Newington, Victoria

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Newington
Ballarat, Victoria

Pleasant Street commercial area looking south. The Bunch of Grapes Hotel is on the left.
Newington
Coordinates 37°33′29″S 143°49′30″E / 37.558°S 143.825°E / -37.558; 143.825Coordinates: 37°33′29″S 143°49′30″E / 37.558°S 143.825°E / -37.558; 143.825
Population 1,747 (2006)[1]
 • Density 740.3/km2 (1,917/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 3350
Area 2.36 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
Location 2 km (1 mi) from Ballarat Central
LGA(s) City of Ballarat
State electorate(s) Ballarat West
Federal Division(s) Ballarat
Suburbs around Newington:
Lake Gardens Lake Wendouree Lake Wendouree
Alfredton Newington Ballarat Central
Delacombe Delacombe, Redan Redan

Newington is a suburb south west of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. The population at the 2006 census was 1,747.[1]

Newington is bordered by Gillies Street to the west, Sturt Street to the north, Pleasant Street to the east and Winter Street to the south.

Newington is notable for Victoria Park, Ballarat's largest open parkland which features numerous sporting grounds connected by grand avenues of conifers and oaks planted in the 1920s as well as some ornamental wetlands and lakes.

Entrance to Victoria Park at Sturt Street

With the exception of the park and schools, the suburb consists almost solely of Single-family detached homes in grid plan street layout. Many of the homes are either Victorian or interwar styles.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Newington (L) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2009-01-06. 

External links

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Victoria (Australia) Localities of City of Ballarat


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