Holmesville, New South Wales
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| Coordinates: 32°54′54″S 151°34′05″E / 32.915°S 151.568°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| City | Greater Newcastle | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1895 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 1.9 km2 (0.73 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 1,413 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 744/km2 (1,930/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2286 | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Teralba | ||||||||||||
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Holmesville is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Newcastle's central business district and close to the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area.
Holmesville is the home town of Miss Universe 2004, Jennifer Hawkins.[3]
History
[edit]The local Aboriginal people, the Awabakal, were the first people of this land.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Holmesville (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Holmesville". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "The centre of the universe". Archived from the original on 25 August 2006. Retrieved 28 December 2006.
- ^ "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people". Lake Macquarie City. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
External links
[edit]- History of Holmesville (Lake Macquarie City Library)
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