| Macquarie Hills New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 3,304 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,322/km2 (3,420/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2285 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2.5 km2 (1.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | City of Lake Macquarie | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Kahibah | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lake Macquarie | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Shortland | ||||||||||||||
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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.
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.[2]
The Aboriginal people the Awabakal were the first people in this area.[3]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Macquarie Hills (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ https://history.lakemac.com.au/page-local-history.aspx?pid=1085&vid=20&tmpt=narrative&narid=56
- ^ "Lake Macquarie Council". Lake Macquarie Council. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
External links
- History of Macquarie Hills (Lake Macquarie City Library)