Hillsborough is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia 13 kilometres (8 mi) from Newcastle's central business district on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie north ward.
| Hillsborough Greater Newcastle, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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  Hillsborough | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°56′56″S 151°40′05″E / 32.949°S 151.668°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 641 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,070/km2 (2,770/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1829 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2290 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 0.6 km2 (0.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Lake Macquarie | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Kahibah | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Charlestown | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Shortland | ||||||||||||||
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History edit
The Aboriginal people, in this area, the Awabakal, were the first people of this land.[2]
In 1874 a coal mining venture was started at Hillsborough, but the coal was found to be of inferior quality and could not be sold. The mine was abandoned in 1879 and the town shortly afterwards. Hillsborough remained a ghost town until it was redeveloped after World War II. Hillsborough Public School opened in 1963.
References edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hillsborough (Lake Macquarie - NSW)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people". Lake Macquarie City. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
External links edit
- History of Hillsborough (Lake Macquarie City Library)
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