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Caves Beach, New South Wales
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"Caves Beach" redirects here. For Caves Beach in Arnhem Land, see Caves Beach, Northern Territory.
Caves Beach is a locality on the Swansea peninsula between Lake Macquarie and the Pacific Ocean in Greater Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area. The locality is named for the large number of caves on the nearby coastline. It has a surfing beach which is popular with the local surfers. It is highly popular for spearfishing, with the premier target species being the elusive red morwong. The traditional custodians of the land were the Awabakal people.
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Quick Facts Caves Beach Greater Newcastle, New South Wales, Coordinates ...
Caves Beach Greater Newcastle, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 33°06′54″S 151°39′04″E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 4,016 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 93.4/km2 (241.9/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1829 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2281 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 43 km2 (16.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 2 km (1 mi) SE of Swansea | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Lake Macquarie | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Wallarah | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Swansea | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Shortland | ||||||||||||||
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Local businesses include a resort, restaurants, convenient stores, IGA, Cafés, butchers, gelato store.