| Carrington Newcastle, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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  Carrington | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°54′54″S 151°46′05″E / 32.915°S 151.768°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,929 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,380/km2 (3,570/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1860s | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2294 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1.4 km2 (0.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 3 km (2 mi) NNW of Newcastle | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Newcastle | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Newcastle | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Newcastle | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Newcastle | ||||||||||||||
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Carrington is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, and is named after Lord Carrington, governor of New South Wales in 1887 when the area was proclaimed a municipality.[2]
Carrington had a population of almost 2,000 in 2016.[1]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Carrington (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "Hunter Valley Place Names and their Meanings". Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2007.
