Caves Beach, New South Wales
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| Caves Beach New South Wales |
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| Population: | 4141 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1829 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2281 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 4.3 km² (1.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 2 km (1 mi) SE of Swansea | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Lake Macquarie | ||||||||||||
| Parish: | Wallarah | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Swansea | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Shortland | ||||||||||||
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Caves Beach is a locality on the Swansea peninsula between Lake Macquarie and the Pacific Ocean in New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area. The locality is named for the large number of caves on the nearby coastline.It has a very popular surfing beach.
[edit] History
Swansea High School opened at Caves Beach in 1964. A primary school opened in 1968. The Swansea-Caves Beach Surf Life Saving Club was founded in 1929.
[edit] External links
- Caves Beach, New South Wales is at coordinates Coordinates:
- History of Caves Beach
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