Soldiers Point, New South Wales

Coordinates: 32°42′24″S 152°04′04″E / 32.70667°S 152.06778°E

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Soldiers Point
New South Wales

Soldiers Point marina

Soldiers Point

Coordinates

32°42′24″S 152°04′04″E / 32.70667°S 152.06778°E

Population

1,564 (2021 census)^[2]

• Density

1,564/km² (4,050/sq mi)

Postcode(s)

2317

Area

1 km² (0.4 sq mi)^{[Note 1]}

Time zone

AEST (UTC+10)

• Summer (DST)

AEDT (UTC+11)

Location

204 km (127 mi) NNE of Sydney
57 km (35 mi) NE of Newcastle
42 km (26 mi) ENE of Raymond Terrace

LGA(s)

Port Stephens Council^[1]

Hunter^[1]

Gloucester^[3]

Tomaree^[3]

Port Stephens^[4]

Paterson^[5]

Mean max temp^[6]	Mean min temp^[6]	Annual rainfall^[6]
27.3 °C 81 °F	8.4 °C 47 °F	1,348.9 mm 53.1 in

Suburbs around Soldiers Point:
Port Stephens	Port Stephens	Port Stephens
Port Stephens	Soldiers Point	Port Stephens
Port Stephens	Salamander Bay	Port Stephens

Soldiers Point is a suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.^[1] Located on the southern shores of Port Stephens it is almost entirely surrounded by the port and is a popular location for fishing and boating.^[7]^[8] While primarily residential, like other suburbs around Port Stephens, it is a popular tourist destination, especially in summer months. It also has numerous community events and family fun days for locals and tourists alike.^[9]

Soldiers Point was originally the site of a garrison of soldiers that was established in 1820 to hunt down escaped convicts.^[10]

In July 2016, the New South Wales government declared 5.9 ha (14.6 acres) of the suburb as an Aboriginal place, recognising that Soldiers Point was a special place for cultural, spiritual and historic reasons to the Worimi people.^[11]