Holmesville, New South Wales

Holmesville is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Newcastle's central business district and close to the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area.

Holmesville Greater Newcastle, New South Wales
Holmesville
Coordinates	32°54′54″S 151°34′05″E
Population	1,413 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	744/km2 (1,930/sq mi)
Established	1895
Postcode(s)	2286
Area	1.9 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Location	21 km (13 mi) W of Newcastle
LGA(s)	City of Lake Macquarie
Parish	Teralba
State electorate(s)	Cessnock
Federal division(s)	Hunter
Suburbs around Holmesville: West Wallsend West Wallsend Cameron Park Killingworth Holmesville Edgeworth Killingworth Killingworth Barnsley

Holmesville is the home town of Miss Universe 2004, Jennifer Hawkins.^[2]

History

The local Aboriginal people, the Awabakal, were the first people of this land.^[3]