Karuah, New South Wales

Karuah is a locality[3] in both the Port Stephens and Mid-Coast Councils in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.[4][6] It is thought that the name means 'native plum tree' in the local Aboriginal dialect.[4][7] In 1790 five convicts who escaped from Sydney and relocated to the area.[8] In 1795 the Karuah River was first surveyed as part of a wider survey of Port Stephens.[8] In 1811 Governor Lachlan Macquarie decided to name the area the Clyde.[8] By 1816 permits were issued to allow cedar cutting in the area.[8] In 1824 the Australian Agricultural Company purchased a million acres to create the township.[8] In 1907 the name was changed from Sawyers Point to Karuah.[8]

Karuah
New South Wales
Bridge over the Karuah River
Karuah
Coordinates32°38′35″S 151°57′26″E
Population1,411 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density19.145/km2 (49.59/sq mi)
Postcode(s)2324
Area73.7 km2 (28.5 sq mi)[Note 1]
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s)
RegionHunter[2]
CountyGloucester[3][4]
ParishTarean[3][4]
State electorate(s)Port Stephens
Federal Division(s)Lyne
Mean max temp[5] Mean min temp[5] Annual rainfall[5]
23.0 °C
73 °F		 10.3 °C
51 °F		 1,145.6 mm
45.1 in
Suburbs around Karuah:
Limeburners Creek Limeburners Creek The Branch
Twelve Mile Creek Karuah The Branch, North Arm Cove
Twelve Mile Creek Swan Bay, Port Stephens Port Stephens, Tahlee, Carrington

Geography

Karuah is split between the Port Stephens and Mid-Coast councils with most (approximately 51%) located in the Port Stephens Council area. The village of Karuah is also split between the two councils with almost all of the village located in Port Stephens Council. The Karuah River, which runs approximately north to south through the centre of Karuah, forms the border between the two councils within the locality. Karuah is located at the north-western corner of Port Stephens into which the Karuah River feeds.[4][6]

Demographics

According to the 2016 census, there 1,411 people in Karuah.

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 14.6% of the population.
  • 80.1% of people were born in Australia and 89.8% of people spoke only English at home.
  • The most common responses for religion were Anglican 26.7%, No Religion 25.0% and Catholic 19.9%.[1]

The largest settlement within the locality is the village of Karuah, which is on the old Pacific Highway and straddles the Karuah River. Most of the village, which occupies only about 0.7 square kilometres (0.3 sq mi) of the suburb's total area of 74.7 km2 (28.8 sq mi), lies within the Port Stephens LGA. It includes the largest Aboriginal community in the Port Stephens LGA and, at the 2006 Census, had a population of approximately 857.[9] The rest of the suburb's population live in the rural properties which surround the village.

The Karuah bridge was built and opened in December 1957.[10] In 2004, the Karuah Bypass was opened which, as part of the AusLink program, speeds up car and truck travel times past the township but left the town a backwater.

Karuah village has long been known for its oysters,[11] and a number of oyster shops line the old Pacific Highway within the town.

Notes
  1. Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Karuah (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. "Suburb Search – Local Council Boundaries – Hunter (HT)". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
  3. "Karuah (Port Stephens)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
  4. "Karuah (Great Lakes)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
  5. "Raymond Terrace (Wallaroo State Forest)". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
  6. "Karuah". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
  7. "Karuah". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
  8. "Karuah, NSW". Aussie Towns. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  9. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Karuah (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 May 2008. Map
  10. Karuah Bridge
  11. Dow L, Guyon D, Irving R, McPhee M, Matthews A, Prineas P, Rubinich T, Simpson J (1995). Reader's Digest Illustrated Guide to Australian Places. Surry Hills, NSW: Reader's Digest. p. 68. ISBN 0-86438-399-1.

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