- Scotts Head, New South Wales
Infobox Australian Place
type = suburb
name = Scotts Head
city =
state = nsw
imagesize = 270
caption = Scotts Head beach looking north
pop = 789
pop_footnotes = Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC18757|name=Scotts Head (State Suburb)|accessdate=2008-07-10|quick=on|
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postcode = 2447
coordinates = coord|30|42|15|S|152|59|19|E|type:town_region:AU-NSW|display=inline,title
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timezone = AEST
utc = +10
timezone-dst = AEDT
utc-dst = +11
propval = $360,000 [cite web|url=http://www.domain.com.au/public/suburbprofile.aspx?searchTerm=Scotts+Head&mode=research#mapanchor|title=Scotts Head suburb profile @ domain.com.au|publisher=domain.com.au|accessdate=2008-07-10]
dist1 = 480
dir1 = NNE
location1 = Sydney
dist2 = 474
dir2 = S
location2 = Brisbane
lga =Nambucca Shire Council cite web|url=http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_Regions.asp?regiontype=2&slacode=5700®ion=NC|title=Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Mid-North Coast (NC) - Nambucca Shire Council|publisher=New South Wales Department of Local Government |accessdate=2008-07-10]
region = Mid North Coast
county = Raleigh cite web|url=http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=MnjLFxsyTR|title=Geographical Names Register Extract: Scotts Head|work=Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW|publisher=Geographical Names Board of New South Wales |accessdate=2008-07-10]
parish = Congarinni
stategov = Oxley [Cite web |url=http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/electoral_districts/all_districts_/oxley|title=Oxley|publisher=New South Wales Electoral Commission |date=2007-03-24|accessdate=2008-07-10]
fedgov = Cowper [Cite web|url=http://apps.aec.gov.au/esearch/LocalitySearchResults.aspx?filter=Cowper&filterby=Electorate|title=Cowper |publisher=Australian Electoral Commission |date=2007-10-19|accessdate=2008-07-10]
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near-ne = "Pacific Ocean "
near-e = "Pacific Ocean "
near-se = "Pacific Ocean "
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near-nw =Scotts Head is a coastal suburb of the
Nambucca Shire Council Local Government Area in the Mid North Coast region ofNew South Wales ,Australia . Located on the coast of thePacific Ocean , approximately Convert|10|km|mi|lk=on from the Pacific Highway and Convert|480|km|mi|lk=on fromSydney , it stretches southwards from just south of the mouth of theNambucca River to the town of Scotts Head in the south. [DoL suburb image|name=Scotts Head|codename=Scotts%20Head|accessdate=2008-07-10]The town, which had a population of 789 at the 2006 census, has a small, centrally located shopping centre, with a general store, bakery, bottle shop, fish and chip shop, surf shop, life saving club, 2 scenic lookouts, gift shop, 2 cafes, a butchery, post office and two real estate agents. It also has a camping ground, which is seasonally busy and a bowling club.
Scotts Head is also the site of a small public school which is attended by around 70 students. [Cite web|url=http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/schoolfind/locator/?section=showRecord&code=3635|title=How to enrol at a Public School - Scotts Head Public School |publisher=
New South Wales Department of Education and Training |date=2007-11-08|accessdate=2008-07-10]Tourism
The beach is popular with surfers, offers a picturesque landscape, well known right handed breaks, frequently visited by dolphins and is on the whale migratory route.The beach is patrolled by life-guards on weekends and public holidays. It is a popular spot for surfing, boogie-boarding, fishing, surf-skiing and swimming.
The beach's main entrance is next to the bowling club and the camping ground, though there is also one down at the headland, by the carpark, one for dogs 50m up the beach and one in the camping ground. Scotts Head is enhanced by its peacful, natural settings, abundant birdlife and close-knit community.
Scotts Head is an excellent holiday destination for families, with its close proximity to the beach,
Coffs Harbour , as well as nearby towns such as Bellingen, Urunga, Macksville, Nambucca Heads and Kempsey.Some neighbouring day trip places are Stuarts Point, Grassy Head, Mount Yarrahapinini, Nambucca and Way-Way Creek reserve.
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