Macquarie Hills, New South Wales

Macquarie Hills
Suburb
Macquarie Hills
Coordinates: 32°57′10″S 151°38′59″E / 32.952701568°S 151.649795532°E / -32.952701568; 151.649795532
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
CityGreater Newcastle
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Area
 • Total
2.5 km2 (0.97 sq mi)
Population
 • Total3,605 (2021 census)[2]
 • Density1,442/km2 (3,730/sq mi)
Postcode
2285
ParishKahibah
Suburbs around Macquarie Hills
Cardiff Cardiff
Boolaroo Macquarie Hills Cardiff South
Speers Point Warners Bay Lakelands

Macquarie Hills is a residential suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, located 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of Newcastle's central business district near the northern end of Lake Macquarie between the town centres of Cardiff and Warners Bay. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie north ward.

History

Originally part of the suburb of Cardiff, the boundaries of the new suburb were defined in 1991, and the status of suburb was given in 2001.[3]

The Aboriginal people the Awabakal were the first people in this area.[4]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Macquarie Hills (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Macquarie Hills". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Macquarie Hills".
  4. ^ "Lake Macquarie Council". Lake Macquarie Council. Retrieved 8 September 2020.


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