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1. Property damage. >$379 million (2022 USD) [ 1 ] Heavy flooding broke out in the Central Coast and Sydney areas of New South Wales, Australia, beginning in early July 2022. [ 2 ][ 3 ] Around 85,000 people were displaced by the flooding or requested to leave their homes by authorities. [ 4 ][ 5 ] The floods' damage was significant because rain ...
The 2022 eastern Australia floods were one of the nation's worst recorded flood disasters with a series of floods that occurred from late February to early May in South East Queensland, the Wide Bay–Burnett and parts of coastal New South Wales. Brisbane suffered major flooding, along with the cities of Maryborough, Gympie, the Sunshine Coast ...
Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia.Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 km (50 mi) from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Blue Mountains in the west, and about 80 km (50 mi) from the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and the Hawkesbury River in the north and north-west ...
Mean max temp. Mean min temp. Annual rainfall. 22.2 °C 72 °F. 15.1 °C 59 °F. 1,034.5 mm 40.7 in. Newcastle, also commonly referred to as Greater Newcastle (locally / ˈnjuːkɑːsəl / NEW-kah-səl; Awabakal: Mulubinba) [ 3 ] is a regional metropolitan area and the second-most-populous district of New South Wales, Australia.
List of places in New South Wales by population. This is a list of cities and towns in the Australian state of New South Wales with a population of 5,000 or greater as at the 2021 Census. The below figures represent the populations of the contiguous built-up areas of each city or town. Rank. Urban centre. Population. Region [ 1 ] 2001 census [ 2 ]
In the state of New South Wales, Australia, there are many areas which are commonly known by regional names. Regions are areas that share similar characteristics. These characteristics may be natural such as the Murray River, the coastline, or the Snowy Mountains. Alternatively, the characteristics may be cultural, such as a viticulture land use.
Features. [edit] The area of New South Wales is 801,150 km 2 (309,326 sq mi). [ 1 ] The coastline is 2,137 km (1,328 mi) in length. [ 2 ] Cape Byron, in the north-east of the state, is Australia's most easterly mainland point. The state is bordered on the north by Queensland, on the west by South Australia, and on the south by Victoria.
In 2006, the Constitution Amendment Pledge of Loyalty Act 2006 No 6, [90] was enacted to amend the NSW Constitution Act 1902 to require Members of the New South Wales Parliament and its Ministers to take a pledge of loyalty to Australia and to the people of New South Wales instead of swearing allegiance to Elizabeth II her heirs and successors ...