Where we are ........

  • 90 minutes north of Sydney,
  • 15 minutes south of Newcastle, and
  • 50 minutes from Hunter Wine Country
  • 30 minutes north of the NSW Central Coast.

What our Population looks like………

  • There were 13,149 people living in the 2281 area
  • Of these 49.1% were males and 50.9% were females
  • 18.0% of our population are children aged between 0-14 years
  • 35.1% were persons aged 55 years and over
  • The average age of our population was 44 years, compared with 37 years for persons in Australia
  • 92.7% of our residents were Australian citizens
  • 86.2% of our residents were born in Australia
  • 93.9% or our residents only speak English at home
  • The most common languages other than English spoken at home were: Greek 0.2%, Italian 0.2%, Spanish 0.2%, German 0.2% and Thai 0.1%
    52.9% of persons aged 15 years and over were married

How we live………..

  • There were 3,673 families in the 2281 postal area
  • 39.7% were couple families with children
  • 42.1% were couple families without children
  • 16.8% were one parent families
  • 1.4% were other families composition
  • There were 5,228 occupied private dwellings
  • 83.0% were separate houses

What we do……………

  • Our population is employed mainly in mining, construction, hospitality or retail
  • In the 2281 area we have a high percentage of home based businesses

What you can see…………

  • Lake Macquarie - the largest coastal saltwater lake in the Southern Hemisphere, covering 109 square kilometres (four times the size of Sydney Harbour).
  • The Swansea Channel linking the Lake to the Ocean
  • Blacksmiths Beach, Caves Beach, Pinny Beach and Catherine Hill Bay offer beautiful sandy beaches which are popular with surfers
  • Pelican is notable for its pelicans, with picnic and barbecue facilities, a playground, two boat ramps and pleasant views along the remainder of the channel.
  • Cams Wharf and Nords Wharf offer boat ramps with picnic and barbecue facilities for boating, skiing, jet skiing, picnicking and just relaxing.
  • Bush walking, bird watching, nature observation, swimming, cycling, surfing, diving and much, much more OR much, much less just relax and take in the water and the sun
  • New developments include unique housing estates (Wallarah Peninsula Development) and new accommodation and function facilities (Caves Beachside Resort)
  • Restaurants, cafes, clubs and pubs
  • Hotel, Motel, B&B, camping, caravan and holiday lettings it’s all here.


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Swansea NSW 2281

Phone: 1300 138 636

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