Newcastle West, New South Wales

Newcastle West Newcastle, New South Wales
Population:	349[1]
• Density:	414.2/km² (1,072.8/sq mi)
Postcode:	2302
Coordinates:	32°55′43.3″S 151°45′39.3″E / 32.928694°S 151.760917°E / -32.928694; 151.760917Coordinates: 32°55′43.3″S 151°45′39.3″E / 32.928694°S 151.760917°E / -32.928694; 151.760917
Elevation:	6 m (20 ft)
Area:	0.84 km² (0.3 sq mi) Note1
Location:	0 km (0 mi) W of Newcastle
LGA:	City of Newcastle
Region:	Hunter
County:	Northumberland
Parish:	Newcastle
State District:	Newcastle
Federal Division:	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 2006 census Newcastle West had a population of 349.^[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]

Notes

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

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Newcastle West (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC14371&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-02-03. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Newcastle West". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Management Authority. http://imagery.maps.nsw.gov.au/?role=mysuburb&search=suburb&suburb=Newcastle%20West. Retrieved 2008-05-14. 
3. ^ "Going to a Public School › School Locator › Newcastle High School". New South Wales Department of Education and Training. http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/schoolfind/locator/?section=showRecord&code=8509. Retrieved 2008-02-03.