Ferodale is a sparsely populated rural suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.[1] A large portion of the suburb is occupied by Grahamstown Dam, the lower Hunter Region's main water storage reservoir.
| Ferodale New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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  Ferodale | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°40′54″S 151°51′04″E / 32.68167°S 151.85111°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 98 (2021 census)[2][Note 1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.19/km2 (3.1/sq mi) [Note 2] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2318 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 12.5 m (41 ft)[Note 3] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 82.1 km2 (31.7 sq mi)[Note 4] | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Port Stephens Council[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter | ||||||||||||||
| County | Gloucester[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Thornton[1] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Port Stephens[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Paterson[4] | ||||||||||||||
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Geography edit
Ferodale is immediately to the east of the Pacific Highway and to the north of Richardson Road, the main road between Raymond Terrace and Port Stephens. It is bisected by Medowie Road, which connects the Pacific Highway to Medowie. The entire southwestern corner of the suburb, approximately 39 km2 (15 sq mi) or 48% of the total area, is occupied by Grahamstown Lake and its immediate surrounds. Although the suburb borders Raymond Terrace, residents of the suburb are closer to Medowie.
Notes edit
- ^ ABS population data for Ferodale only includes residents living to the west of Medowie. Residents living north of Medowie are included in the ABS data for Swan Bay.
- ^ This is the average density of the entire suburb. However, Grahamstown Dam occupies a significant portion of the suburb, and so this figure does not represent the actual population density in the "liveable" part of the suburb.
- ^ Ferodale is primarily flat with few elevated areas. Average elevation of the suburb as shown on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.
- ^ Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Ferodale". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Ferodale (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "Port Stephens". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Profile of the electoral division of Paterson (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
