Tanilba Bay, New South Wales
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The distinctive entrance to Tanilba Bay from Lemon Tree Passage Road | |||||||||||||
Tanilba Bay | |||||||||||||
Interactive map of Tanilba Bay | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 32°44′14″S 151°59′54″E / 32.73722°S 151.99833°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1831 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 13 km2 (5.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 3 m (9.8 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 3,237 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 249/km2 (640/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11 (AEDT) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2319 | ||||||||||||
| County | Gloucester | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Sutton | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 27.3 °C (81.1 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 8.4 °C (47.1 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 1,348.9 mm (53.11 in) | ||||||||||||
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Tanilba Bay is a suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the Tilligerry Peninsula adjacent to the bay from which it got its name. "Tanilba" is said to mean "place of white flowers" in a local Indigenous language, presumably a reference to the flannel flowers which formerly thrived in the area. At the 2021 census Tanilba Bay had a population of 3,237. Tanilba Bay Public School is a co-ed government primary school located at 1A King Albert Avenue.