Karuah, New South Wales
| Karuah New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Bridge over the Karuah River | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°38′35″S 151°57′26″E / 32.64306°S 151.95722°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,411 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 19.145/km2 (49.59/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2324 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 73.7 km2 (28.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
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| Region | Hunter, Mid North Coast | ||||||||||||||
| County | Gloucester | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Tarean | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Port Stephens | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lyne | ||||||||||||||
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Karuah (/kəˈruːə/) is a locality in both the Port Stephens and Mid-Coast Councils, the Port Stephens lga side is part the Hunter Region while the Mid-Coast lga is in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is thought that the name means 'native plum tree' in the local Aboriginal dialect.