Vincentia, New South Wales
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A boat on Collingwood beach. | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 35°04′36″S 150°40′25″E / 35.07667°S 150.67361°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | South Coast | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 2,705 (UCL 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2540 | ||||||||||||
| County | St Vincent | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Bherwerre | ||||||||||||
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Vincentia is a town in New South Wales, Australia in the City of Shoalhaven, on the shores of Jervis Bay. It is roughly 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Nowra, and approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) south of Sydney. At the 2016 census, the population of Vincentia was 6,686. It is also a tourist spot with a beach area featuring white sand and a number of motels.
The village itself has grown over the past decade, with a new district centre and housing development being built from 2014–2017, Vincentia HomeCo.