Gateshead is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie, Greater Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 12 kilometres (7 mi) from Newcastle's central business district on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie East ward, and is home to a number of primary and high schools and a private hospital. Gateshead is named after Gateshead, a town in North East England.[2]
| Gateshead Greater Newcastle, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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  Gateshead | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°58′55″S 151°41′35″E / 32.982°S 151.693°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,121 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,156/km2 (2,990/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1876 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2290 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2.7 km2 (1.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | City of Lake Macquarie | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Kahibah | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Charlestown | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Shortland | ||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gateshead". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Gateshead".
External links
edit- History of Gateshead (Lake Macquarie City Library)
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