Elermore Vale is a suburb on the western outskirts of
Newcastle, New South Wales
Newcastle ( ; Awabakal: ) is a metropolitan area and the second most populated city in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It includes the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie local government areas, and is the hub of the Greater Newcastle area ...
. Before becoming a residential suburb in the 1900s, the area was used for chicken farming, cattle farming, and coal mining. By the 1960s, the school and the other facilities of the suburb had been established.
Previously known as Wallsend South before being renamed Elermore Vale. Elermore Vale had a population of around 5,500 in 2016.
Elermore Vale is very well located within the Newcastle region, with the beaches being 10km in a straight line, and access to the F3 Freeway being within 10 minutes also. It is close to several major shopping centers, being
Stockland Glendale
Stockland Glendale (previously known as Stockland Super Centre Glendale) is a large shopping centre located in the suburb of Glendale in the City of Lake Macquarie.
It is located on Lake Road on a parcel of land, and primarily serves the Lake ...
and
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 ...
. Housing is generally a mix of single dwelling or townhouses, with an increasing number of knock-down rebuilds occurring.
Plans for development of a retirement village, a A$6 million project by developers Pepperwood Ridge to create 72 self-care units for 800 people, in Elermore Vale have caused controversy. In 2004 Newcastle City Council defended an appeal made by the developers in the
New South Wales Land and Environment Court
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.
The suburb is served by
Newcastle Transport
Newcastle Transport is a public transport operator in Newcastle, New South Wales. A subsidiary of Keolis Downer, it operates bus, ferry and light rail services under contract to Transport for NSW.
History and operations
In November 2015, ...
bus routes 26 and 46 and
Hunter Valley Buses
Hunter Valley Buses is an Australian bus operator who operates bus, coach and charter services in the Central Coast and Hunter regions of New South Wales. Previously known as Blue Ribbon, it was one of the first companies to be bought by Comfo ...
routes 263 and 270.
There are 2 public schools within Elermore Vale
Elermore Vale Public Schoolan
Wallsend South public school
The Elermore Hotel was the starting and finishing point for the annual Shaft Shuffle Fun Run, organized by the Elermore Vale
Lions
The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large cat of the genus '' Panthera'' native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; short, rounded head; round ears; and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is sexually dimorphic; adult ...
.
In 2016 the median age of resident was 40, 81.5% were born in Australia and 84.9% only spoke English at home.
References
Further reading
* – a report on the Elermore Vale Shopping Centre
External links
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{{City of Newcastle suburbs
Suburbs of Newcastle, New South Wales