Bonnells Bay, New South Wales
- 4 km (2 mi) E of Morisset
- 31 km (19 mi) NNE of Wyong
- 118 km (73 mi) NNE of Sydney
- 47 km (29 mi) SW of Newcastle
- 40 km (25 mi) N of The Entrance
Suburbs around Bonnells Bay: | ||
Morisset | Lake Macquarie | Yarrawonga Park |
Morisset | Bonnells Bay | Yarrawonga Park |
Morisset Park | Windermere Park | Brightwaters |
Bonnells Bay is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia on a peninsula east of the town of Morisset on the western side of Lake Macquarie.
History
The town, known as Morisset East until 1948, is named after the Bonnell family, particularly William F. Bonnell, the first settlers of the majority of what is today Bonnells Bay and parts of Windermere Park and Morisset Park. The Bonnell family also have a bay which is part of Lake Macquarie named after them, Bonnells Bay. The Bonnell family owned what is today all of Woods Point, now a national park and parts of the northern grounds of Morisset Hospital over north to the Lake Macquarie foreshore of what is now Bonnells Bay. The Bonnell family are not in relation to the early settlers of Mandalong the James C. Bonnells.
The area was subdivided in 1886, but no township was established until after World War II. The township grew, and a small shopping centre built, after the development of the Eraring Power Station in the 1980s. A school operated from 1912 onwards.
Bonnells Bay has grown considerably since World War II, the school which opened in 1912, Bonnells Bay Public School has grown to capacity, large proportions of the suburb are increasingly being subdivided and the shopping centre now consists of a newly developed 'The Bay Shopping Centre' with a Club, Coles, Post office and many convenience stores.
Population
According to the 2016 census, there were 3,578 people in Bonnells Bay.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.3% of the population.
- 83.2% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 3.2%.
- 92.1% of people spoke only English at home.
- The most common responses for religion No Religion 26.5%, Anglican 20.5%, Catholic 19.9% and Seventh-day Adventist 7.8%.[1]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bonnells Bay". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
External links
- History of Bonnells Bay (Lake Macquarie City Library)
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& localities
- Adamstown Heights
- Arcadia Vale
- Argenton
- Awaba
- Balcolyn
- Balmoral
- Barnsley
- Belmont
- Belmont North
- Belmont South
- Bennetts Green
- Blackalls Park
- Blacksmiths
- Bolton Point
- Bonnells Bay
- Boolaroo
- Booragul
- Brightwaters
- Buttaba
- Cameron Park
- Cams Wharf
- Cardiff
- Cardiff Heights
- Cardiff South
- Carey Bay
- Catherine Hill Bay
- Caves Beach
- Charlestown
- Coal Point
- Cooranbong
- Croudace Bay
- Dora Creek
- Dudley
- Edgeworth
- Eleebana
- Eraring
- Fassifern
- Fennell Bay
- Fishing Point
- Floraville
- Freemans Waterhole
- Garden Suburb
- Gateshead
- Glendale
- Highfields
- Hillsborough
- Holmesville
- Jewells
- Kahibah
- Kilaben Bay
- Killingworth
- Kotara South
- Lakelands
- Little Pelican
- Macquarie Hills
- Mandalong
- Marks Point
- Marmong Point
- Martinsville
- Mirrabooka
- Morisset
- Morisset Park
- Mount Hutton
- Murrays Beach
- Myuna Bay
- New Lambton Heights
- Nords Wharf
- Pelican
- Pinny Beach
- Rankin Park
- Rathmines
- Redhead
- Ryhope
- Seahampton
- Silverwater
- Speers Point
- Sunshine
- Swansea
- Swansea Heads
- Teralba
- Tingira Heights
- Toronto
- Valentine
- Wakefield
- Wangi Wangi
- Warners Bay
- West Wallsend
- Whitebridge
- Windale
- Windermere Park
- Woodrising
- Wyee
- Wyee Point
- Yarrawonga Park
points of interest
- Avondale College
- Belmont Anti-Tank Ditch
- Blackalls Park railway station
- Cardiff Locomotive Workshops
- Charlestown Square
- Cockle Creek Smelter
- Eraring Power Station
- Fernleigh Track
- Glenrock Lagoon
- Lake Macquarie
- Lake Macquarie Petrified Forest
- Mount Sugarloaf
- RAAF Base Rathmines
- South Waratah Colliery
- Teralba Colliery
- Toronto railway line
- Toronto railway station
- Wangi Power Station
- Watagans National Park