Callala Bay is a small town on the South Coast of New South Wales

New South Wales

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, Australia

Australia

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 in the City of Shoalhaven. It is situated on the northern shore of Jervis Bay

Jervis Bay

Jervis Bay is a large bay bounded by the state of New South Wales, the Jervis Bay Territory, and a detached enclave of the Australian Capital Territory. HMAS Creswell is located between Jervis Bay Village and Greenpatch in the Jervis Bay Territory.-History:...

 about 20 minutes drive from Nowra

Nowra, New South Wales

Nowra is a city in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. Located SSW and approximately by road south of the state capital of Sydney, it has an estimated population together with its twin-town of Bomaderry of 34,479. It is also the seat and commercial centre of the City of Shoalhaven...

 and 10 minutes from Culburra Beach

Culburra Beach, New South Wales

Culburra Beach, commonly referred to as Culburra, is in the Shoalhaven region of New South Wales, Australia. It is 18 km east-southeast of Nowra on the South Coast...

. Callala Bay has an approximate elevation of 13 m above sea level.
There is a safe harbour, jetty, sailing club, boat ramp, primary school and a reasonable shopping centre. Callala Bay is surrounded by bushland that is popular with mountain bike riders.

In 2006, the population of the State Suburb of Callala Bay was 1,951.