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Booragul, New South Wales

Coordinates: 32°56′S 151°37′E / 32.94°S 151.61°E / -32.94; 151.61
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Booragul
Greater NewcastleNew South Wales
Booragul is located in the Hunter-Central Coast Region
Booragul
Booragul
Coordinates32°56′S 151°37′E / 32.94°S 151.61°E / -32.94; 151.61
Population1,415 (2011 census)[1]
 • Density1,180/km2 (3,050/sq mi)
Established1829
Postcode(s)2284
Area1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Location21 km (13 mi) WSW of Newcastle
LGA(s)City of Lake Macquarie
ParishAwaba
State electorate(s)Lake Macquarie
Federal division(s)Hunter
Suburbs around Booragul:
Teralba Teralba Lake Macquarie
Fennell Bay Booragul Lake Macquarie
Woodrising Marmong Point Marmong Point

Booragul is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie, Greater Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia, and is located north-northeast of the town of Toronto on the western shore Lake Macquarie.

Booragul railway station is on the Central Coast & Newcastle Line.

History

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The Aboriginal people, in this area, the Awabakal, were the first people of this land.[2]

A slaughterhouse was among the early industries of Booragul. Booragul Public School opened in 1955. Booragul High opened in 1958. Post World War 2, 72 houses in Ellesmere Street, Primrose Street, Farlow Street and Gainford Street were constructed for migrant accommodation. Some of these houses were later used as married quarter accommodation for the Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force. This housing was sold off in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "State Suburbs: Booragul". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 July 2014. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people". Lake Macquarie City. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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