Sandgate, New South Wales

Suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
32°52′4″S 151°42′22″E / 32.86778°S 151.70611°E / -32.86778; 151.70611Population305 (2016 census)[1] • Density132.6/km2 (343/sq mi)Postcode(s)2304Area2.3 km2 (0.9 sq mi)Location11 km (7 mi) NW of NewcastleLGA(s)City of NewcastleParishNewcastleState electorate(s)Port StephensFederal division(s)Newcastle
Suburbs around Sandgate:
Hexham Hexham Kooragang#Kooragang Island
Shortland Sandgate Kooragang
Shortland Warabrook Mayfield West

Sandgate is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area. The Awabakal and Worimi people were the first to live in Newcastle.[2]

It has a railway station on the Hunter Line. Within the suburb is the largest cemetery in Newcastle, Sandgate Cemetery, which includes the now-derelict rail-head station, formerly used by funeral trains from Honeysuckle near Newcastle.

See also

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sandgate (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 6 February 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ City of Newcastle Council. "Aboriginal Culture". City of Newcastle.
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