Maryland is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 14 kilometres (9 mi) from Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area.
| Maryland Newcastle, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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  Maryland | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°51′54″S 151°40′5″E / 32.86500°S 151.66806°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 7,694 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,924/km2 (4,980/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2287 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4.0 km2 (1.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 14 km (9 mi) WNW of Newcastle | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Newcastle | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Hexham | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Wallsend | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Newcastle | ||||||||||||||
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Maryland has two public and one private school, a Baptist church, a skate-park and a shopping complex. Originally an agricultural area since the 1970s started to become more developed which has an outlook of the wetlands.[2]
Education edit
Heritage listings edit
Maryland has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- 79 Callan Avenue: Thomas Family Grave[5]
References edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Maryland (NSW) (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "Maryland". City of Newcastle. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Home – Maryland Public School". maryland-p.schools.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Home – Glendore Public School". glendore-p.schools.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Thomas Family Grave". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00465. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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