Adamstown Heights Explained

Type:suburb
Adamstown Heights
City:Newcastle
State:nsw
Lga:City of Lake Macquarie
Lga2:City of Newcastle
Postcode:2289
Pop:5,299
Area:3.1
Alternative Location Map:Australia Newcastle
Parish:Newcastle
Stategov:Charlestown
Fedgov:Newcastle
Fedgov2:Shortland
Dist1:8
Dir1:WSW
Location1:Newcastle
Dist2:3
Dir2:NE
Location2:Charlestown
Near-Nw:Kotara
Near-N:Kotara
Near-Ne:Adamstown
Near-W:Kotara South
Near-E:Merewether
Near-Sw:Charlestown
Near-S:Kahibah
Near-Se:Highfields

Adamstown Heights is a southern suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 8km (05miles) 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.[1]

The Awabakal are the traditional people of this area.[2]

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Libraries;jurisdiction=NSW. personalName=Judy Messiter;corporateName=Community History-Lake Macquarie. Adamstown Heights. 2020-10-15. history.lakemac.com.au.
  2. Web site: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. 2020-09-08. Lake Macquarie City Council. en-AU.