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Brightwaters, New South Wales

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Population
  
876 (2011 census)

Postcode(s)
  
2264

State electorate(s)
  
Lake Macquarie

Founded
  
1859

Parish
  
Morisset

Established
  
1859

LGA(s)
  
City of Lake Macquarie

Area
  
110 ha

Postal code
  
2264

Federal division
  
Division of Charlton

Location
  
6 km (4 mi) E of Morisset

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.

Contents

Map of Brightwaters NSW 2264, Australia

History

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.

References

Brightwaters, New South Wales Wikipedia