| Pinny Beach New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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  Pinny Beach | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°07′01″S151°38′02″E / 33.117°S 151.634°E /-33.117; 151.634 | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 0 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.00/km2 (0.00/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2006 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2281 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4.8 km2 (1.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 3 km (2 mi) SE ofSwansea | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Lake Macquarie | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Wallarah | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Swansea | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Shortland | ||||||||||||||
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Pinny Beach is a gazetted suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie. It was created on 5 May 2006 following amendments to the boundaries of surrounding suburbs.[2] It is located on the Swansea Peninsula and is to the east ofLake Macquarie, south of thePacific Ocean entrance channel atSwansea in New South Wales, Australia. It is part of theCity of Lake Macquarielocal government area.
The name Pinny Beach has a direct relationship to the topographic feature designated as Pinny Beach This suburb is adjacent to the suburbs ofCaves Beach to the northeast and Murrays Beach to the west where a section of thePacific Highway forms the boundary.
The Aboriginal people, in this area, theAwabakal, were the first people of this land.[3]
Pinny Beach was once better known as the "windswept heath of Pincushion Plain". It was named after the pincushion-shaped shrubs with sharp needle-like leaves.[4]
Pinny Beach has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
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