Rankin Park, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
Rankin Park
City:Newcastle
State:nsw
Lga:City of Lake Macquarie
Lga2:City of Newcastle
Postcode:2287
Pop:2460
Area:1.4
Alternative Location Map:Australia Hunter Central Coast
Pushpin Label Position:left
Parish:Newcastle
Stategov:Wallsend
Fedgov:Newcastle
Dist1:11
Dir1:W
Location1:Newcastle
Near-N:Elermore Vale
Near-W:Cardiff Heights
Near-E:New Lambton Heights
Near-S:New Lambton Heights

Rankin Park is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 11km (07miles) west of Newcastle's central business district. It is split between the City of Lake Macquarie and City of Newcastle local government areas.

The Aboriginal people, in this area, the Awabakal, were the first people of this land.[1]

The suburb began as a housing estate named Cambridge Hills Estate. The local preschool on McCaffrey Drive, formerly a sales office for the estate, retains the former estate's name.

The east of the suburb contains George McGregor Park, a 19.662NaN2 bushland reserve named after the late, former South Wallsend Progress Association member, George McGregor, is managed by the City of Newcastle.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. 8 September 2020. Lake Macquarie City Council.