Mallabula, New South Wales

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = suburb

| name = Mallabula

| city =

| state = nsw

| image = Mallabula - Fairlands Drive.jpg

| caption = Main road of Mallabula

| coordinates = {{coord|32|44.1|S|152|0.6|E|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_label_position = left

| pop = 963

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes =

| density = 356.67

| density_footnotes = This is the average density of the whole suburb. However, approximately {{Convert|2.1|km2|sqmi|1|abbr=on}} (77.8%) of the suburb is uninhabited or consists of non-residential zones at the edge of the suburb and the average population density in the inhabited portion of the suburb is much higher.

| est =

| postcode = 2319

| elevation = 3

| elevation_footnotes = Elevation data as shown on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE and 1:25000 map 93324S PORT STEPHENS.

| area = 2.7

| area_footnotes = Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE. The area presented is that of the whole suburb. The residential portion of the suburb is only {{Convert|0.5|km2|sqmi|1|abbr=on}} or 22.2% of the total area.

| timezone = AEST

| utc = +10

| timezone-dst = AEDT

| utc-dst = +11

| dist1 = 192

| dir1 = NNE

| location1 = Sydney

| dist2 = 45

| dir2 = NNE

| location2 = Newcastle

| dist3 = 30

| dir3 = ENE

| location3 = Raymond Terrace

| lga = Port Stephens Council

| region = Hunter

| county = Gloucester{{NSW GNR|id=anYbjzqbMn|title=Mallabula|accessdate=28 May 2008}}

| parish = Sutton

| stategov = Port Stephens

| fedgov = Paterson

| maxtemp = 27.3

| maxtemp_footnotes = {{BoM Aust stats|site_ref=cw_061054|site_name=Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)|accessdate=2 June 2008}}

| mintemp = 8.4

| mintemp_footnotes =

| rainfall = 1348.9

| rainfall_footnotes =

| near-n = Port Stephens

| near-ne = Port Stephens

| near-e = Lemon Tree Passage

| near-se = Tilligerry Creek

| near-s = Tilligerry Creek

| near-sw = Tanilba Bay

| near-w = Tanilba Bay

| near-nw = Port Stephens

| local_map = yes

| zoom = 12

}}

Mallabula is a primarily residential suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the Tilligerry Peninsula between Lemon Tree Passage and Tanilba Bay.{{cite web|url=http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_Regions.asp?region=HT®iontype=1 |title=Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) |publisher=New South Wales Division of Local Government |accessdate=28 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080607204159/http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_Regions.asp?region=HT®iontype=1 |archivedate=7 June 2008 }}{{DoL suburb image|name=Mallabula|accessdate=28 May 2008}} The origin of the name may mean "three swamps" in the local Aboriginal language.{{cite web|url=http://www.portstephens.org.au/about-port-stephens/townships|title=Townships|publisher=Port Stephens Visitor Information Centre|accessdate=26 January 2013}}

Geography

Mallabula is a low-lying suburb, almost at sea level.{{ref|elevation|Note3}} It is bisected by Lemon Tree Passage Road, which stretches for the full length of the peninsula, from Salt Ash in the south-west, to Lemon Tree Passage. In the northern part of the suburb is a small subdivision covering {{Convert|0.5|km2|sqmi|1}} on the banks of Tanilba Bay.

File:Tanilba Bay from Mallabula.jpg from Mallabula showing the beaches typical of both suburbs]]

The beach consists mainly of sand flats that are exposed at low tide and almost completely covered at high tide preventing the beach from being useful as either a swimming or surfing beach. Near Rookes Point, at the mouth of Tanilba Bay, the land rises to a height of {{Convert|9.1|m|ft|0}} AMSL. At the eastern extremity of this area the land reaches a peak of {{Convert|18.3|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} in a heavily forested area. However, between these two points and throughout the remainder of the suburb the land is generally no more than {{Convert|3|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} AMSL and is predominantly sandy.

The land south of Lemon Tree Passage Road is generally uninhabited, occupied only by a handful of homes in a single cul-de-sac and a sewage treatment plant.

Demographics

At the 2011 census Mallabula had a population of 851.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC11446|name=Mallabula (State Suburb)|accessdate=16 October 2012|quick=on}} Almost all of the population resides in a small, residential subdivision occupying only 18.5% of the entire suburb.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC11446|name=Mallabula (State Suburb)|accessdate=16 October 2012}} The population density in this area is {{convert|1702|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}. The remaining population resides in four homes in a single cul-de-sac south of Tanilba Bay and is accounted for in the ABS population data for that suburb.{{cite web|url=http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/ImageServer?id=map,Census,2006,SSC18961|title=Tanilba Bay CCD map|work=2006 Census QuickStats|publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics|date=25 October 2007|accessdate=28 May 2008}}

Facilities

There is a sports ground called Mallabula Sports Complex which has five fields, athletics field, tennis courts, netball courts, canteens, toilets, meeting room and car parking.{{Cite web|title=Mallabula Sports Complex|url=https://www.portstephens.nsw.gov.au/your-council/council-venues/mallabula-sports-complex|access-date=2020-10-16|website=www.portstephens.nsw.gov.au|language=en}} On 1195 Lemon Tree Passage Road is Mallabula Community Centre which provides tables, chairs and a kitchen.{{Cite web|title=Mallabula Community Centre|url=https://www.portstephens.nsw.gov.au/your-council/council-venues/mallabula-community-centre|access-date=2020-10-16|website=www.portstephens.nsw.gov.au|language=en}} Tilligerry Aquatic Centre is a 8 lane heated 25-metre swimming pool which offers swimming lessons and aqua aerobics.{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://tilligerryac.com.au/|access-date=2020-10-16|website=tilligerryac.com.au|language=en}}

Notes

References

Category:Suburbs of Port Stephens Council

Category:Beaches of New South Wales