Anna Bay, New South Wales facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Anna Bay New South Wales
North-eastern end of Stockton Beach at Anna Bay
Anna Bay Location in New South Wales
Population	3,846 (2016 census)
• Density	204.7/km2 (530/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	2316
Area	23.1 km2 (8.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
Location	200 km (124 mi) NNE of Sydney 51 km (32 mi) NE of Newcastle 34 km (21 mi) E of Raymond Terrace
LGA(s)	Port Stephens Council
Region	Hunter
County	Gloucester
Parish	Tomaree
State electorate(s)	Port Stephens
Federal Division(s)	Paterson
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 27.3 °C 81 °F 8.4 °C 47 °F 1,348.9 mm 53.1 in
Suburbs around Anna Bay: Port Stephens, Taylors Beach Taylors Beach, Salamander Bay Nelson Bay Bobs Farm Anna Bay One Mile, Boat Harbour Tasman Sea Tasman Sea, Fishermans Bay Boat Harbour, Fishermans Bay

Anna Bay is the name of a suburb, a town and a bay in the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. The suburb and town are immediately adjacent to the north-eastern end of Stockton Beach and provide one of the major entry points to the beach at Birubi Point. Both were named after the bay of the same name which is located in the adjacent suburb of One Mile. According to legend to it was originally called Hannah Bay after an alleged shipwreck in 1851 but the vessel has never been identified. The name was changed by post service on 15 May 1896 as many locals were already referring to it as Anna Bay.

The Worimi people are the traditional owners of the Port Stephens area.

During World War II Stockton Beach was heavily fortified against a possible amphibious assault by Imperial Japanese forces and a line of tank traps was installed to prevent entry to the local area through the town. Many of the tank traps were removed after the war and now feature significantly around the car parking areas at Birubi Point. From here many tourists partake in organised beach tours and camel rides.

Gallery

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  Tank trap at the northern end of Stockton Beach

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  part of tank trap at the northern end of Stockton Beach showing the World War II date stamp

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  Tank traps along the roadway between the upper and lower car parks at the northern end of Stockton Beach

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  World War II tank traps surrounding lower car park at the northern end of Stockton Beach