Sunshine, New South Wales
Sunshine 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 side of Lake Macquarie. The Awabakal were the first inhabitants of the area.[2]
Sunshine New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 430 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 610/km2 (1,590/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1881 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2264 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 0.7 km2 (0.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 9 km (6 mi) E of Morisset | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Lake Macquarie | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Morisset | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Lake Macquarie | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Hunter | ||||||||||||||
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Early industries included fishing, timbercutting, subsistence farming and boatbuilding.
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "State Suburbs: Sunshine". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people". Lake Macquarie City Council. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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