Tanilba Bay, New South Wales

Tanilba Bay
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 / -32.73722; 151.99833
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
RegionHunter
LGA
Location
Established1831
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Area
 • Total
13 km2 (5.0 sq mi)
Elevation
3 m (9.8 ft)
Population
 • Total3,237 (2021 census)
 • Density249/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+10 (AEST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+11 (AEDT)
Postcode
2319
CountyGloucester
ParishSutton
Mean max temp27.3 °C (81.1 °F)
Mean min temp8.4 °C (47.1 °F)
Annual rainfall1,348.9 mm (53.11 in)
Localities around Tanilba Bay
Port Stephens Port Stephens Port Stephens
Oyster Cove, Salt Ash Tanilba Bay Mallabula
Salt Ash Tilligerry Creek Tilligerry Creek

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.