Hat Head, New South Wales
Hat Head is a coastal town on the mid-northern coast of New South Wales, 459 kilometres north of Sydney, Australia, and in the Hat Head National Park. At the time of the 2021 census, Hat Head had a population of 365 people.[1]
Straight Street is the main street and is below sea level; however it has been many years since any flood activity invaded the village. A flood gate has effectively halted any freshwater flowing along Korogoro Creek from its source at the Swan Pool wetland, to its mouth at Hat Head. As a result, the creek suffers increasingly from sedimentation and will benefit from periodic opening of the installed floodgates during small flood events.
Part of the Kempsey Shire, Hat Head is a semi-isolated coastal location. It is predominantly a fishing village and tourist fishing resort. Approximately 350 permanent residents live on sand-based land mass surrounded by a national park and water — little, if any, land remains for new building — and property values are as much as fourfold higher compared to the balance of Kempsey Shire. It is a much sought-after location providing unique residential conditions.
Hat Head has good community facilities such as a library with internet access as part of the Nicholl Community Centre, a tiny church, tennis courts, covered children's playground, and disabled access to a beach viewing platform.
Due to a lack of road access, the area only started to be developed in the first part of the 20th century. Some early photographs show building and leisure activities - see: http://www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia?action=PASearch&mode=subject&complete1=true&attribute1=subject&term1=Hat+Head+%28
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1976 | 280 | — |
1981 | 330 | +17.9% |
1986 | 355 | +7.6% |
1991 | 349 | −1.7% |
1996 | 334 | −4.3% |
2001 | 319 | −4.5% |
2006 | 298 | −6.6% |
2011 | 326 | +9.4% |
2016 | 302 | −7.4% |
2021 | 365 | +20.9% |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics data.[2][3] |
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hat Head (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Statistics by Catalogue Number". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Search Census data". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
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