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Green Point, Mid-North Coast

Coordinates: 32°14′51″S 152°30′50″E / 32.24750°S 152.51389°E / -32.24750; 152.51389
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Green Point
New South Wales
Green Point is located in New South Wales
Green Point
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Coordinates32°14′51″S 152°30′50″E / 32.24750°S 152.51389°E / -32.24750; 152.51389[1]
Population522 (2021 census)[2]
Postcode(s)2428
Time zoneAEST (UTC 10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC 11)
Location
LGA(s)MidCoast Council
RegionMid North Coast
CountyGloucester
State electorate(s)Myall Lakes
Federal division(s)Lyne
Suburbs around Green Point:
Wallis Island Forster Tasman Sea
Coomba Park Green Point Tasman Sea
Whoota Pacific Palms Tasman Sea

Green Point is a small coastal locality in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, on country of the Worimi People, Australia, in the Mid-Coast Council LGA, about 301 km north-north-east of Sydney.

Geography

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Green Point is a locality 10 km south of Forster. It is bounded by Wallis Lake to the west and Booti Booti National Park to the east.[3]

Demographics

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The 2021 Census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 522 people in Green Point on census night. Of these, 51% were male, whilst 49% were female.[2]

The majority of residents (77.6%) are of Australian birth, with other common responses being England (6.9%), New Zealand (2.1%) and Germany (1%).[2]

The age distribution of Green Point residents is skewed higher than the greater Australian population. 79% of residents were over 25 years in 2021, compared to the Australian average of 69.8%; and 21% were younger than 25 years, compared to the Australian average of 30.2%.[2]

7.9% of respondents identified as Indigenous Australians.[2]

Transportation

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Roads

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Green Point is connected to The Lakes Way via Green Point Drive which goes north towards Forster and south towards Pacific Palms.[4]

Public Transportation

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Green Point is serviced by the Forster operator of the Buslines Group. Forster Buslines offers a route open to the general public and school buses.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Green Point, Mid-North Coast, New South Wales". Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Green Point (L)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 October 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Guide to Green Point Forster, NSW". Wiki Australia Travel Guide. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  4. ^ "Green Point · New South Wales 2428, Australia". Green Point · New South Wales 2428, Australia. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  5. ^ "Coomba Park - Forster" (PDF). Forster Buslines. 1 January 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Busable: Powerful Software for Regional Bus Operators". enable.busable.app. Retrieved 2024-10-30.