Worimi Local Aboriginal Land Council won't rush to decide on the future of 10 hectares with unique cultural significance, which was returned to their ownership following a successful land claim.

The largely bushland plot near the northern banks of Tilligerry Creek in Lemon Tree Passage, Port Stephens has been granted to WALC, the NSW Government announced on Friday.

WLALC chief executive Andrew Smith told National Indigenous Times while "all claims that are successful are a great outcome for the local Aboriginal community" the onus remains on Land Council's to make "best use of the land to create opportunities and sustainability for either social, cultural, economic outcomes for the members and the Aboriginal community within which they are responsible for".

Mr Smith said there are no immediate plans for the space at present, with the opportunity for future generations to determine its future.

He also said the initial claim was for a larger piece of land, but that the Land Council "certainly won't look a gift horse in the mouth".

The returned plot borders Lemon Tree Passage Road to the north, and runs south towards a strip of oyster farms banking the creek.

Mr Smith said WLALC will consider the industry going ahead, of which local family and community members are involved.

"That land itself, the history of that oyster farm road and the oyster industries to water my community, is pretty significant," he said.

Local member Kate Washington, NSW Minister for Lands and Property Steve Kamper and state Minister for Aboriginal Affairs David Harris said the return highlighted the decision as a positive outcome.

"For more than 40 years the Aboriginal Land Rights Act has granted the NSW Aboriginal Land Council and Local Aboriginal Land Councils the right to lodge land claims on Crown land," Minister Harris said.

"The granting of this land to the Worimi Aboriginal Land Council will help enable the support of economic, social, cultural and environmental outcomes for this community, which are key outcomes for closing the gap."

Mr Smith said "we've been successful in a number of land claims that have put us in good stead for self determination".

"We're building legacies for our community now, running small business enterprises across a number of different industries," he said.