Type: | suburb |
Holmesville | |
City: | Greater Newcastle |
State: | nsw |
Alternative Location Map: | Australia Hunter Central Coast |
Lga: | City of Lake Macquarie |
Postcode: | 2286 |
Pop: | 1,413 |
Area: | 1.9 |
Est: | 1895 |
Parish: | Teralba |
Stategov: | Cessnock |
Fedgov: | Hunter |
Dist1: | 21 |
Dir1: | W |
Location1: | Newcastle |
Near-Nw: | West Wallsend |
Near-N: | West Wallsend |
Near-Ne: | Cameron Park |
Near-W: | Killingworth |
Near-E: | Edgeworth |
Near-Sw: | Killingworth |
Near-S: | Killingworth |
Near-Se: | Barnsley |
Holmesville is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 21km (13miles) from Newcastle's central business district and close to the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area.
Holmesville is the home town of Miss Universe 2004, Jennifer Hawkins.[1]
The local Aboriginal people, the Awabakal, were the first people of this land.[2]