The Junction, New South Wales
| The Junction Newcastle, New South Wales |
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| Population: | 1,295[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density: | 3700/km² (9,583.0/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2291 | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 32°56′25″S 151°45′32″E / 32.94028°S 151.75889°ECoordinates: 32°56′25″S 151°45′32″E / 32.94028°S 151.75889°E | ||||||||||||
| Elevation: | 6 m (20 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 0.35 km² (0.1 sq mi) Note1 | ||||||||||||
| Location: |
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| LGA: | City of Newcastle | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Hunter | ||||||||||||
| County: | Northumberland | ||||||||||||
| Parish: | Newcastle | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Newcastle | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Newcastle | ||||||||||||
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The Junction is a small, inner city suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 2.8 km (1.7 mi) southwest of Newcastle's central business district.[2] It was originally part of Merewether, which is reflected in the names of some of the suburb's establishments, but was gazetted as a suburb on 17 May 1991.[3][4]
At the 2006 census The Junction had a population of 1,295.[1]
[edit] Education
The Junction has two schools, both of which cater to Primary students.
The Junction Public School was established in 1872 on land donated by Mr Edward Charles Merewether.[5] It suffered significant damage during the 1989 Newcastle earthquake and much of the school had to be demolished.
St Joseph's Primary School in Farquhar St is a Catholic school that was established in 1885.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Area obtained from Land and Property Management Authority imagery and 1:100000 map Newcastle 9232.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "The Junction (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC14441&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
- ^ a b "The Junction". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Management Authority. http://imagery.maps.nsw.gov.au/?role=mysuburb&search=suburb&suburb=The%20Junction. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
- ^ St Joseph's Primary School (2004). "St Joseph's Primary School, Merewether home page". Catholic Education Commission NSW. Archived from the original on 2007-08-29. http://web.archive.org/web/20070829235817/http://merwthr.mn.catholic.edu.au/home.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
- ^ "Geographical Names Register Extract: The Junction". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=TRQlvqsyan. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
- ^ The Junction Public School. "The Junction Public School home page". NSW Department of Education and Training. http://www.thejunctio-p.schools.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
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