Newcastle West, New South Wales
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Newcastle West is an inner city suburb of Newcastle
, New South Wales
, Australia
, part of which forms the western end of Newcastle's central business district
. The suburb is primarily a retail
/commercial trading district but includes one high school.
At the 2006 census Newcastle West had a population of 349.
, located at the intersection of National Park Street and Parkway Avenue, is a state run high school
that has an enrolment of approximately 1,000 students.
Newcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, part of which forms the western end of Newcastle's central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
. The suburb is primarily a retail
Retailing
Retail consists of the sale of physical goods or merchandise from a fixed location, such as a department store, boutique or kiosk, or by mail, in small or individual lots for direct consumption by the purchaser. Retailing may include subordinated services, such as delivery. Purchasers may be...
/commercial trading district but includes one high school.
At the 2006 census Newcastle West had a population of 349.
Education
Newcastle High SchoolNewcastle High School (Australia)
Newcastle High School is a state run high school located in Newcastle West—a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia–with an enrolment of approximately 1,000 students....
, located at the intersection of National Park Street and Parkway Avenue, is a state run high school
Education in Australia
Education in Australia is primarily the responsibility of the states and territories. Each state or territory government provides funding and regulates the public and private schools within its governing area. The federal government helps fund the public universities, but is not involved in setting...
that has an enrolment of approximately 1,000 students.