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.
| Highfields Greater Newcastle, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°56′56″S 151°42′04″E / 32.949°S 151.701°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 936 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2,340/km2 (6,100/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2289 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 0.4 km2 (0.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Lake Macquarie | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Kahibah | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Charlestown | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Shortland | ||||||||||||||
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History
editThe Aboriginal people, in this area, the Awabakal, were the first people of this land.[2]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Highfields (NSW)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people". Lake Macquarie City. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
External links
edit- History of Highfields (Lake Macquarie City Library)
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