Booragul, New South Wales

Booragul
Suburb
Booragul
Coordinates: 32°56′S151°37′E / 32.94°S 151.61°E / -32.94; 151.61
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
City	Greater Newcastle
LGA	City of Lake Macquarie
Location	21 km (13 mi) WSW of Newcastle
Established	1829
Government
•  State electorate	Lake Macquarie
•  Federal division	Hunter
Area
• Total	1.2 km2 (0.46 sq mi)
Population
• Total	1,415 (2011 census) [1]
• Density	1,180/km2 (3,050/sq mi)
Postcode	2284
Parish	Awaba
Suburbs around Booragul Teralba Teralba Lake Macquarie Fennell Bay Booragul Lake Macquarie Woodrising Marmong Point Marmong Point

Booragul is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie, Greater Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia, and is located north-northeast of the town of Toronto on the western shore Lake Macquarie.

Booragul railway station is on the Central Coast & Newcastle Line.

History

The Aboriginal people, in this area, the Awabakal, were the first people of this land. ^[2]

A slaughterhouse was among the early industries of Booragul. Booragul Public School opened in 1955. Booragul High opened in 1958. Post World War 2, 72 houses in Ellesmere Street, Primrose Street, Farlow Street and Gainford Street were constructed for migrant accommodation. Some of these houses were later used as married quarter accommodation for the Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force. This housing was sold off in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "State Suburbs: Booragul". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
2. "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people". Lake Macquarie City. Retrieved 8 September 2020.

External links

• History of Booragul (Lake Macquarie City Library)