Wakefield, New South Wales

Wakefield is a small-rural locality in the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, situated 25 kilometres to the west of Newcastle. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 144.[1]

Wakefield
New South Wales
Population144 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2278
Location25 km (16 mi) WSW of Newcastle
LGA(s)City of Lake Macquarie
ParishTeralba
State electorate(s)Lake Macquarie
Federal Division(s)Hunter
Suburbs around Wakefield:
Killingworth Killingworth Teralba
Awaba Wakefield Teralba
Awaba Awaba Fassifern

The Awabakal people are the first people of this area.[2]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wakefield". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  2. "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people". Lake Macquarie City Council. Retrieved 8 September 2020.


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