Shoalhaven Heads

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Shoalhaven Heads

Total population

3,264

WeatherAvg high 70.7°F

Coordinates-34.85°, 150.75°

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

Overview

Shoalhaven Heads is a town in Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia. At the 2016 census, Shoalhaven Heads had a population of 3,059 people. It has a surfing beach, access to the Shoalhaven River and is surrounded by wineries.

Geography

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

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

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

Owen Wright

Australian surfer

Hector Lamond

Australian politician (1865-1947)

Henry Morton

Australian politician (1867-1932)

J

Joe Jorgenson

Australian rugby league footballer (1921-1993)

R

Ray Gillam

Australian rugby league player

Tyler Wright

Australian surfer

Jack Buchanan

Australian rugby league footballer

Broughton O'Conor

politician and barrister in New South Wales, Australia

Philip Morton

Australian politician

B

Broger

Aboriginal guide, tracker and constable

A

Arthur Richard Morton

auctioneer and stock and station agent in New South Wales, Australia (1872–1912)

O

Oswald Gordon Morton

Australian road engineer (1863–1940)

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