Heatherbrae, New South Wales

Heatherbrae is a suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.^[2][3] The suburb lies to the east of the Hunter River and to the south of the town of Raymond Terrace.^[6] It is bisected by the Pacific Highway. At the 2016 census it had a population of 512.^[1] Most of the population lives to the west of the Pacific Highway in a housing subdivision while some residents live to the east of the highway in a semi-industrial area. Remaining residents live in rural and semi-rural areas adjacent to the highway and throughout the rest of the suburb.^[6] The Worimi people are the traditional owners of the Port Stephens area.^[7] In 2016 the median age of the population was 54.^[8] 80% were born in Australia, 2.6% New Zealand, 2.2% Pakistan, 2.0% England, 1% Germany and 0.8% China.^[8] In terms of religion, 26.1% were Anglican, 21.4% No Religion, 19.0% Catholic, 12.0% Not Stated and 4.5% Uniting Church.^[8] In terms of languages spoken other than English, 2.2% speak Urdu, 0.8% Tagalog, 0.6% Italian, 0.6% Serbo-Croatian/Yugoslavian and 0.6% Bengali.^[8]

Heatherbrae New South Wales
Clayton Road roundabout, 2023
Heatherbrae
Coordinates	32°46′54″S 151°44′04″E
Population	512 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	38.7/km2 (100/sq mi) [Note 1]
Postcode(s)	2324
Elevation	10 m (33 ft)[Note 2]
Area	12.7 km2 (4.9 sq mi)[Note 3]
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
Location	162 km (101 mi) N of Sydney 23 km (14 mi) NNW of Newcastle 4 km (2 mi) S of Raymond Terrace
LGA(s)	Port Stephens Council[2]
Region	Hunter[2]
County	Gloucester[3]
Parish	Eldon[3]
State electorate(s)	Port Stephens[4]
Federal division(s)	Newcastle[5]
Suburbs around Heatherbrae: Millers Forest Raymond Terrace Raymond Terrace Millers Forest, Woodberry Heatherbrae Raymond Terrace Woodberry Tomago Tomago

See also

• 2013 New South Wales bushfires

Notes

1. This is the average density of the entire suburb. However, most of the residents live in a small area around the Pacific Highway which forms the ABS Census Collection District. The average population density in this area is approximately 600/km² (1,600/sq mi).
2. Average elevation of the suburb as shown on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.
3. Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.