Lake Cathie is a town in

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about 15 minutes drive south of

Port Macquarie Port Macquarie is a coastal town in the local government area of Port Macquarie-Hastings. It is located on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, about north of Sydney, and south of Brisbane. The town is located on the Tasman Sea co ...

. At the , it had a population of 4,296. The Birpai (also known as

Birrbay The Birrbay people, also spelt Birpai, Biripi, Birippi and variant spellings, are an Aboriginal Australian people of New South Wales. They and share a dialect continuum with the Worimi people. Language The Gathang language (aka Gadjang or Wor ...

) people have lived in this area for more than 40,000 years. BowlAtLakeCathie

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The town is a popular holiday destination on the

Mid North Coast The Mid North Coast is a country region in the north-east of the state of New South Wales, Australia. The region covers the mid northern coast of the state, beginning from Port Stephens north of Sydney, and extending as far north as Woolgoolg ...

because of its tranquil location which hosts the lake, lagoon and beaches. It has a Woolworths supermarket, local Tavern, Lake Cathie Bowling Club, bakery, fish & chip shop, coffee shop, pharmacy, post office, a newsagent and a bargain shop. Its main feature is a tidal lake fed by the ocean daily. Several times throughout the year the lake is closed over by shifting sands and becomes dark in colour due to the tannins in the local flora. Tourism centres on the lake as it is a popular swimming and fishing spot all year round especially when the lake is open.

Population

According to the

2016 Australian census The 2016 Australian census was the 17th national population census held in Australia. The census was officially conducted with effect on Tuesday, 9 August 2016. The total population of the Commonwealth of Australia was counted as – an incre ...

, there were 4,296 people in Lake Cathie. * Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.8% of the population. * 86.4% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 4.4%. * 94.6% of people spoke only English at home. * The most common responses for religion were No Religion at 38.0%, Anglican at 21.3% and Catholic at 21.1%.

Notable people

Trent Milton Trent Milton (born 4 May 1972) is an Australian Paralympic snowboarder who, at the age of 41, competed for Australia at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi. An active surfer, snowboarder, stand up paddle boarder, motorcross and mountain bik ...

(born 1972), Paralympic snowboarder

References

External links

*http://members.optusnet.com.au/~fjcorker/lakecathie/lakecathiehistory.html *http://lakecathie.com/ - Lake Cathie Fishing Club *https://web.archive.org/web/20050716223943/http://www.dlwc.nsw.gov.au/care/water/estuaries/inventory/tidaldata/innes.html - Lake Innes and Lake Cathie, Estuaries of NSW Towns in New South Wales Mid North Coast Coastal towns in New South Wales {{NewSouthWales-geo-stub

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