Blacksmiths, New South Wales

Suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

Blacksmiths
Newcastle, New South Wales

Blacksmiths

Coordinates| 33°04′26″S 151°39′25″E﻿ / ﻿33.074°S 151.657°E﻿ / -33.074; 151.657
Population| 1,881 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established| 1948
Postcode(s)| 2281
Elevation| 5 m (16 ft)
Area| 1.8 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Location|

* 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Newcastle
* 3 km (2 mi) NE of Swansea
* 39 km (24 mi) NNE of The Entrance
* 61 km (38 mi) NNE of Gosford
* 138 km (86 mi) NNE of Sydney

LGA(s)| City of Lake Macquarie
Parish| Kahibah
State electorate(s)| Swansea
Federal division(s)| Shortland
| Suburbs around Blacksmiths:

Marks Point | Belmont South |
Pelican | Blacksmiths | Tasman Sea
Little Pelican |  |

Blacksmiths is a coastal suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia adjacent to the Pacific Ocean 24 kilometres (15 mi) south of Newcastle's central business district, between the suburbs of Belmont and Swansea

## Facilities

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Within Blacksmiths are Blacksmiths Beach and the southern section of Nine Mile Beach, the Blacksmiths Nature Reserve, a primary school, soccer club and caravan park.

## References

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1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Blacksmiths (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

## External links

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* History of Blacksmiths (Lake Macquarie City Library)

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Towns, suburbs & localities of the City of Lake Macquarie

Towns, suburbs
& localities|

* Adamstown Heights
* Arcadia Vale
* Argenton
* Awaba
* Balcolyn
* Balmoral
* Barnsley
* Belmont
* Belmont North
* Belmont South
* Bennetts Green
* Blackalls Park
* Blacksmiths
* Bolton Point
* Bonnells Bay
* Boolaroo
* Booragul
* Brightwaters
* Buttaba
* Cameron Park
* Cams Wharf
* Cardiff
* Cardiff Heights
* Cardiff South
* Carey Bay
* Catherine Hill Bay
* Caves Beach
* Charlestown
* Coal Point
* Cooranbong
* Croudace Bay
* Dora Creek
* Dudley
* Edgeworth
* Eleebana
* Eraring
* Fassifern
* Fennell Bay
* Fishing Point
* Floraville
* Freemans Waterhole
* Garden Suburb
* Gateshead
* Glendale
* Highfields
* Hillsborough
* Holmesville
* Jewells
* Kahibah
* Kilaben Bay
* Killingworth
* Kotara South
* Lakelands
* Little Pelican
* Macquarie Hills
* Mandalong
* Marks Point
* Marmong Point
* Martinsville
* Mirrabooka
* Morisset
* Morisset Park
* Mount Hutton
* Murrays Beach
* Myuna Bay
* New Lambton Heights
* Nords Wharf
* Pelican
* Pinny Beach
* Rankin Park
* Rathmines
* Redhead
* Ryhope
* Seahampton
* Silverwater
* Speers Point
* Sunshine
* Swansea
* Swansea Heads
* Teralba
* Tingira Heights
* Toronto
* Valentine
* Wakefield
* Wangi Wangi
* Warners Bay
* West Wallsend
* Whitebridge
* Windale
* Windermere Park
* Woodrising
* Wyee
* Wyee Point
* Yarrawonga Park

Other places &
points of interest|

* Avondale College
* Belmont Anti-Tank Ditch
* Blackalls Park railway station
* Cardiff Locomotive Workshops
* Charlestown Square
* Cockle Creek Smelter
* Eraring Power Station
* Fernleigh Track
* Glenrock Lagoon
* Lake Macquarie
* Lake Macquarie Petrified Forest
* Mount Sugarloaf
* RAAF Base Rathmines
* South Waratah Colliery
* Teralba Colliery
* Toronto railway line
* Toronto railway station
* Wangi Power Station
* Watagans National Park

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