Nelsons Plains, New South Wales

Nelsons Plains New South Wales
Flooding at Nelsons Plains in 2007
Nelsons Plains
Coordinates	32°42′54″S 151°43′04″E / 32.71500°S 151.71778°E / -32.71500; 151.71778
Population	362 (2016 census)[2]
• Density	16.4/km2 (42/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	2324
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)[Note 1]
Area	19.8 km2 (7.6 sq mi)[Note 2]
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
Location	173 km (107 mi) N of Sydney 34 km (21 mi) NNW of Newcastle 0 km (0 mi) NW of Raymond Terrace
LGA(s)	Port Stephens Council[1]
Region	Hunter[1]
County	Durham[3]
Parish	Seaham[3]
State electorate(s)	Port Stephens[4]
Federal division(s)	Paterson[5]
Suburbs around Nelsons Plains: Brandy Hill Seaham Eagleton Seaham, Osterley Nelsons Plains Raymond Terrace Millers Forest Millers Forest Raymond Terrace

Nelsons Plains is a primarily rural suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.^[1][3] It is situated on Seaham Road between the Hunter and Williams rivers.^[6] At the 2016 census the suburb had a population of 362.^[2]

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.^[6] This part of the suburb is generally less than 2 metres (7 ft) 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 (138 ft) 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 (7 ft) above river level, making this part of the suburb also subject to flooding.

At the 2016 census 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.^[2]

Flooding of the Hunter and Williams rivers west of Raymond Terrace at Nelsons Plains in 2007

View from the top of Beaton Avenue in Raymond Terrace, looking west.

View from Seaham Road, looking to the (roughly) west.

View from Seaham Road, looking to the east.

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