Adamstown Heights facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Adamstown Heights Newcastle, New South Wales
Adamstown Heights Location in Newcastle, Australia
Population	5,299 (2016 census)
• Density	1,709/km2 (4,430/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	2289
Area	3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Location	8 km (5 mi) WSW of Newcastle 3 km (2 mi) NE of Charlestown
LGA(s)	City of Lake Macquarie City of Newcastle
Parish	Newcastle
State electorate(s)	Charlestown
Federal Division(s)	Newcastle Shortland
Suburbs around Adamstown Heights: Kotara Kotara Adamstown Kotara South Adamstown Heights Merewether Charlestown Kahibah Highfields

Adamstown Heights is a southern suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 8 kilometres (5 mi) west-southwest of Newcastle's central business district along the Pacific Highway. It is split between the City of Lake Macquarie and City of Newcastle local government areas. On 6 September 1991 Adamstown heights officially become a suburb of Newcastle.

The Awabakal are the traditional people of this area.

The suburb contains two schools, Kotara High School, established in 1968 and containing 3 hectares of native bushland, and also established in 1968 Belair Public School. The suburb is served by Westfield Kotara shopping centre, formerly Garden City Kotara, and originally Kotara Fair, on its northern border.

Adamstown Heights is located on several Newcastle Transport bus routes and is near two railway stations on the Main Northern railway line, Kotara and Adamstown.

Adamstown Heights had a population of 5,299 in 2016.