Windale, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
Windale
City:Greater Newcastle
State:nsw
Coordinates:-32.9917°N 151.6814°W
Alternative Location Map:Australia Hunter Central Coast
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pop:3,421
Density:1640
Postcode:2306
Elevation:30
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Area:1.7
Area Footnotes:[2]
Dist1:141
Dir1:NNE
Location1:Sydney
Dist2:14
Dir2:SW
Location2:Newcastle
Dist3:4.3
Dir3:S
Location3:Charlestown
Lga:City of Lake Macquarie[3]
Region:Hunter
County:Northumberland
Parish:Kahibah
Stategov:Charlestown[4]
Fedgov:Shortland[5]
Near-N:Gateshead
Near-Ne:Gateshead
Near-E:Bennetts Green
Near-Se:Bennetts Green
Near-S:Jewells
Near-Sw:Tingira Heights
Near-W:Tingira Heights
Near-Nw:Mount Hutton

Windale is a suburb of the city of Lake Macquarie, in the Newcastle metropolitan area. It is located west of the junction of the Pacific Highway and Newcastle Inner City Bypass, covering an area of 1.71NaN1. Windale is a lower socio-economic area consisting largely of public housing homes, and has historically been known for its high rates of alcoholism, crime and unemployment, however recent local government efforts to regenerate the area have been somewhat successful.[6] [7] The suburb was listed as one of the most socially disadvantaged areas in the State according to the 2015 Dropping Off The Edge report.[8]

History

The Awabakal are the traditional people of this area.[9]

Local Government Regeneration

In 2012 the Lake Macquarie Council initiated a plan to regenerate and overall improve the suburb.

Government and politics

At federal level, Windale is within the Division of Shortland, a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party. It has been held since 1998.[10] The Windale booth was won easily at the 2010 federal election by the Labor Party, with a two-party preferred vote of 81.60%.[11]

In the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Windale is within the electorate of Charlestown. Charlestown is currently held by the Labor Party's Jodie Harrison following the 2014 Charlestown state by-election. It is a very safe Labor seat.

Windale is located within the East Ward of the City of Lake Macquarie, which elected one Labor, one Liberal, one Greens and independent councillors at the 2007 local government elections.[12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Average elevation of the suburb as shown on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE
  2. Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.
  3. Web site: Suburb Search – Local Council Boundaries – Hunter (HT) – Lake Macquarie City Council. New South Wales Division of Local Government. 6 June 2012. 16 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130116195147/http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_Regions.asp?regiontype=2&slacode=4650&region=HT. dead.
  4. Web site: Charlestown. . 23 November 2019.
  5. Web site: Shortland. Australian Electoral Commission. 23 February 2011. 6 June 2012. 24 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131224101536/http://apps.aec.gov.au/esearch/LocalitySearchResults.aspx?filter=Shortland&filterby=Electorate. dead.
  6. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/backgroundbriefing/stories/2006/1650746.htm Background Briefing – 4 June 2006 – Windale: A work in progress
  7. http://www.aifs.gov.au/nch/pubs/nl2006/winter.pdf
  8. News: Taylor. Josie. Branley. Alison. Dropping Off The Edge: Select suburbs stuck in cycle of disadvantage with little being done to help, report shows. 25 July 2015. ABC News.
  9. Web site: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. 2020-09-08. Lake Macquarie City Council. en-AU.
  10. Web site: Shortland – Green Guide. Green. Antony. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 10 December 2007. 10 April 2008.
  11. Web site: Polling Place – Windale. Australian Electoral Commission. 8 September 2010. 2 November 2010.
  12. http://www.lakemac.com.au/page.aspx?pid=722&vid=10 East Ward – City of Lake Macquarie