Salamander Bay, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place
type = suburb
name = Salamander Bay
city =
state = nsw


imagesize = 200
caption = Port Stephens Council logo
pop = 4,178
pop_footnotes = Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC18715|name=Salamander Bay (State Suburb)|accessdate=2008-06-08|quick=on|
]
density = 491.5
density_footnotes = ref|density|Note1
est =
postcode = 2317
coordinates = coord|32|43|45|S|152|05|22|E|type:town_region:AU-NSW|display=inline,title
elevation = 4.5
elevation_footnotes=
area = 8.5
area_footnotes = ref|area|Note2
timezone = AEST
utc = +10
timezone-dst = AEDT
utc-dst = +11
propval = $412,000 [cite web|url=http://www.domain.com.au/public/suburbprofile.aspx?searchTerm=Salamander+Bay&mode=research#mapanchor|title=Salamander Bay suburb profile @ domain.com.au|publisher=domain.com.au|accessdate=2008-06-08]
dist1 = 202
dir1 = NNE
location1 = Sydney
dist2 = 55
dir2 = NE
location2 = Newcastle
dist3 = 40
dir3 = ENE
location3 = Raymond Terrace
lga = Port Stephens Councilcite web|url=http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_Regions.asp?regiontype=2&slacode=6400&region=HT|title=Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) - Port Stephens|publisher=New South Wales Department of Local Government|accessdate=2008-06-08]
region = Hunter
county = Gloucestercite web|url=http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=TRjLZxUlJP|title=Geographical Names Register Extract: Salamander Bay (suburb)|work=Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW|publisher=Geographical Names Board of New South Wales|accessdate=2008-06-08] cite web|url=http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=TRjLZxUlGH|title=Geographical Names Register Extract: Salamander Bay (Bay)|work=Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW|publisher=Geographical Names Board of New South Wales|accessdate=2008-06-08]
parish = Tomaree
stategov = Port Stephens [Cite web |url=http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/electoral_districts/all_districts_/port_stephens|title=Port Stephens|publisher=New South Wales Electoral Commission|date=2007-03-24|accessdate=2008-06-08]
fedgov = Paterson [Cite web|url=http://apps.aec.gov.au/esearch/LocalitySearchResults.aspx?filter=Paterson&filterby=Electorate|title=Paterson |publisher=Australian Electoral Commission|date=2007-10-19|accessdate=2008-06-08]
maxtemp = 27.3
mintemp = 8.4
rainfall = 1348.9
near-n = "Port Stephens"
near-ne = Corlette
near-e = Nelson Bay
near-se = Nelson Bay
near-s = Anna Bay
near-sw = Taylors Beach
near-w = "Port Stephens"
near-nw = Soldiers Point

Salamander Bay is a suburb of the Port Stephens Local Government Area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. Named after the adjacent shallow bay, itself named after the "Salamander", a convict ship from the Third Fleet, which was the first European vessel to enter Port Stephens (1791), it is a mainly residential suburb with a large shopping centre. [Cite web|url=http://www.portstephens-australia.com/history.php|title=History of Port Stephens|accessdate=2008-07-10 (see "Early development of Port Stephens" section)] DoL suburb image|name=Salamander Bay|codename=Salamander%20Bay|accessdate=2008-06-08] It is home to Tomaree High School and a TAFE facility.

Notes

# The density presented is that of the whole suburb. However, only about Convert|3.5|km2|sqmi|2, or about 41%, of the suburb is residential in nature. The remainder of the suburb consists mainly of unpopulated scrubland, coastal reserves and beaches. The population density of the residential portion of the suburb is much higher at Pop density km2 to mi2|1193|spell=Commonwealth|precision=0.
# Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.

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