Glendale, New South Wales

Glendale
New South Wales
Glendale; New South Wales
Population	3,284 (2011 census)
• Density	938/km2 (2,430/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	2285
Area	3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Location	15 km (9 mi) W of Newcastle
LGA(s)	City of Lake Macquarie
Parish	Kahibah
State electorate(s)	Wallsend
Federal division(s)	Charlton
	Suburbs around Glendale:

Glendale is a suburb of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, located 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of Newcastle's central business district at the northern tip of Lake Macquarie. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area.

Name

The name is Scottish in origin - "glen" (gleann) is a Scottish term for a valley between hills, and "dale", also usually meaning a valley.

Transportation

Relative to other areas in Greater Newcastle, Glendale is well serviced by public transport and is adjacent to, but not directly connected to, the Cardiff industrial estate, which is the largest industrial estate in the Lower Hunter region. The railway line presently separates the industrial estate from Glendale. The suburb is home to the proposed Lake Macquarie Transport Interchange, which is partly currently under construction.^[2]

Facilities

Stockland Glendale - 40,000+ m² of retail space
Event Cinemas Cinema Complex
The Hunter Sports Centre
Major campus of Hunter TAFE
Glendale Technology High School
Glendale East Public School

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Glendale (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
^ http://www.theherald.com.au/story/3190834/glendale-interchange-begins/

External links

History of Glendale (Lake Macquarie City Library)
Historical photographs
Lower Hunter Regional Strategy

32°54′54″S 151°39′04″E / 32.915°S 151.651°E / -32.915; 151.651

[Census2011Y-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Glendale (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 March 2014.

[2] ttp://www.theherald.com.au/story/3190834/glendale-interchange-begins/

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