Croudace Bay, New South Wales
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. 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 Afrikkaans and 0.5% speaking Polish.
| Croudace Bay New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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  Croudace Bay | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°00′14″S 151°38′35″E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 574 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,150/km2 (2,970/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2280 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 0.5 km2 (0.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Lake Macquarie | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Kahibah | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Swansea | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Shortland | ||||||||||||||
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References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Croudace Bay (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- 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.
- "2016 Census QuickStats: Croudace Bay". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
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