Corlette, New South Wales
Suburb of Port Stephens Council, New South Wales, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Corlette is a suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.[2] It is located just west of Nelson Bay on the shores of Port Stephens.[3][5] It was named after Captain James Corlette who skippered the 63 tonnes (62 long tons) cutter Lambton which was the first privately owned local vessel.[3] Corlette first used it to ship timber and wool out of Port Stephens in 1816.[6] While property values throughout the suburb average around A$1,100,000 in the most affluent areas on the shores of Salamander Bay individual sale prices of $3.7 million have been realised.[7] It has many local tourism attractions including Bagnalls Beach Reserve, Port Stephens Shell Museum, Blue Water Sailing and Nude Kayaks.[8]
Corlette New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 32°43′29″S 152°06′53″E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 5,699 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 1,838.39/km2 (4,761.4/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2315 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi)[Note 1] | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Port Stephens Council[2] | ||||||||||||||
Region | Hunter | ||||||||||||||
County | Gloucester[3] | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Tomaree[3] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Port Stephens | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Paterson | ||||||||||||||
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