Sunshine, New South Wales facts for kids
Quick facts for kids SunshineNew South Wales |
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| Population | 430 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1881 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2264 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 0.7 km2 (0.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 9 km (6 mi) E of Morisset | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Lake Macquarie | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Morisset | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lake Macquarie | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Hunter | ||||||||||||||
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Sunshine 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 side of Lake Macquarie. The Awabakal were the first inhabitants of the area.
Early industries included fishing, timbercutting, subsistence farming and boatbuilding.
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