Boolaroo, New South Wales

Boolaroo
Newcastle, New South Wales
Population 933 (2011 census)[1]
 • Density 227.6/km2 (589/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 2284
Area 4.1 km2 (1.6 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s) City of Lake Macquarie
Parish Kahibah
State electorate(s) Lake Macquarie
Federal Division(s) Charlton
Suburbs around Boolaroo:
Argenton Argenton Cardiff
Teralba Boolaroo Macquarie Hills
Teralba Speers Point Lakelands

Boolaroo is a suburb of the city of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, located 19 kilometres (12 mi) west of Newcastle's central business district in Lake Macquarie's West Ward.

Boolaroo District & Sulphide Band, 1914

It was at the epicenter of the 1989 Newcastle earthquake. Boolaroo borders a number of well-known towns and suburbs within the Lake Macquarie Region, including Warners Bay and Speers Point, and, for a small strip of land, fronts onto Lake Macquarie itself.

Within Boolaroo is Cockle Creek railway station, a small station on the Central Coast & Newcastle Line. Also, Boolaroo previously housed a lead/zinc smelter, owned by the former Pasminco (now Zinifex) however the site has been cleared since the smelter ceased operations in 2003.

Boolaroo is home to several churches, of various denominations, as well as Boolaroo Public School, a library, a cinema (which was partially destroyed in the 1989 Newcastle earthquake) and a number of shops, including IGA and a military disposal store.

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Boolaroo (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 April 2013.

Coordinates: 32°57′30″S 151°37′30″E / 32.95833°S 151.62500°E

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