Raymond Terrace New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Raymond Terrace foreshore from the Fitzgerald Bridge | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 32°45′41.3″S 151°44′38.6″E / 32.761472°S 151.744056°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 13,453 (2021 census)[1][Note 1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 338.87/km2 (877.7/sq mi) [Note 2] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1837 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2324 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 6 m (20 ft)[Note 3] | ||||||||||||||
Area | 39.7 km2 (15.3 sq mi)[Note 4] | ||||||||||||||
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 | Eldon[3] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Paterson[6] | ||||||||||||||
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Raymond Terrace, locally known as "The Terrace”, is a town in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, about 26 km (16 mi) by road north of Newcastle on the Pacific Highway.[2][3] Established in 1837 it is situated at the confluence of the Hunter and Williams rivers.[7][8] The town was named after Lieutenant Raymond, who had explored the Hunter River in 1797 and described the terraced appearance of trees in the area.[3][9] Governor Lachlan Macquarie camped in the area in 1818, using "Raymond's Terrace" as the name for the place where his party had camped.[7]
At the 2021 census Raymond Terrace had a population of 13,453.[1] It is the administrative centre of the Port Stephens local government area as well as a service hub for surrounding rural areas.[10]
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