Hastings Point, New South Wales
28°21′41″S 153°34′33″E / 28.36139°S 153.57583°E / -28.36139; 153.57583
- 124 km (77 mi) from Brisbane
- 819 km (509 mi) from Sydney
- 45 km (28 mi) from Byron Bay
Localities around Hastings Point: | ||
Round Mountain | Bongangar | South Pacific Ocean |
Dum Dum | Hastings Point | |
Cudgera Creek | Pottsville | South Pacific Ocean |
Hastings Point is a town located in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, in the Tweed Shire. From 1947 to 1962 aerial photography revealed foredunes up to 16 metres high in the area that had reduced to six to nine metres high by 1977.[2]
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Hastings Point recorded a population of 582 people, 51.5% female and 48.5% male.
The median age of the Hastings Point population was 62 years, 25 years above the national median of 37.
77.8% of people living in Hastings Point were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 8.1%, New Zealand 3.6%, Scotland 2.1%, Finland 0.7%, Germany 0.7%.
92.1% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.5% Finnish, 0.5% German, 0.5% Balinese, 0.5% Italian.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Hastings Point (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ Graham, Bruce (2004). The Green Coast: The Natural Environment of the Tweed-Moreton Bioregion. Tweed Heads, New South Wales. p. 105. ISBN 0-9751817-0-X.
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