Tea Gardens

Tea Gardens is a locality in the Mid-Coast Council local government area, located near the southern extremity of the Mid North Coast and the northern extremity of the Hunter Region in New South Wales, Australia.At the Tea Gardens had a population of 2,884, with most of the population resident in the village of Tea Gardens at the southern end of the locality.GeographyTea Gardens extends along the west bank of the Myall River from Port Stephens about in a north-north-easterly direction. In the west it reaches the Pacific Highway. The village of Tea Gardens is located at the southernmost end of the locality, on the northern shore of Port Stephens on the west bank of the Myall River, which connects the Myall Lakes to the port. It is located directly across the river from Hawks Nest and the two lane Singing Bridge connects the two. Tea Gardens is located almost 220km north of Sydney, about 10km southeast of the Pacific Highway on the southern end of the Ramsar Convention listed wetlands of the Myall Lakes.DemographicsAccording to the the population of Tea Gardens is 2,884, an increase from 2,434 in 2011. The median age in Tea Gardens is 65, significantly higher than the national average of 38. Tea Gardens has one of the oldest populations in Australia. This is also an increase from 61 in 2011. 15.6% of residents are aged 65-69; this compares with the national figure of 5.1%. 4.2% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander; the median age among this group is 27.