Nelsons Plains, New South Wales

Geography

Nelsons Plains is a wedge-shaped suburb, bisected by Seaham Road, with the point of the wedge in the south-eastern corner where the Williams River joins the Hunter River. This part of the suburb is generally less than 2 m above river level, making it subject to periodic flooding, as happened during the June 2007 Hunter Region and Central Coast storms. In the north-eastern corner of the suburb elevations reach up to 42 m but to the east of Seaham Road, between the road and the Williams River, the ground slopes quickly downward to a height of less than 2 m above river level, making this part of the suburb also subject to flooding.

Demographics

At the the population was 362, with a median age of 41 and 89.6% of the population spoke only English at home. Australian born residents represented 88.8%, with 2.0% born in New Zealand and 0.8% in England. For religion, 31.4% identified as Anglican, 28.3% as Catholic, 18.9% as having no religion, 7.5% did not state a religion and 5.8% belonging to the Uniting Church.

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References

1. "Suburb Search – Local Council Boundaries – Hunter (HT) – Port Stephens". [[New South Wales Division of Local Government]].
2. "Nelsons Plains".
3. "Port Stephens". [[New South Wales Electoral Commission]].
4. (2025). "Division Finder, New South Wales". [[Australian Electoral Commission]].
5. Seaham]] Road between the [[Hunter River (New South Wales). Hunter]] and [[Williams River (New South Wales)
6. {{Census 2016 AUS