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Raymond Terrace, a large town just north of Newcastle, lies just off  the Pacific Highway and set against the Hunter River.

Established in 1823, the town grew around the local timber, cattle, wool, wheat industries and from the port established on the Hunter River. Although the town declined moderately once shipping traffic on the Hunter River was diverted due to the river silting, new industries in the area such as the Williamtown RAAF base, the Tomago aluminium smelter and the Pacific Highway passing through ensured the town's survival.

Nowadays Raymond Terrace is the administrative centre of the Port Stephens Council and essentially acts as a satellite centre to Newcastle with much of its population working in the larger city or the surrounding region. The town is set in a pleasant and peaceful surrounding with several historic buildings standing, botanic gardens to the south and other standout parkland abutting the Hunter River.

The town name originates from a member of Lieutenant John Shortland's party called Raymond who described the terraced appearance of the trees where the town now stands.

• Population: 13 302 1
• Postcode: 2324
• Location: 167 km north of Sydney
• Main Roads: Pacific Hwy A1
• Radio Stations: FM: 2NN (98.9 MHz), 2NUR FM (103.7 MHz), 2RPH (100.5 MHz), ABC Classic (106.1 MHz), Hit 106.9 (106.9 MHz), New FM (105.3 MHz), Port Stephens FM (100.9 MHz), Rhema FM (99.7 MHz), Triple J (102.1 MHz), Triple M (102.9 MHz) and ZFM (94.5 MHz). AM: 2HD (1143 KHz), 2KY Racing (1341 KHz), ABC Newcastle (1233 KHz) ABC News on Radio (1458 KHz), ABC RN (1512 KHz) Radio 1629 (1629 KHz) and SBS Radio (1413 KHz)

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	Entering Raymond Terrace: Northbound on Adelaide St (former Pacific Hwy) as it enters the town of Raymond Terrace, 2009. Image © Jamie Scuglia
	Raymond Terrace Marketplace: The main shopping centre, Raymond Terrace Marketplace, 2009. Image © Jamie Scuglia
	William Street: Raymond Terrace CBD, 2009. Image © Jamie Scuglia
	William Street: Raymond Terrace CBD, December 2013. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Rotary Clock Tower: The Rotary clock tower at the corner of William St and Port Stephens St in Raymond Terrace, 2009. Image © Jamie Scuglia
	Corner of William Street & Port Stephens Street: View of the Rotary clock tower and NAB in Raymond Terrace, 2009. Image © Jamie Scuglia
	Port Stephens Street: The main street of the Raymond Terrace CBD, 2009. Image © Jamie Scuglia
	Port Stephens Street: The main street of the Raymond Terrace CBD, 2009. Image © Jamie Scuglia
	Hunter River: View of the Hunter River from Riverside Park, Raymond Terrace, 2009. Image © Jamie Scuglia
	Hunter River: View of the Hunter River from Riverside Park, Raymond Terrace, 2009. Image © Jamie Scuglia
	Hunter River: View of the Hunter River from Riverside Park, Raymond Terrace, 2009. Image © Jamie Scuglia
	Riverside Park: Rotunda in Riverside Park at Raymond Terrace, 2009. Image © Jamie Scuglia
	Seaham Road: Seaham Road as it crosses the Hunter River at Raymond Terrace, 2009. Image © Jamie Scuglia
	Hunter River: Hunter River viewed from the Seaham Road bridge, 2009. Image © Jamie Scuglia
	Hunter River: Hunter River viewed from the Seaham Road bridge, 2009. Image © Jamie Scuglia
	Finnan Park: View of Finnan Park on the shores of the Grahamstown Dam at Raymond Terrace, 2009. Image © Jamie Scuglia
	Grahamstown Dam: View of Grahamstown Dam from Finnan Park, Raymond Terrace, 2009. Image © Jamie Scuglia

1 Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2016 Census QuickStats

Last updated: 21-Aug-2020 23:47

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