Pacific Palms, New South Wales
district in New South Wales, Australia
Pacific Palms is small coastal locality in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales (NSW), Australia, in the Mid-Coast Council local government area.
Geography
The locality is bounded by Smiths Lake to the south and Booti Booti National Park to the north. It includes the villages of Blueys Beach, Elizabeth Beach, Boomerang Beach and Tiona.
Tourism
A major attraction for visitors is the Green Cathedral at the north end of Pacific Palms. This outdoor cathedral is in a cabbage tree forest overlooking Wallis Lake. Blueys and Boomerang Beach are known for their beauty and surfing. Hiking trails and secluded beaches are also some of the attractions of the area.
Demographics
The 2021 Census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 936 people in Pacific Palms on census night. Of these 50% were male whilst 50% were female.
The majority of residents (78.2%) are of Australian birth, with other common responses being England (4.7%), New Zealand (1.6%) and Canada (0.6%).
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Pacific Palms, New South Wales” as district in New South Wales, Australia. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as district in New South Wales, Australia. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Oct 31, 2024. The linked authority identifier is Q3392966. Authority coordinates are -32.333, 152.533. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2021.
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