East Seaham
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| Coordinates: 32°38′24″S 151°44′54″E / 32.64000°S 151.74833°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 37.6 km2 (14.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 353 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11 (AEDT) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2324 | ||||||||||||
| County | Gloucester | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Wilmot | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 27.9 °C (82.2 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 6.4 °C (43.5 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 1,121.3 mm (44.15 in) | ||||||||||||
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East Seaham is a primarily rural suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated on the east bank of the Williams River, opposite Glen Oak and Seaham. At the 2011 census, the population of East Seaham and the adjacent suburb of Balickera was 359, with the two suburbs having an average population density of 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi).
The Greswick Public School operated in East Seaham between 1895 and 1937, supported by the development of farms in and around East Seaham. The schoolhouse was moved to Seaham after a bushfire in 1939 and operated as Seaham Public School until the 1960s.