Sussex Inlet
New South Wales
Looking over Sussex Inlet to Jervis Bay Territory
Sussex Inlet is located in New South Wales
Sussex Inlet
Sussex Inlet
Coordinates35°09′S 150°34′E / 35.150°S 150.567°E / -35.150; 150.567
Population3,659 (UCL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)2540
Location
  • 40 km (25 mi) S of Nowra
  • 200 km (124 mi) S of Sydney
LGA(s)City of Shoalhaven
RegionSouth Coast
CountySt Vincent
ParishFarnham
State electorate(s)South Coast
Federal division(s)Gilmore
Localities around Sussex Inlet:
Tullarwalla St Georges Basin
Mondayong Sussex Inlet Jervis Bay Territory
Swan Lake Swanhaven Tasman Sea

Sussex Inlet is a town in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. The town lies on the west bank of the waterway called Sussex Inlet, which divides New South Wales from the Jervis Bay Territory. The town lies within the City of Shoalhaven.[2][3]

As at the 2021 census, the population of the Sussex Inlet-Berrara area was 4,694.[4]

Geography

Main street
Jervis Bay Territory map showing Sussex Inlet.

The town of Sussex Inlet is located on the west bank of Sussex Inlet, a narrow inlet connecting Wreck Bay to the waterbody of St Georges Basin. The east bank of Sussex Inlet is the Booderee National Park.

Sussex Inlet is located roughly 150 km south of Sydney (203 km by road).

Jervis Bay Airport is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of Sussex Inlet.

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Sussex Inlet (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. 
  2. "Sussex Inlet". Geographical Names Board. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  3. "Sussex Inlet". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "{{{name}}}". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 May 2023.


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