:Newcastle West, New South Wales

{{hatnote|For the Irish town, see Newcastle West. For the former constituency in England, see Newcastle upon Tyne West (UK Parliament constituency).}}

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = suburb

| name = Newcastle West

| city = Newcastle

| state = nsw

| image = Newcastle West Post and Telegraph Office (2712154925).jpg

| caption = Newcastle West Post and Telegraph Office

| alternative_location_map = Australia Newcastle

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Newcastle CBD

| local_map = yes

| zoom = 12

| density = 414.2

| density_footnotes =

| est =

| postcode = 2302

| coordinates = {{coord|32|55|43.3|S|151|45|39.3|E|display=inline,title}}

| elevation = 6

| elevation_footnotes=

| area = 0.84

| area_footnotes = {{ref|area|Note1}}

| dist1 = 1

| dir1 = W

| location1 = Newcastle

| dist2 = 34

| dir2 = SE

| location2 = Maitland

| dist3 = 166

| dir3 = NNE

| location3 = Sydney

| lga = City of Newcastle

| region = Hunter

| county = Northumberland

| parish = Newcastle

| stategov = Newcastle

| fedgov = Newcastle

| near-n = Wickham, Newcastle

| near-ne = Newcastle

| near-e = Newcastle, Cooks Hill

| near-se = Cooks Hill

| near-s = Hamilton South, Cooks Hill

| near-sw = Hamilton South

| near-w = Hamilton East

| near-nw = Hamilton

}}

Newcastle West is an inner city suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, part of which forms the western end of Newcastle's central business district.{{DoL suburb image|name=Newcastle West|codename=Newcastle%20West|accessdate=14 May 2008}} The suburb is primarily a retail/commercial trading district but includes one high school.

At the {{CensusAU|2016}} Newcastle West had a population of 618.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC12951|name=Newcastle West (State Suburb)|accessdate=9 February 2018|quick=on}}

Education

Newcastle High School, located at the intersection of National Park Street and Parkway Avenue, is a state run high school that has an enrolment of approximately 1,000 students.{{cite web|url=http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/schoolfind/locator/?section=showRecord&code=8509|title= Going to a Public School " School Locator " Newcastle High School|publisher=New South Wales Department of Education and Training|access-date=3 February 2008}}

Heritage listings

Newcastle West has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

  • 787 Hunter Street: Castlemaine Brewery{{cite NSW SHR|5001219|Castlemaine Brewery (former)|hr=00312|fn=S90/05453, HC 32774, 12/16897|accessdate=18 May 2018}}
  • 434 King Street: Miss Porter's House{{cite NSW SHR|5051310|Miss Porter's House|hr=01445|fn=H00/00217|accessdate=18 May 2018}}

Notes

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  1. {{note|area}} Area obtained from New South Wales Department of Lands imagery and 1:100000 map Newcastle 9232.

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References

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{{City of Newcastle suburbs}}

Category:Suburbs of Newcastle, New South Wales

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