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.
| Macquarie Hills New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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  Macquarie Hills | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°57′10″S 151°38′59″E / 32.952701568°S 151.649795532°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,605 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,442/km2 (3,730/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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History
editOriginally 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
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Macquarie Hills". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Macquarie Hills".
- ^ "Lake Macquarie Council". Lake Macquarie Council. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
External links
edit- History of Macquarie Hills (Lake Macquarie City Library)
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