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Tea Gardens Location in New South Wales
Population	2,884 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	2324
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
Location	216 km (134 mi) NNE of Sydney 77 km (48 mi) NE of Newcastle 107 km (66 mi) SSW of Forster-Tuncurry
LGA(s)	Mid-Coast Council
Region	Hunter/Mid North Coast
County	Gloucester
Parish	Viney Creek/Coweambah
State electorate(s)	Port Stephens
Federal Division(s)	Lyne
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
Localities around Tea Gardens: Nerong Nerong Nerong, Hawks Nest Nerong, North Arm Cove Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Pindimar Port Stephens Hawks Nest

Tea Gardens is a locality in the Mid-Coast Council local government area, located near the southern extremity of the Mid North Coast and the northern extremity of the Hunter Region in New South Wales, Australia.

At the 2016 census Tea Gardens had a population of 2,884, with most of the population resident in the town of Tea Gardens at the southern end of the locality.

Geography

Tea Gardens extends along the west bank of the Myall River from Port Stephens about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) in a north-north-easterly direction. In the west it reaches the Pacific Highway. The village of Tea Gardens is located at the southernmost end of the locality, on the northern shore of Port Stephens on the west bank of the Myall River, which connects the Myall Lakes to the port. It is located directly across the river from Hawks Nest and the two lane Singing Bridge connects the two. Tea Gardens is located almost 220 km (137 mi) north of Sydney, about 10 km (6.2 mi) southeast of the Pacific Highway on the southern end of the Ramsar Convention listed wetlands of the Myall Lakes.

• 1:100000 map 9332 Port Stephens

Demographics

According to the 2016 census the population of Tea Gardens is 2,884, an increase from 2,434 in 2011. The median age in Tea Gardens is 65, significantly higher than the national average of 38. Tea Gardens has one of the oldest populations in Australia. This is also an increase from 61 in 2011. 15.6% of residents are aged 65–69; this compares with the national figure of 5.1%. 4.2% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander; the median age among this group is 27.

79.2% of residents report being born in Australia; higher than the national average of 66.7%. Other than Australia the top countries are England (6.0%); New Zealand (1.6%), and Scotland (1.0%). The most common reported ancestries in Tea Gardens are English, Australian and Irish. 66.8% of residents report both parents being born in Australia, higher than the national average of 47.3%.

The major religious groups in Tea Gardens are Anglican 34.9%, Catholic 21.4% and Uniting Church 6.8%. 18.9% reported no religion with 7.1% not answering the question.

The unemployment rate in Tea Gardens is 8.3% as at the 2016 census, which is higher than the national average of 5%.