Rankin Park (/ˈreɪnkɪn/) is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of Newcastle's central business district. It is split between the City of Lake Macquarie and City of Newcastle local government areas.
| Rankin Park Newcastle, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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  Rankin Park | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°55′55″S 151°40′05″E / 32.932°S 151.668°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,547 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2287 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1.4 km2 (0.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 11 km (7 mi) W of Newcastle | ||||||||||||||
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| Parish | Newcastle | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Wallsend | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Newcastle | ||||||||||||||
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The Aboriginal people, in this area, the Awabakal, were the first people of this land.[2]
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 19.66-hectare (48.58-acre) bushland reserve named after the late, former South Wallsend Progress Association member, George McGregor, managed by the City of Newcastle.
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rankin Park (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people". Lake Macquarie City Council. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
External links
edit- History of Rankin Park
- Newcastle City Council (2003). Bushland Plan of Management (PDF).
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