Sussex Inlet is a town in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. The town lies on the west bank of the waterway called Sussex Inlet, which divides New South Wales from the Jervis Bay Territory. The town lies within the City of Shoalhaven.[2][3]
| Sussex Inlet New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Looking over Sussex Inlet to Jervis Bay Territory | |||||||||||||||
  Sussex Inlet | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°09′S 150°34′E / 35.150°S 150.567°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,659 (UCL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2540 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Shoalhaven | ||||||||||||||
| Region | South Coast | ||||||||||||||
| County | St Vincent | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Farnham | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | South Coast | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Gilmore | ||||||||||||||
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As at the 2021 census, the population of the Sussex Inlet-Berrara area was 4,694.[4]
Geography
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The town of Sussex Inlet is located on the west bank of Sussex Inlet, a narrow inlet connecting Wreck Bay to the waterbody of St Georges Basin. The east bank of Sussex Inlet is the Booderee National Park.
Sussex Inlet is located roughly 150 km south of Sydney (203 km by road).
Jervis Bay Airport is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of Sussex Inlet.
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Sussex Inlet (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021.
- ^ "Sussex Inlet". Geographical Names Board. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Sussex Inlet". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "{{{name}}}". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
External links
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