Nelsons Plains is a primarily rural suburb of the
Port Stephens local government area in the
Hunter Region of
New South Wales
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[ It is situated on ]Seaham
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Road between the Hunter and Williams rivers.
Geography
Nelsons Plains is a wedge-shaped suburb, bisected by Seaham Road, with the point of the wedge in the south-eastern corner where the Williams River joins the Hunter River.[ This part of the suburb is generally less than above river level, making it subject to periodic flooding, as happened during the ]June 2007 Hunter Region and Central Coast storms
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. In the north-eastern corner of the suburb elevations reach up to but to the east of Seaham Road, between the road and the Williams River, the ground slopes quickly downward to a height of less than above river level, making this part of the suburb also subject to flooding.
Demographics
At the the population was 362, with a median age of 41 and 89.6% of the population spoke only English at home. Australian born residents represented 88.8%, with 2.0% born in New Zealand and 0.8% in England. For religion, 31.4% identified as Anglican, 28.3% as Catholic, 18.9% as having no religion, 7.5% did not state a religion and 5.8% belonging to the Uniting Church.
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References
{{Suburbs of Port Stephens
Suburbs of Port Stephens Council