Brightwaters New South Wales |
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Population | 876 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 800/km2 (2,060/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1859 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2264 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 1.1 km2 (0.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 6 km (4 mi) E of Morisset | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Lake Macquarie | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Morisset | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Lake Macquarie | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Charlton | ||||||||||||||
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Brightwaters 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 shore of Lake Macquarie.
Early industries were tinned fish and sugar cane. A sugar cane mill was built, but it was destroyed by a bushfire in 1875. A post office was opened in 1963 and closed in 1979.
Coordinates: 33°05′53″S 151°32′06″E / 33.098°S 151.535°E