "Suburb Search – Local Council Boundaries – Hunter (HT) – Port Stephens". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Retrieved 8 June 2008.

^ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Salamander Bay (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 October 2012.

^ ^{a b} "Salamander Bay (suburb)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2008.

^ ^{a b} "Salamander Bay (Bay)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2008.

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