Brightwaters, New South Wales facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Brightwaters New South Wales
Brightwaters Location in the Hunter-Central Coast Region
Population	875 (2021 census)
• Density	800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Established	1859
Postcode(s)	2264
Area	1.1 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Location	6 km (4 mi) E of Morisset
LGA(s)	City of Lake Macquarie
Parish	Morisset
State electorate(s)	Lake Macquarie
Federal Division(s)	Hunter
Suburbs around Brightwaters: Bonnells Bay Bonnells Bay Yarrawonga Park Bonnells Bay Brightwaters Mirrabooka Windermere Park Lake Macquarie

Brightwaters is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia on a peninsula east of the town of Morisset on the western shore of Lake Macquarie.

History

Early industries were tinned fish and sugar cane. A sugar cane mill was built, but it was destroyed by a bushfire in 1875. A post office was opened in 1963 and closed in 1979.

Population

In the 2016 Census, there were 903 people in Brightwaters. 84.1% of people were born in Australia and 93.0% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion in Brightwaters were No Religion 24.9%, Catholic 24.1% and Anglican 19.8%.