Adamstown Heights is a southern

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ...

of Newcastle, New South Wales,

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, located west-southwest of Newcastle's

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along the Pacific Highway. It is split between the City of Lake Macquarie and City of Newcastle

local government areas A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a state, province, division, or territory. The phrase i ...

. 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 Kotara High School is a Education in Australia#Government schools, government-funded Mixed-sex school, co-educational Comprehensive school, comprehensive secondary school, secondary day school, located in Adamstown Heights, a suburb of Newcastle ...

, 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 Westfield Kotara (previously known as Kotara Fair and Garden City) is a large shopping centre in the suburb of Kotara in Newcastle. Transport Kotara station is 800 metres away from Westfield Kotara and is on the Main Northern railway line. T ...

shopping centre, formerly Garden City Kotara, and originally Kotara Fair, on its northern border. Adamstown Heights is located on several bus routes and is near two railway stations on the Central Coast & Newcastle Line,

Kotara Kotara is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located from Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area. Kotara is known as one of Newcastle's largest retail destinations ...

and

Adamstown Adamstown may refer to: Locations Australia * Adamstown, New South Wales, a suburb in New South Wales Ireland * Adamstown, Castletownkindalen, a townland in Castletownkindalen civil parish, barony of Moycashel, County Westmeath * Adamstown, Conr ...

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

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History of Adamstown Heights
Suburbs of Lake Macquarie Suburbs of Newcastle, New South Wales {{LakeMacquarie-geo-stub