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]

Adamstown Heights
NewcastleNew South Wales
Adamstown Heights is located in Newcastle, Australia
Adamstown Heights
Adamstown Heights
Coordinates32°56′53″S 151°42′40″E / 32.948°S 151.711°E / -32.948; 151.711
Population5,299 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1,709/km2 (4,430/sq mi)
Postcode(s)2289
Area3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)
ParishNewcastle
State electorate(s)Charlestown
Federal division(s)
Suburbs around Adamstown Heights:
Kotara Kotara Adamstown
Kotara South Adamstown Heights Merewether
Charlestown Kahibah Highfields

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

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  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Adamstown Heights (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 February 2018.  
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people". Lake Macquarie City Council. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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