Windale, New South Wales
| Windale Newcastle, New South Wales |
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| Population: | 2789 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2306 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 1.6 km² (0.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | City of Lake Macquarie | ||||||||||||
| Parish: | Kahibah | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Charlestown | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Shortland | ||||||||||||
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Windale is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 14 kilometres (9 mi) from Newcastle's central business district on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area.
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.[1][2]
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[edit] 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 by Jill Hall.[3] The Windale booth was won easily at the 2010 federal election by the Labor Party, with a two-party preferred vote of 81.60%.[4]
In the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Windale is within the electorate of Charlestown. Charlestown is regarded as a fairly safe Liberal seat after Andrew Cornwell won it at the New South Wales State election, 2011. The seat was previously a 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.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Background Briefing - 4 June 2006 - Windale: A work in progress
- ^ http://www.aifs.gov.au/nch/pubs/nl2006/winter.pdf
- ^ Green, Antony (10 December 2007). "Shortland - Green Guide". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.abc.net.au/elections/federal/2007/guide/shor.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
- ^ "Polling Place - Windale". Australian Electoral Commission. 8 September 2010. http://results.aec.gov.au/15508/Website/HousePollingPlaceFirstPrefs-15508-2723.htm. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
- ^ East Ward - City of Lake Macquarie (accessed 2008-04-10)
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- Windale, New South Wales is at coordinates 32°59′46″S 151°41′06″E / 32.996°S 151.685°ECoordinates: 32°59′46″S 151°41′06″E / 32.996°S 151.685°E
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