Huskisson, New South Wales

Huskisson
New South Wales
Huskisson
Coordinates 35°02′31″S 150°40′17″E / 35.04184°S 150.67133°E / -35.04184; 150.67133Coordinates: 35°02′31″S 150°40′17″E / 35.04184°S 150.67133°E / -35.04184; 150.67133
Population 786 (2016 census)[1]
LGA(s) City of Shoalhaven
Region South Coast
County St Vincent
Parish Currambene
State electorate(s) South Coast
Federal Division(s) Gilmore
Localities around Huskisson:
Falls Creek Woollamia Myola
Tomerong Huskisson Jervis Bay
Worrowing Heights Vincentia Jervis Bay
Panorama of Currambene Creek, Huskisson, NSW

Huskisson is a town in New South Wales, Australia in the City of Shoalhaven, on the shores of Jervis Bay.[2][3] It is 24 km south-east of Nowra.

Geography

Situated alongside Currambene Creek which also serves as an anchorage and fishing port. Huskisson is a prime tourist destination owing to its white sands and emerald waters (although Hyams Beach to south is known to have finer white sands).[4]

Etymology

Huskisson was named after the British statesman William Huskisson.[5]

Demographics

At the 2016 census, the population of the State Suburb of Huskisson was 786.[1]

Heritage listings

Huskisson has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Notable people from Huskisson

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Huskisson (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 July 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ↑ "Huskisson". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Huskisson". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  4. ↑ Gazing onto the world's whitest sand, SMH, 31 December 2005.
  5. ↑ "Huskisson". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
  6. ↑ "Lady Denman (M.V.), New South Wales State Heritage Register (NSW SHR) Number H01518". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Paul Greene". ArtistTrove. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
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