Bobs Farm facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Bobs Farm New South Wales
Building at Tin City, on Stockton Beach
Bobs Farm Location in New South Wales
Population	662 (2021 census)
• Density	17.75/km2 (46.0/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	2316
Elevation	7.2 m (24 ft)
Area	37.3 km2 (14.4 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
Location	191 km (119 mi) NNE of Sydney 43.8 km (27 mi) NE of Newcastle 29 km (18 mi) E of Raymond Terrace
LGA(s)	Port Stephens Council
Region	Hunter
County	Gloucester
Parish	Tomaree
State electorate(s)	Port Stephens
Federal Division(s)	Paterson
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 27.3 °C 81 °F 8.4 °C 47 °F 1,348.9 mm 53.1 in
Suburbs around Bobs Farm: Tilligerry Creek Tilligerry Creek Port Stephens Tilligerry Creek, Salt Ash Bobs Farm Anna Bay Salt Ash, Tasman Sea Tasman Sea Tasman Sea

Bobs Farm is a sparsely populated rural suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the main road between Newcastle and Nelson Bay and is home to a number of small, boutique style vineyards and wineries and a thriving aquaculture industry. Bobs Farm Public School on Marsh Road is a co-educational government primary school which was established in 1918.

History

The Worimi people are the traditional owners of the Port Stephens area.

Geography

Bobs Farm is the first suburb of the Tomaree Peninsula when travelling towards Nelson Bay. It is bounded on the north almost entirely by Tilligerry Creek. A small part at the north-eastern end of the northern border meets Port Stephens. The southern border is occupied entirely by Stockton Beach.

Demographics

Most of the suburb's population lies along the two main roads in the area, Marsh Road and Nelson Bay Road. Tin City, a collection of squatters shacks, is built on Stockton Beach near the border between Bobs Farm and Salt Ash.

Aquaculture industry

Bobs Farm is the centre of a thriving, environmentally friendly, aquaculture industry that exports technology. In 2007 pioneering aquaculture technology, based around a recirculating system that is the only one in the world to provide consistent reproduction, was sold for the creation of six farms in the United States. As of 2007^[update], discussions were in progress with companies in Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Asia. An education and tourism centre was constructed at the site of Tailor Made Fish Farms in 2007. In addition to it being environmentally friendly and providing consistent results, the technology developed at Bobs Farm is expected to reduce capitalisation costs.