Highfields, New South Wales

Highfields
Highfields
Suburb
	Highfields
	Interactive map of Highfields
	Coordinates: 32°56′56″S 151°42′04″E / 32.949°S 151.701°E
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
City	Greater Newcastle
LGA	City of Lake Macquarie;
Location	8 km (5.0 mi) WSW of Newcastle ; 2 km (1.2 mi) NE of Charlestown ;
Government
• State electorate	Charlestown;
• Federal division	Shortland;
Area
• Total	0.4 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Population
• Total	936 (2021 census)
• Density	2,340/km2 (6,100/sq mi)
Postcode	2289
Parish	Kahibah
	Suburbs around Highfields

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.^[3]

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