Shoal Bay

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Shoal Bay is the most eastern suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the southern shore of Port Stephens, adjacent to the bay of the same name at the entrance to the port. It includes part of Tomaree National Park within its boundaries and, like other suburbs around Port Stephens, is a popular tourist destination, especially in summer months. At the 2016 census the town of Shoal Bay had a population of 1,864 but the population increases significantly during tourist season. ()

Population: 2 thous. (2019)Coordinates: 32°43'14"S, 152°10'30"E

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New South WalesAustralia

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Shoal Bay – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Moonshadow Cruises, Nelson Head Light, Point Stephens Light, Hawks Nest Golf Club.

1.9 miW
32°43'24"S • 152°8'35"E
Moonshadow Cruises, Nelson Bay
48 min walk • Boat tours, Dolphin and whale watching, Tours
1.1 miNW
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Nelson Head Light, Nelson Bay
28 min walk • Nelson Head Light, also known as Nelson Head Inner Light, is an inactive, unusual lighthouse on Nelson Head, a headland northeast of the town of Nelson Bay, New South Wales, Australia, near Halifax Park, on the southern shore of Port Stephens.
2.4 miSE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Point Stephens Light, Fingal Bay
61 min walk • The Point Stephens Light is a heritage-listed active lighthouse located on Point Stephens, a point on an unnamed headland at the east of Fingal Bay, 4.25 km south of the entrance of Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia. The light serves to assist vessels entering Port Stephens.
3.8 miN
Golf
Hawks Nest Golf Club, Hawks Nest
98 min walk • Hawks Nest Golf Club is a championship rated 18-hole golf course with an Australian Course Rating of 72 in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.
3.6 miN
Bridge
Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest Bridge, Hawks Nest
91 min walk • The Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest Bridge is a road bridge that carries Myall Street across the Myall River, connecting the two townships of Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest in the Mid-Coast Council local government area in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.
3.6 miN
32°40'6"S • 152°10'59"E
Hawks Nest Pro Shop, Hawks Nest
93 min walk • Golf
3.6 miW
32°44'6"S • 152°6'54"E
Toboggan Hill Park, Nelson Bay
93 min walk • Park
3.7 miNE
Island, National park
Cabbage Tree Island
94 min walk • Cabbage Tree Island, also known as the John Gould Nature Reserve, is a protected nature reserve and uninhabited continental island lying 1.4 km off the mouth of Port Stephens on the coast of New South Wales, Australia.
3.2 miE
Island, National park
Boondelbah Island
83 min walk • Boondelbah Island, also known as the Boondelbah Nature Reserve, is a protected nature reserve and uninhabited island lying 2 kilometres off the mouth of Port Stephens on the coast of New South Wales, Australia.
4.1 miW
Observatories and planetariums
Bagnall Beach Observatory, Port Stephens
104 min walk • Bagnall Beach Observatory is a privately owned astronomical observatory by Greg Crawford, located in Corlette, New South Wales, on the east coast of Australia.