Croudace Bay is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, located 19 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Newcastle's central business district on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie.
| Croudace Bay New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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  Croudace Bay | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°00′14″S 151°38′35″E / 33.004°S 151.643°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 641 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,280/km2 (3,300/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2280 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 0.5 km2 (0.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | City of Lake Macquarie | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Kahibah | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Swansea | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Shortland | ||||||||||||||
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History
editIt was named after Thomas Croudace, a mining engineer for the Scottish-Australian Mining Company.[2] The town has Croudace Bay Sports where rugby league, netball, cricket and tennis are played.[3] In 2016 574 people lived there with the median age of 41.[4] 27.8 5 had No Religion, 25.3% Anglican, 21.0% Catholic, 6.9% United Church and 6.4% Not Stated.[4] 93.2% only speak English at home with 1% speaking Afrikaans and 0.5% speaking Polish.
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Croudace Bay". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ Libraries;jurisdiction=NSW, personalName=Judy Messiter;corporateName=Community History-Lake Macquarie. "Croudace Bay". history.lakemac.com.au. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Croudace Bay Sports Complex". lakemac.com.au. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ a b "2016 Census QuickStats: Croudace Bay". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
External links
edit- History of Croudace Bay (Lake Macquarie City Library)
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