Croudace Bay, New South Wales — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Croudace Bay, in the Lake Macquarie City Council local government area.
| Locality | Croudace Bay |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Lake Macquarie City Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -33.00497 |
| Longitude | 151.64792 |
| Population | 531 |
| Density | 804.5 /km² |
| Area | 0.7 km² |
| Elevation | 14 m |
| Postcode | 2280 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 104 km north-northeast |
Croudace Bay is a locality in the Lake Macquarie City Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 531. The locality covers an area of 0.7 km², giving a population density of about 804.5 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 14 m above sea level. It lies approximately 104 km north-northeast of Sydney. Croudace Bay is located at 33.0050°S, 151.6479°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2280.
Croudace Bay lies along the sheltered western edge of a vast, shimmering expanse of water, its shores a gentle meeting of land and liquid. It lies 16.6 km south-west of Newcastle, NSW (from Newcastle, NSW: bearing 235°T), and is situated 11.9 km south of Wallsend. The landscape here is soft, a tapestry of undulating terrain that slopes down towards the bay, dotted with the hardy greens of coastal scrub and the silver-grey foliage of gum trees. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-hazy sky, casts a warm, diffused glow, softening the edges of the world and imbuing the air with a quiet stillness. The water itself, a deep, placid blue, reflects the shifting moods of the sky, sometimes mirroring the fluffy white clouds, other times taking on the bruised hues of an approaching afternoon shower.
Historically, the lands surrounding Croudace Bay have been shaped by the ebb and flow of human endeavour, from the quiet sustenance of Indigenous peoples to the more recent waves of European settlement. This area, part of the broader Lake Macquarie region, has seen its share of industry, with the echoes of past resource extraction still present in the collective memory, though tourism and residential development now define its primary economic character. The bay’s sheltered nature has always made it a natural harbour, fostering a sense of connection to the water that persists today, evident in the quiet hum of boats and the leisurely pace of life enjoyed by its residents. The very air seems to carry the faint scent of salt and eucalyptus, a constant reminder of the bay's enduring, elemental charm.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Croudace Bay, New South Wales with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Croudace Bay, in the Lake Macquarie City Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Croudace Bay includes the postcode (2280), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Lake Macquarie City Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Major Cities of Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Croudace Bay is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |