Holmesville, New South Wales
Suburb of Greater Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |||||||||||||||
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 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 | ||||||||||||||
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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]
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