Brightwaters, New South Wales

Brightwaters is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia on a peninsula east of the town of Morisset on the western shore of Lake Macquarie.

Brightwaters
New South Wales
Brightwaters is located in the Hunter-Central Coast Region
Brightwaters
Brightwaters
Coordinates33°05′53″S 151°32′06″E / 33.098°S 151.535°E / -33.098; 151.535
Population875 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density800/km2 (2,060/sq mi)
Established1859
Postcode(s)2264
Area1.1 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Location6 km (4 mi) E of Morisset
LGA(s)City of Lake Macquarie
ParishMorisset
State electorate(s)Lake Macquarie
Federal division(s)Hunter
Suburbs around Brightwaters:
Bonnells Bay Bonnells Bay Yarrawonga Park
Bonnells Bay Brightwaters Mirrabooka
Windermere Park Lake Macquarie

History

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Early industries were tinned fish and sugar cane. A sugar cane mill was built, but it was destroyed by a bushfire in 1875. A post office was opened in 1963 and closed in 1979.

Population

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In the 2016 Census, there were 903 people in Brightwaters. 84.1% of people were born in Australia and 93.0% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion in Brightwaters were No Religion 24.9%, Catholic 24.1% and Anglican 19.8%.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Brightwaters". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2023.    Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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