| Windale Greater Newcastle, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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  Windale | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°59′30″S 151°40′53″E / 32.99167°S 151.68139°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,421 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,640/km2 (4,200/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2306 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 30 m (98 ft)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1.7 km2 (0.7 sq mi)[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | City of Lake Macquarie[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter[4] | ||||||||||||||
| County | Northumberland[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Kahibah[5] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Charlestown[6] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Shortland[7] | ||||||||||||||
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Windale is a suburb of the city of Lake Macquarie,[5] in the Newcastle metropolitan area. It is located west of the junction of the Pacific Highway and Newcastle Inner City Bypass, covering an area of 1.7 km2 (0.7 sq mi).[3][8] Windale is a lower socio-economic area consisting largely of public housing homes, and has historically been known for its high rates of alcoholism, crime and unemployment, however recent local government efforts to regenerate the area have been somewhat successful.[9][10] The suburb was listed as one of the most socially disadvantaged areas in the State according to the 2015 Dropping Off The Edge report.[11]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Windale". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ Average elevation of the suburb as shown on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE
- ^ a b Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.
- ^ a b "Suburb Search – Local Council Boundaries – Hunter (HT) – Lake Macquarie City Council". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ a b c "Windale". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ "Charlestown". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Shortland". Australian Electoral Commission. 23 February 2011. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ "Windale". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ Background Briefing – 4 June 2006 – Windale: A work in progress
- ^ http://www.aifs.gov.au/nch/pubs/nl2006/winter.pdf [dead link]
- ^ Taylor, Josie; Branley, Alison. "Dropping Off The Edge: Select suburbs stuck in cycle of disadvantage with little being done to help, report shows". ABC News. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
