Ocean Shores

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Ocean Shores

Total population

4,818

Coordinates-28.52°, 153.54°

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Ocean Shores is a coastal town in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia with Billinudgel to the north and South Golden Beach and New Brighton to the east of the town. Established in 1977, Ocean Shores was originally a land holding owned by Wendell West of Washington with backing from American singer Pat Boone, and was named after Boone's residence in Ocean Shores, Washington. It is located in the Brunswick Valley – a valley including the towns of Mullumbimby and Brunswick Heads. The town has a local shopping complex and a large golf course. At the 2021 census, Ocean Shores had a population of 4,818 people.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Dane Chisholm

Australian rugby league footballer

Joel Turner

Australian rapper and beatboxer

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Lyndon Sheehan

freestyle skier

Cody Nelson

Australian rugby league footballer

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Liana Cornell

Australian actress

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John Crittle

Fashion designer and retailer

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Doug Deitz

Australian rugby league footballer

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Sol Bellear

Australian Aboriginal activist

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Freer Helen Latham

(1907-1987) Methodist lay leader

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Audrey Oldfield

Australian children's writer and historian

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Harold King

Australian rugby league footballer (1904-1978)

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Clarence Earl Chadwick

Australian entomologist and teacher (1909–2004)

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Jack Hermans

born 2016; son of Ellen Lascelles and Mike Hermans

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Bob Crane

Australian cricketer (1942–2013)

Amy Taylor

Australian musician and activist

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Missy Jubilee

Australian erotic art filmmaker

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Ocean Shores

Ocean shores to desert dunes : the native vegetation of New South Wales and the ACT

David Keith · 2004

Australian Geography, with the Shores of the Pacific and Those of the Indian Ocean

Thomas Livingstone Mitchell · 2023

A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific Ocean.

George Vancouver · 1798

History of the World's Fair

Benjamin Cummings Truman · 1893

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Lace Monitor

Varanus varius

Seen 2026-08-13

Australian Fan Palm

Livistona australis

Seen 2026-08-13

Gray Shrikethrush

Colluricincla harmonica

Seen 2026-08-13

Necklace Fern

Asplenium flabellifolium

Seen 2026-08-13

Gympie Stinging Tree

Dendrocnide moroides

Seen 2026-08-11

Yellow-bellied Three-toed Skink

Saiphos equalis

Seen 2026-08-09

Pipi

Latona deltoides

Seen 2026-08-08

Eastern Water Dragon

Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii

Seen 2026-08-08

Wedgetail Triggerfish

Rhinecanthus rectangulus

Seen 2026-08-08

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).