South Coast (New South Wales)

South Coast New South Wales
View of Orion Beach in Vincentia on the shores of Jervis Bay
South Coast
Coordinates	36°00′S 150°06′E / 36.000°S 150.100°E / -36.000; 150.100
Population	177,007 (2021)[1]
• Density	12.4007/km2 (32.1176/sq mi)
Area	14,274 km2 (5,511.2 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
LGA(s)	Bega Valley Shire Eurobodalla Shire City of Shoalhaven
State electorate(s)	Bega Kiama South Coast
Federal division(s)	Eden-Monaro Gilmore
Localities around South Coast: Southern Tablelands Illawarra Tasman Sea Monaro South Coast Tasman Sea, Jervis Bay Territory (ACT) Victorian Alps (VIC) East Gippsland (VIC) Tasman Sea

The South Coast refers to the narrow coastal belt from the Shoalhaven district in the north to the state border with Victoria in the south in the south-eastern part of the State of New South Wales, Australia. It is bordered to the west by the coastal escarpment of the Southern Tablelands, and is largely covered by a series of national parks, namely Jervis Bay National Park, Eurobodalla National Park, and Beowa National Park.^[2] To the east is the coastline of the Pacific Ocean, which is characterised by rolling farmlands, small towns and villages along a rocky coastline, interspersed by numerous beaches and lakes.

The South Coast includes Shoalhaven district in the north and the Bega Valley in the more remote south as well as the Eurobodalla Shire and the Commonwealth Jervis Bay Territory which is adjacent to the City of Shoalhaven Local Government Area. Some definitions of the region include the Illawarra, but it is often seen as a separate and distinct region of New South Wales.^[3][4]