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    Newcastle West, New South Wales

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    For the Irish town, see Newcastle West. For the former constituency in England, see Newcastle upon Tyne West (UK Parliament constituency).

    Newcastle West
    Newcastle, New South Wales
    Newcastle West Post and Telegraph Office
    Newcastle West is located in Newcastle, Australia
    Newcastle West
    Newcastle West
    Location in the Newcastle CBD
    Map
    Coordinates32°55′43.3″S 151°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
    • 1 km (1 mi) W of Newcastle
    • 34 km (21 mi) SE of Maitland
    • 166 km (103 mi) NNE of Sydney
    LGA(s)City of Newcastle
    RegionHunter
    CountyNorthumberland
    ParishNewcastle
    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.

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

    Education

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    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

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

    • 787 Hunter Street: Castlemaine Brewery[5]
    • 434 King Street: Miss Porter's House[6]

    Notes

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

    References

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    1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Newcastle West (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
    2. ^ a b "Newcastle West". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 14 May 2008.
    3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Newcastle West (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 February 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
    4. ^ "Going to a Public School " School Locator " Newcastle High School". New South Wales Department of Education and Training. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
    5. ^ "Castlemaine Brewery (former)". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00312. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
    6. ^ "Miss Porter's House". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01445. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.


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