Barrack Heights, New South Wales
| Barrack Heights Wollongong, New South Wales |
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| Population: | 6,160[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2528 | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 34°33′54″S 150°51′25″E / 34.565°S 150.85694°ECoordinates: 34°33′54″S 150°51′25″E / 34.565°S 150.85694°E | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 16 km (10 mi) south of Wollongong | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Shellharbour | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Shellharbour | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Gilmore | ||||||||||||
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Barrack Heights is a southern suburb of the Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia in the Local Government Area of Shellharbour. Many institutions are located in Barrack Heights, including Shellharbour Public Hospital, Shellharbour Private Hospital, Warilla Bowling Club, Warilla Sports Club and Warilla High School.
Barrack Heights is surrounded by the suburbs of Barrack Point, Blackbutt, Mount Warrigal, Oak Flats, Shellharbour, Shellharbour City Centre and Warilla.
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[edit] Demography
The 2006 Australian census revealed that 6,160 lived in the suburb of Barrack Heights. Indigenous peoples accounted for 3.7% of the population.[1]
[edit] Country of Birth
Australia - 4,375 (71.0%)
England - 381 (6.2%)
Macedonia - 244 (4.0%)
Croatia - 75 (1.2%)
Scotland - 73 (1.2%)
Germany - 66 or (1.1%)
[edit] Language Spoken at Home
English language 4,952 (80.4%)
Macedonian - 353 (5.7%)
Croatian - 86 (1.4%)
Spanish - 79 (1.3%)
Italian - 77 (1.3%)
Greek - 61 (1.0%)
[edit] References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Barrack Heights (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC15026&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
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