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
Wakefield is located in the Hunter-Central Coast Region
Wakefield
Wakefield
Coordinates32°56′56″S 151°33′04″E / 32.949°S 151.551°E / -32.949; 151.551
Population144 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2278
Elevation49 m (161 ft)
Location
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]

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  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wakefield". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2023.  
  2. ^ "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people". Lake Macquarie City Council. Retrieved 8 September 2020.

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