Bellbird Heights, New South Wales

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Bellbird Heights
Cessnock,  New South Wales
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Bellbird Heights
Coordinates 32°50′54″S151°19′50″E / 32.84833°S 151.33056°E / -32.84833; 151.33056 Coordinates: 32°50′54″S151°19′50″E / 32.84833°S 151.33056°E / -32.84833; 151.33056 [1]
Population788 (2016 census) [2]
 • Density1,960.7/km2 (5,078/sq mi)
Established1923 [3]
Gazetted 3 September 1971 (suburb) [4]
23 October 2015 (locality) [5]
Postcode(s) 2325 [6]
Area0.4019 km2 (0.2 sq mi) [7]
Time zone AEST [8] (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST) AEDT [9] (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s) Cessnock [10]
Region Hunter
County Northumberland [10]
Parish Cessnock [10]
State electorate(s) Cessnock [11]
Federal Division(s) Hunter [12]
Mean max temp [13] Mean min temp [13] Annual rainfall [13]
24.2 °C
76 °F		10.5 °C
51 °F		743.3 mm
29.3 in
Suburbs around Bellbird Heights:
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Bellbird Heights is a locality in the City of Cessnock in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It was first subdivided in 1923 as Crossing Estate, [3] and was gazetted as Bellbird Heights in 1971. [4] In 2016 the population was 788, median age was 40 and 87.5% were born in Australia. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bellbird Heights (NSW3768)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  2. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bellbird Heights". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 January 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. 1 2 As Crossing Estate subdivision. "Advertising". The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder . 997 (3). New South Wales, Australia. 6 April 1923. p. 11. Retrieved 11 January 2018– via National Library of Australia.
  4. 1 2 "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT, 1966". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales (97). New South Wales, Australia. 3 September 1971. p. 3482. Retrieved 11 January 2018– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT, 1966" (PDF). Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales (91). New South Wales, Australia. 23 October 2015. p. 3403. Retrieved 11 January 2018– via NSW Legislation.
  6. ↑ "Bellbird Heights Postcode, NSW - Australia Post". Australia Post. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  7. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (13 September 2016). Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS): Volume 3 - Non ABS Structures, July 2016, 'State Suburbs ASGS Edition 2016 in .csv Format', data cube: Excel Spreadsheet, cat. no. 1270.0.55.003 (Report). Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  8. ↑ Standard Time Act 1987 (NSW) s 3
  9. ↑ Standard Time Act 1987 (NSW) s 4
  10. 1 2 3 "Bellbird (locality)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 7 January 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  11. ↑ "Cessnock". NSW Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  12. ↑ "Localities". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  13. 1 2 3 "Cessnock Airport AWS". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology . Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  14. ↑ "2016 Census QuickStats: Bellbird Heights". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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