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Croudace Bay, New South Wales

Coordinates: 33°00′14″S 151°38′35″E / 33.004°S 151.643°E / -33.004; 151.643
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Croudace Bay
New South Wales
Croudace Bay is located in the Hunter-Central Coast Region
Croudace Bay
Croudace Bay
Coordinates33°00′14″S 151°38′35″E / 33.004°S 151.643°E / -33.004; 151.643
Population641 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density1,280/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Postcode(s)2280
Area0.5 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)City of Lake Macquarie
ParishKahibah
State electorate(s)Swansea
Federal division(s)Shortland
Suburbs around Croudace Bay:
Eleebana Eleebana Tingira Heights
Lake Macquarie Croudace Bay Floraville
Valentine Valentine Floraville

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.

History

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It 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

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Croudace Bay". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ "Croudace Bay Sports Complex". lakemac.com.au. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "2016 Census QuickStats: Croudace Bay". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
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