Fern Bay, New South Wales

elevation =
elevation_footnotes=
area = 8.5
area_footnotes = ref|area|Note2
timezone = AEST
utc = +10
timezone-dst = AEDT
utc-dst = +11
propval = $322,000 [cite web|url=http://www.domain.com.au/public/suburbprofile.aspx?searchTerm=Fern+Bay&mode=research#mapanchor|title=Fern Bay suburb profile @ domain.com.au|publisher=domain.com.au|accessdate=2008-05-26]
dist1 = 173
dir1 = NNE
location1 = Sydney
dist2 = 16
dir2 = N
location2 = Newcastle
dist3 = 22
dir3 = SE
location3 = Raymond Terrace
location5 = [http://www.travelmate.com.au/MapMaker/MapMaker.asp travelmate.com.au]
lga = Port Stephens Councilcite web|url=http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_Regions.asp?regiontype=2&slacode=6400&region=HT|title=Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) - Port Stephens|publisher=New South Wales Department of Local Government|accessdate=2008-06-08]
region = Hunter
county = Gloucestercite web|url=http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=JPQlwpsyIt|title=Geographical Names Register Extract: Fern Bay|work=Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW|publisher=Geographical Names Board of New South Wales|accessdate=2008-05-26]
parish = Stockton
stategov = Port Stephens
fedgov = Newcastle
maxtemp = 25.5
mintemp = 8.4
rainfall = 1140.8
near-n = Fullerton Cove
near-ne = Fullerton Cove
near-e = "Tasman Sea"
near-se = "Tasman Sea"
near-s = Stockton
near-sw = Hunter River (North Arm)
near-w = Fullerton Cove, Hunter River (North Arm)
near-nw = Fullerton Cove

Fern Bay is a small, semi-rural suburb of the Port Stephens Local Government Area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located just North of Stockton, which is the only suburb of Newcastle that lies north of the Hunter River and to the east of the north arm of the Hunter River at the entrance to Fullerton Cove, a large body of water. To the east is the Tasman Sea. [DoL suburb image|name=Fern Bay|codename=Fern%20Bay|accessdate=2008-05-26] Despite the suburb only being Convert|6|km|mi|1|lk=on in a direct line from Newcastle, the need to cross the Hunter River resuts in Fern Bay being Convert|16|km|mi|1|abbr=on by road from the centre of the city.

The area is undergoing a residential expansion program with a large development being built between Nelson Bay Road and Stockton Beach on land formerly used as a military weapons range. [cite web|url=http://www.bananasinpyjamas.com/news/stories/2005/05/26/1377260.htm|title=Fern Bay development before Govt|publisher=ABC News|date=2005-05-26|accessdate=2008-05-26] [cite web|url=http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LA20001128027|title=Stockton Bight National Park Proposal|publisher=Parliament of New South Wales|date=2000-11-28|accessdate=2008-05-26]

Notes

# This is the average density for the whole suburb, which contains large tracts of marshlands, beaches and coastal scrubland, none of which is populated. At the time of the 2006 census the population density of the inhabited portion of the suburb (see Note 2) was Pop density km2 to mi2|1337.6|spell=Commonwealth|precision=1|wiki=yes.
# Area calculation is based on NSW 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE. The area shown is that of the whole suburb. The area of the populated section at the time of the 2006 census was significantly smaller at Convert|0.85|km2|sqmi|2|lk=on|abbr=on.

References

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External links

* [http://www.australianexplorer.com/fern_bay.htm Fern Bay at Australian Explorer]