Morisset, New South Wales
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| Coordinates: 33°6′54″S 151°30′4″E / 33.11500°S 151.50111°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter | ||||||||||||
| City | Greater Newcastle | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1887 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 27.1 km2 (10.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Totals | 4,078 (2021 census) 27,828 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 150.48/km2 (389.7/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2264 | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Morisset | ||||||||||||
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Morisset (/mɔːrɪˈsɛt/ mo-ree-Set;) is a commercial centre and suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area in the Hunter region in New South Wales, Australia. Morisset is a part of the Greater Newcastle area, it is located west of the lake of Lake Macquarie just off the M1 Pacific Motorway. It is also located approximately halfway between Gosford and the Newcastle CBD. The count at the 2021 census was 4,078 for the gazetted suburb of Morisset. The estimated urban population of the Morisset area, including Cooranbong, was 27,828 as at the 2021 census.