Mayfield North, New South Wales

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Mayfield North
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Mayfield North
Mayfield North, New South Wales
Coordinates: 32°53′24″S151°44′35″E / 32.89°S 151.743°E / -32.89; 151.743
Country Australia
State New South Wales
City Newcastle
LGA(s)
Location
Government
   State electorate(s)
   Federal division(s)
Population
  Total(s)0 (SAL 2016) [1] [2]
Postcode
2304
Parish Newcastle
Suburbs around Mayfield North
Kooragang
Mayfield West Mayfield North Kooragang
Mayfield Tighes Hill

Mayfield North is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

It is basically an industrial estate, which extends north to the south arm of the Hunter River, west to Tourle Street, and south to Industrial Drive. Originally the estate comprised CSR Chemicals, Titans, Koppers, and part of the BHP Newcastle Steelworks (No2 Merchant Mill, Rod Mill, Limestone Kiln and Spares Yard). It has officially has population of zero. [3]

History

The Aboriginal people, in this area, the Awabakal, were the first people of this land. [4]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mayfield North (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mayfield North (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "2016 Census QuickStats: Mayfield North". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  4. "Aboriginal culture". City of Newcastle.