Holmesville is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 21 kilometres (13 mi) 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 Greater Newcastle, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 32°54′54″S 151°34′05″E / 32.915°S 151.568°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 1,413 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 744/km2 (1,930/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1895 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2286 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 1.9 km2 (0.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 21 km (13 mi) W of Newcastle | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Lake Macquarie | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Teralba | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Cessnock | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Hunter | ||||||||||||||
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Holmesville is the home town of Miss Universe 2004, Jennifer Hawkins.[2]
History
editThe local Aboriginal people, the Awabakal, were the first people of this land.[3]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Holmesville". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "The centre of the universe". Archived from the original on 25 August 2006. Retrieved 28 December 2006.
- ^ "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people". Lake Macquarie City. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
External links
edit- History of Holmesville (Lake Macquarie City Library)