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
Coordinates32°55′43.3″S 151°45′39.3″E / 32.928694°S 151.760917°E / -32.928694; 151.760917
Population618 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density414.2/km2 (1,073/sq mi)
Postcode(s)2302
Elevation6 m (20 ft)
Area0.84 km2 (0.3 sq mi)Note1
Location0 km (0 mi) W of Newcastle
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.[1]

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.[3]

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]

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Newcastle West (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 February 2018. 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. ^ "Going to a Public School " School Locator " Newcastle High School". New South Wales Department of Education and Training. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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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