Newcastle West, New South Wales

Suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

32°55′43.3″S 151°45′39.3″E / 32.928694°S 151.760917°E / -32.928694; 151.760917Population618 (2016 census)^[1] • Density414.2/km² (1,073/sq mi)Postcode(s)2302Elevation6 m (20 ft)Area0.84 km² (0.3 sq mi)^Note1Location0 km (0 mi) W of Newcastle LGA(s)City of NewcastleRegionHunterCountyNorthumberlandParishNewcastleState 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:

787 Hunter Street: Castlemaine Brewery^[4]
434 King Street: Miss Porter's House^[5]

Notes

^ Area obtained from New South Wales Department of Lands imagery and 1:100000 map Newcastle 9232.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Newcastle West (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Newcastle West". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 14 May 2008.
^ "Going to a Public School " School Locator " Newcastle High School". New South Wales Department of Education and Training. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
^ "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.
^ "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.