Adamstown Heights
Suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
32°56′53″S 151°42′40″E / 32.948°S 151.711°E / -32.948; 151.711- 8 km (5 mi) WSW of Newcastle
- 3 km (2 mi) NE of Charlestown
- City of Lake Macquarie
- City of Newcastle
- Newcastle
- Shortland
| Suburbs around Adamstown Heights: | ||
| Kotara | Kotara | Adamstown |
| Kotara South | Adamstown Heights | Merewether |
| Charlestown | Kahibah | Highfields |
Adamstown Heights is a southern suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 8 kilometres (5 mi) west-southwest of Newcastle's central business district along the Pacific Highway. It is split between the City of Lake Macquarie and City of Newcastle local government areas. On 6 September 1991 Adamstown heights officially become a suburb of Newcastle.[2]
The Awabakal are the traditional people of this area.[3]
The suburb contains two schools, Kotara High School, established in 1968 and containing 3 hectares of native bushland, and also established in 1968 Belair Public School. The suburb is served by Westfield Kotara shopping centre, formerly Garden City Kotara, and originally Kotara Fair, on its northern border.
Adamstown Heights is located on several Newcastle Transport bus routes and is near two railway stations on the Main Northern railway line, Kotara and Adamstown.
Adamstown Heights had a population of 5,299 in 2016.[1]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Adamstown Heights (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ Libraries;jurisdiction=NSW, personalName=Judy Messiter;corporateName=Community History-Lake Macquarie. "Adamstown Heights". history.lakemac.com.au. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people". Lake Macquarie City Council. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
External links
- History of Adamstown Heights
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Towns, suburbs & localities of the City of Lake Macquarie
& localities
- Adamstown Heights
- Arcadia Vale
- Argenton
- Awaba
- Balcolyn
- Balmoral
- Barnsley
- Belmont
- Belmont North
- Belmont South
- Bennetts Green
- Blackalls Park
- Blacksmiths
- Bolton Point
- Bonnells Bay
- Boolaroo
- Booragul
- Brightwaters
- Buttaba
- Cameron Park
- Cams Wharf
- Cardiff
- Cardiff Heights
- Cardiff South
- Carey Bay
- Catherine Hill Bay
- Caves Beach
- Charlestown
- Coal Point
- Cooranbong
- Croudace Bay
- Dora Creek
- Dudley
- Edgeworth
- Eleebana
- Eraring
- Fassifern
- Fennell Bay
- Fishing Point
- Floraville
- Freemans Waterhole
- Garden Suburb
- Gateshead
- Glendale
- Highfields
- Hillsborough
- Holmesville
- Jewells
- Kahibah
- Kilaben Bay
- Killingworth
- Kotara South
- Lakelands
- Little Pelican
- Macquarie Hills
- Mandalong
- Marks Point
- Marmong Point
- Martinsville
- Mirrabooka
- Morisset
- Morisset Park
- Mount Hutton
- Murrays Beach
- Myuna Bay
- New Lambton Heights
- Nords Wharf
- Pelican
- Pinny Beach
- Rankin Park
- Rathmines
- Redhead
- Ryhope
- Seahampton
- Silverwater
- Speers Point
- Sunshine
- Swansea
- Swansea Heads
- Teralba
- Tingira Heights
- Toronto
- Valentine
- Wakefield
- Wangi Wangi
- Warners Bay
- West Wallsend
- Whitebridge
- Windale
- Windermere Park
- Woodrising
- Wyee
- Wyee Point
- Yarrawonga Park
points of interest
- Avondale College
- Belmont Anti-Tank Ditch
- Blackalls Park railway station
- Cardiff Locomotive Workshops
- Charlestown Square
- Cockle Creek Smelter
- Eraring Power Station
- Fernleigh Track
- Glenrock Lagoon
- Lake Macquarie
- Lake Macquarie Petrified Forest
- Mount Sugarloaf
- RAAF Base Rathmines
- South Waratah Colliery
- Teralba Colliery
- Toronto railway line
- Toronto railway station
- Wangi Power Station
- Watagans National Park
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