| Wakefield New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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  Wakefield | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°56′56″S 151°33′04″E / 32.949°S 151.551°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 144 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2278 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 49 m (161 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | City of Lake Macquarie | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Teralba | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lake Macquarie | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hunter | ||||||||||||||
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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]
The Awabakal people are the first people of this area.[2]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wakefield". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people". Lake Macquarie City Council. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
