Croudace Bay, New South Wales

Suburb of City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia

33°00′14″S 151°38′35″E / 33.004°S 151.643°E / -33.004; 151.643Population641 (2021 census)^[1] • Density1,280/km² (3,300/sq mi)Postcode(s)2280Area0.5 km² (0.2 sq mi)Location

19 km (12 mi) SW of Newcastle
8 km (5 mi) SW of Charlestown

LGA(s)City of Lake MacquarieParishKahibahState electorate(s)Swansea Federal division(s)Shortland

Suburbs around Croudace Bay:
Eleebana	Eleebana	Tingira Heights
Lake Macquarie	Croudace Bay	Floraville
Valentine	Valentine	Floraville

Croudace Bay is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, located 19 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Newcastle's central business district on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie.

History

It was named after Thomas Croudace, a mining engineer for the Scottish-Australian Mining Company.^[2] The town has Croudace Bay Sports where rugby league , netball , cricket and tennis are played.^[3] In 2016 574 people lived there with the median age of 41.^[4] 27.8 5 had No Religion, 25.3% Anglican, 21.0% Catholic, 6.9% United Church and 6.4% Not Stated.^[4] 93.2% only speak English at home with 1% speaking Afrikaans and 0.5% speaking Polish.

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Croudace Bay". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
^ Libraries;jurisdiction=NSW, personalName=Judy Messiter;corporateName=Community History-Lake Macquarie. "Croudace Bay". history.lakemac.com.au. Retrieved 12 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Croudace Bay Sports Complex". lakemac.com.au. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b "2016 Census QuickStats: Croudace Bay". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 12 May 2021.