Electorate description: Rural. Commercial activities include the manufacturing industry, tourism, fishing, oyster growing and small business. Located within Hunter Statistical Agricultural Subdivision.

Principal towns: Belbora, Black Head, Blueys Beach, Bobin, Bohnock, Bombah Point, Boolambayte, Boomerang Beach, Bootawa, Booti Booti, Brimbin, Bucca Wauka, Bulahdelah, Bulga Forest, Bungwahl, Bunyah, Burrell Creek, Cabbage Tree Island, Caffreys Flat, Caparra, Cedar Party, Cells River, Charlotte Bay, Coolongolook, Coomba Bay, Coomba Park, Cooplacurripa, Crawford River, Croki, Cundle Flat, Cundletown, Darawank, Diamond Beach, Dollys Flat, Dumaresq Island, Dyers Crossing, Elands, Elizabeth Beach, Failford, Firefly, Forster, Ghinni Ghinni, Girvan, Glenthorne, Green Point, Hallidays Point, Hillville, Jones Island, Karaak Flat, Khatambuhl, Killabakh, Killawarra, Kimbriki, Kippaxs, Kiwarrak, Knorrit Flat, Koorainghat, Krambach, Kundibakh, Kundle Kundle, Manning Point, Markwell, Marlee, Mayers Flat, Melinga, Minimbah, Mitchells Island, Mondrook, Mooral Creek, Moto, Mount George, Nabiac, Nerong, Number One, Old Bar, Oxley Island, Pampoolah, Possum Brush, Purfleet, Rainbow Flat, Red Head, Saltwater, Seal Rocks, Shallow Bay, Smiths Lake, Strathcedar, Tallwoods Village, Tarbuck Bay, Taree, Taree South, The Bight, Tinonee, Tiona, Tipperary, Topi Topi, Tuncurry, Upper Myall, Wallabi Point, Wallingat, Wallis Lake, Wang Wauk, Warranulla, Wherrol Flat, Whoota, Willina, Wingham, Wootton.

Area: 5,023.82 sq km.

Population: 68,059. Enrolment: 55,853.