Wallalong, New South Wales

Wallalong is a rural suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.[3][4] The suburb is bisected by High Street, along which a small residential zone of 938 people exists. To the east and west of this area the suburb is almost exclusively rural.[2]

Wallalong New South Wales
Wallalong
Coordinates	32°41′54″S 151°39′04″E
Population	938 (2011 census)[1][Note 1]
• Density	86.9/km^2 (224.9/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	2320
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)[Note 2]
Area	10.8 km^2 (4.2 sq mi)[Note 3]
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
Location	169 km (105 mi) N of Sydney 41 km (25 mi) NW of Newcastle 16 km (10 mi) WNW of Raymond Terrace 15 km (9 mi) NE of Maitland
LGA(s)	Port Stephens Council[3]
Region	Hunter[3]
County	Durham[4]
Parish	Butterwick[4]
State electorate(s)	Port Stephens[5]
Federal Division(s)	Paterson[6]
Mean max temp[7] Mean min temp[7] Annual rainfall[7] 29.6 °C 85 °F 6.1 °C 43 °F 925.2 mm 36.4 in
Suburbs around Wallalong: Woodville Woodville Seaham Woodville, Largs Wallalong Seaham Largs Phoenix Park, Hinton Hinton

Wallalong is said to mean a flat near a river or creek in a local Indigenous language.[8]

Notes

1. ABS QuickStats data for Wallalong only covers only the residential section of the suburb.[1][2] Data for the remainder of the suburb is included in the ABS QuickStats for other suburbs including Nelsons Plains and Woodville.
2. Average elevation of the suburb as shown on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.
3. Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Wallalong (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
2. "Wallalong". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
3. "Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) - Port Stephens". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
4. "Wallalong". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
5. "Port Stephens". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
6. "Paterson". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 October 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
7. "Paterson (Tocal AWS)". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
8. http://www2.ncc.nsw.gov.au/library/placea.cfm?FIRST=w