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Scotts Head

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Nambucca Shire Council NSW, PO Box 177, Scotts Head, NSW 2447
02 6568 2555

Description

Scotts Head is a coastal village of the Nambucca Valley local government area in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

Scotts Head is a coastal village of the Nambucca Valley local government area in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. Located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean, approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) from the Pacific Highway and 480 kilometres (300 mi) from Sydney, it stretches southwards from just south of the mouth of the Nambucca River to the town of Scotts Head in the south.The town, which had a population of 899 at the 2016 census is named after the area's first white settler, William Scott; the area's original inhabitants are the Gumbaynggirr people. It has a shopping complex called Scotts Head Central, a bakery, a butchery, a bottle shop, a local fish monger and coffee shop, and a real estate agent. It also has a caravan park with cabins that line the main beach. For recreation, there is a surf-lifesaving club and a bowling club.

Scotts Head is the site of a small public school which is attended by around 110 students.

History
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Things to do

Scotts Head is popular with surfers because of the headlands projecting into the ocean in three directions, and the choice of two beaches.(Little or Back beach and the main beach stretching to the mouth of the Nambucca River. Scotts Head is known for right handed surf breaks, it is occasionally visited by turtles, and offshore is part of the whale migratory route.

The beach areas were the traditional home of the local indigenous tribe, due to once abundant fish stocks and the availability of fresh water from two natural fresh water pools that were located close to the main headland, which is known locally as "the point".

According to the 'Guinness Book of Records', Scotts Head boasts the largest variety of reptiles available anywhere in the world in one place, including several varieties of lizards and many of Australia's most poisonous snakes. Brown snakes and Red-bellied black snakes, along with the smaller Death Adder found at the back of the sand dunes along the tracks, can be spotted travelling through the open spaces and parks near to the beaches during their Summer breeding season.

Details

Type: Towns

Population: 101-1000

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 6.448 km2

Elevation: 4-10 metres

Town elevation: 9 m

Population number: 899

Local Government Area: Nambucca Shire Council

Location

Nambucca Shire Council NSW, PO Box 177, Scotts Head, NSW 2447

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Attribution

This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Scotts Head, New South Wales

Scotts Head - Localista

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