Swansea Heads, New South Wales

Swansea Heads is a locality on the Swansea peninsula between Lake Macquarie and the Pacific Ocean in New South Wales, Australia. It is part of Greater Newcastle, City of Lake Macquarie local government area.

Swansea Heads
Greater NewcastleNew South Wales
Swansea Heads is located in the Hunter-Central Coast Region
Swansea Heads
Swansea Heads
Coordinates33°05′35″S 151°39′43″E / 33.093°S 151.662°E / -33.093; 151.662
Population609 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density406/km2 (1,050/sq mi)
Postcode(s)2281
Area1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
Location3 km (2 mi) E of Swansea
LGA(s)City of Lake Macquarie
ParishWallarah
State electorate(s)Swansea
Federal division(s)Shortland
Suburbs around Swansea Heads:
Lake Macquarie
Swansea Swansea Heads Pacific Ocean
Caves Beach Pacific Ocean

History

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The Aboriginal people, in this area, the Awabakal, were the first people of this land.[2]

Aboriginal middens were excavated in the area in 1972.[3]

In May 2014 sinkholes appeared near houses due to subsidence into the abandoned Swansea coal mine.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Swansea Heads". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2023.  
  2. ^ "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people". Lake Macquarie City Council. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  3. ^ Excavation of Swansea Heads midden
  4. ^ 'Second sinkhole opens up in Swansea', Newcastle Herald, 28 May 2014.
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