Brightwaters, New South Wales
| Brightwaters New South Wales | |||||||||||||
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| Population | 876 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 800/km2 (2,060/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1859 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2264 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 1.1 km2 (0.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location | 6 km (4 mi) E of Morisset | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Lake Macquarie | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Morisset | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lake Macquarie | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Charlton | ||||||||||||
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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.
History
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.
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "State Suburbs: Brightwaters". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
External links
- History of Brightwaters (Lake Macquarie City Library)
Coordinates: 33°05′53″S 151°32′06″E / 33.098°S 151.535°E
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