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Newcastle West
NewcastleNew South Wales
Newcastle West Post and Telegraph Office (2712154925).jpg
Newcastle West Post and Telegraph Office
Newcastle West is located in New South Wales
Newcastle West
Newcastle West
Location in New South Wales
Population 618 (2016 census)
 • Density 414.2/km2 (1,073/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 2302
Elevation 6 m (20 ft)
Area 0.84 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Location 0 km (0 mi) W of Newcastle
LGA(s) City of Newcastle
Region Hunter
County Northumberland
Parish Newcastle
State electorate(s) Newcastle
Federal Division(s) Newcastle
Suburbs around Newcastle West:
Hamilton Wickham, Newcastle Newcastle
Hamilton East Newcastle West Newcastle, Cooks Hill
Hamilton South Hamilton South, Cooks Hill Cooks Hill

Newcastle West is an inner city suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, part of which forms the western end of Newcastle's central business district. The suburb is primarily a retail/commercial trading district but includes one high school.

At the 2016 census Newcastle West had a population of 618.

Education

Newcastle High School, located at the intersection of National Park Street and Parkway Avenue, is a state run high school that has an enrolment of approximately 1,000 students.

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