East Seaham is a primarily rural suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.[2][3] It is situated on the east bank of the Williams River, opposite Glen Oak and Seaham.[7] At the 2011 census, the population of East Seaham and the adjacent suburb of Balickera was 359, with the two suburbs having an average population density of 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi).[8]
East Seaham New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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East Seaham | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°38′24″S 151°44′54″E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 353 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2324 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 37.6 km2 (14.5 sq mi)[Note 1] | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Port Stephens Council[2] | ||||||||||||||
Region | Hunter[2] | ||||||||||||||
County | Gloucester[3] | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Wilmot[3] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Port Stephens[4] | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Paterson[5] | ||||||||||||||
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The Greswick Public School operated in East Seaham between 1895 and 1937, supported by the development of farms in and around East Seaham. The schoolhouse was moved to Seaham after a bushfire in 1939 and operated as Seaham Public School until the 1960s.[9]
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