Newcastle West, New South Wales

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Newcastle West
Newcastle,  New South Wales
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Newcastle West
Location in the Newcastle CBD
Newcastle West, New South Wales
Coordinates 32°55′43.3″S151°45′39.3″E / 32.928694°S 151.760917°E / -32.928694; 151.760917
Population1,453 (SAL 2021) [1]
 • Density414.2/km2 (1,073/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 2302
Elevation6 m (20 ft)
Area0.84 km2 (0.3 sq mi) Note1
Location
LGA(s) City of Newcastle
Region Hunter
County Northumberland
Parish Newcastle
State electorate(s) Newcastle
Federal division(s) Newcastle
Suburbs around Newcastle West:
Hamilton Wickham, Newcastle Newcastle
Hamilton East Newcastle West Newcastle, Cooks Hill
Hamilton South Hamilton South, Cooks Hill Cooks Hill

Newcastle West is an inner city suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, part of which forms the western end of Newcastle's central business district. [2] The suburb is primarily a retail/commercial trading district but includes one high school.

Contents

At the 2016 census Newcastle West had a population of 618. [3]

Education

Newcastle High School, located at the intersection of National Park Street and Parkway Avenue, is a state run high school that has an enrolment of approximately 1,000 students. [4]

Heritage listings

Newcastle West has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Notes

  1. ^ Area obtained from New South Wales Department of Lands imagery and 1:100000 map Newcastle 9232. [2]

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References

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  5. "Castlemaine Brewery (former)". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H00312. Retrieved 18 May 2018. CC BY icon.svg Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence .
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