Highfields, New South Wales

Highfields
Greater Newcastle, New South Wales
Highfields is located in the Hunter-Central Coast Region
Highfields
Highfields
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Coordinates32°56′56″S 151°42′04″E / 32.949°S 151.701°E / -32.949; 151.701
Population936 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density2,340/km2 (6,100/sq mi)
Postcode(s)2289
Area0.4 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)City of Lake Macquarie
ParishKahibah
State electorate(s)Charlestown
Federal division(s)Shortland
Suburbs around Highfields:
Adamstown Heights Adamstown Heights Merewether
Adamstown Heights Highfields Merewether
Charlestown Kahibah Whitebridge

Highfields is a residential suburb of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, located 8 kilometres (5 mi) west-southwest of Newcastle's central business district near the Charlestown town centre.

History

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

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Highfields (NSW)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people". Lake Macquarie City. Retrieved 8 September 2020.


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