Type: | suburb |
Mayfield West | |
City: | Newcastle |
State: | nsw |
Lga: | City of Newcastle |
Postcode: | 2304 |
Pop: | 1895 |
Area: | 2.4 |
Est: | 1969 |
Alternative Location Map: | Australia Newcastle |
Parish: | Newcastle |
Stategov: | Port Stephens |
Fedgov: | Newcastle |
Dist1: | 8 |
Dir1: | NW |
Location1: | Newcastle |
Near-Nw: | Sandgate |
Near-N: | Kooragang |
Near-Ne: | Kooragang |
Near-W: | Warabrook |
Near-E: | Mayfield North |
Near-Sw: | Waratah West |
Near-S: | Waratah |
Near-Se: | Mayfield |
Mayfield West is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 8km (05miles) from Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area.
The Aboriginal people, in this area, the Awabakal, were the first people of this land.[1] One of the first European settlers was John Laurie Platt.[2]