Caves Beach, New South Wales facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Caves BeachGreater Newcastle, New South Wales |
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| Population | 4,054 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 94.3/km2 (244/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1829 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2281 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 43 km2 (16.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 2 km (1 mi) SE of Swansea | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Lake Macquarie | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Wallarah | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Swansea | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Shortland | ||||||||||||||
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Caves Beach is a locality on the Swansea peninsula between Lake Macquarie and the Pacific Ocean in Greater Newcastle, 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 surfing beach which is popular with the local surfers. It is highly popular for spearfishing, with the premier target species being the elusive red morwong. The traditional custodians of the land were the Awabakal people.
Local businesses include a resort, restaurants, convenient stores, IGA, Cafés, butchers, gelato store.
History
Swansea High School opened at Caves Beach in 1964 and Caves Beach Public School was opened in 1968 behind the high school The Swansea-Caves Beach Surf Life Saving Club was founded in 1929
