South West Rocks

Postcode: 2431

South West Rocks is located on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, near the mouth of the Macleay River. It is approximately 40 km from Kempsey. The small village of Jerseyville is located nearby.

The population of South West Rocks is approximately 6500 people, though the town maintains a steady growth rate, the tourist population of South West Rocks increases markedly during the holiday season. Beautiful scenery, numerous beaches, and man-made attractions such as Trial Bay Gaol and Smoky Cape Lighthouse are published as local tourist attractions.

Trial Bay is one of only a few north facing bays on the Australian East Coast.

Development in the town has increased over the past few years, with a new shopping centre The Rocks Shopping Fair opening in 2002, and an adjacent housing subdivision known as Oceanside.

South West Rocks may be divided into five main areas: South West Rocks, Arakoon, Oceanside, New Entrance and Spencerville. Arakoon is located to the east of South West Rocks and is home to Trial Bay Gaol. New Entrance is the River Mouth located to the west of South West Rocks and locals also refer to the residential area on a ridge just to the east of the Macleay River at the river mouth as New Entrance. Oceanside is located adjacent to the The Rocks Shopping Fair, it is a relatively new subdivision in South West Rocks and consists of recently built houses. Spencerville is the most southern area of South West Rocks, it runs from The Rocks Shopping Fair south to Spencers Creek Bridge and used to be its own village before recent development in Oceanside joined South West Rocks and Spencerville. A new area for South West Rocks has been proposed for the land around Saltwater Creek, west of Arakoon, which will house a new shopping centre and around a thousand houses. The local council is yet to approve this application.

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