17-536: Beresfield / ˈ b ɛ r ə s f iː l d / is a north-western suburb of Newcastle , New South Wales , Australia 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Newcastle's central business district . It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area . According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 3,181 people in Beresfield. Beresfield, like the neighbouring suburbs of Tarro, Woodberry and Thornton,
34-408: A former Army hut was transported from Greta and erected where the present parish church now stands. St Jude's was demolished with the new church taking the title of the old Parish church. Active clubs and associations include local Scouting , Girl Guides , Lions & Rotary Clubs. Beresfield Thornton Girl Guide District is a very active youth organisation. The Girl Guides continue to give service to
51-452: A long time, been a centre of industry owing to its source of coal mining . The suburban community has rapidly grown into a rural area since modern times. On 31 July 1925, Beresfield railway station was opened. On 23 October 1997, Beresfield came to its significant attention when a FreightCorp coal train ran through a red signal, resulting in a massive derailment of a second coal train. Three 82 class diesel locomotives were destroyed in
68-565: A post office, banks, Food for Less (Woolworths) supermarket, newsagent, physiotherapist, doctors' surgeries, petrol stations, take-aways and other stores. There is a branch of the Newcastle Region Library and an unused police station. Sporting facilities include a swimming pool, bowling club, golf course (which was ranked number one in Australia in 2020 and 2022), cricket oval and rugby and soccer fields. Churches include
85-718: A process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and the Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In
102-596: Is different from Wikidata Use Australian English from June 2020 All Misplaced Pages articles written in Australian English Use dmy dates from December 2023 Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with
119-536: Is located on a low ridge rising out of the surrounding floodplain and wetlands of the Hunter River. Beresfield is divided by Anderson Drive (formerly Maitland Road) which runs east to west. The part of Beresfield to the north of Anderson Drive includes the shopping centre and railway station. The part south of Anderson Drive includes the bowling club, swimming pool, sports oval, golf course and Newcastle Memorial Park cemetery and crematorium . Beresfield, has for
136-1306: Is no single source that states the population accurately. The figure of 611,400 is an average approximation, based on the combined populations of all LGAs at the 2016 census and the 2018 Australian Bureau of Statistics estimates for all LGAs as taken from the individual LGA articles. ^ Shared with City of Lake Macquarie ^ Shared with City of Maitland ^ Shared with City of Cessnock and City of Maitland ^ Shared with City of Newcastle ^ Shared with City of Newcastle and City of Maitland ^ Shared with Singleton Council ^ Shared with City of Cessnock ^ Shared with City of Newcastle and City of Cessnock ^ Shared with Dungog Shire ^ Shared with Port Stephens Council ^ Shared with Mid-Coast Council References [ edit ] ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Newcastle (Statistical Subdivision)" . 2006 Census QuickStats . Retrieved 31 May 2008 . Map ^ "Local Council Boundaries Hunter (HT)" . New South Wales Division of Local Government . Archived from
153-513: The Anglican church of St Pauls, which held its first service in 1949. The first timber St Pauls and its hall were built in 1955. A second brick church was built in 1980 following a fire. In the 1970s a new Roman Catholic parish church, Our Lady of Lourdes, was built at Beresfield. The original parish church had been located in Tarro. A station was opened at Beresfield and to serve as a mass centre
170-7929: The Greater Newcastle region in New South Wales , Australia . This region (officially the Newcastle statistical subdivision) comprises the local government areas (LGAs) of City of Newcastle , City of Lake Macquarie , City of Cessnock , City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council . The 2021 Australian Census recorded the Newcastle Greater Metropolitan area as having a population of 682,465. City of Newcastle suburbs [ edit ] Newcastle Newcastle East Newcastle West Adamstown Adamstown Heights Bar Beach Belair Beresfield Birmingham Gardens Black Hill Broadmeadow Callaghan (University) Carrington Cooks Hill Elermore Vale Fletcher Georgetown Glendore Hamilton Hamilton East Hamilton North Hamilton South Heaton Hexham The Hill Islington Jesmond The Junction Kooragang Kooragang Berths Kotara Kotara East Kotara Fair Kotara Heights Lambton Lambton Gardens Lenaghan Maryland Maryville Mayfield Mayfield Berths Mayfield East Mayfield North Mayfield West Merewether Merewether Heights Minmi New Lambton New Lambton Heights New Lambton South North Lambton Plattsburg Rankin Park Sandgate Shortland South Newcastle Stockton Tarro Tighes Hill Wallsend Wallsend East Wallsend South Warabrook Waratah Waratah West Wickham City of Lake Macquarie suburbs [ edit ] Adamstown Adamstown Heights Arcadia Vale Argenton Awaba Balcolyn Balmoral Barnsley Belmont Belmont North Belmont South Bennetts Green Blackalls Park Blacksmiths Bolton Point Bonnells Bay Boolaroo Booragul Brightwaters Buttaba Cameron Park Cams Wharf Cardiff Cardiff Heights Cardiff North Cardiff South Cardiff West Carey Bay Catherine Hill Bay Caves Beach Charlestown Charlestown East Charlestown South Coal Point Cooranbong Croudace Bay Dora Creek Dudley Edgeworth Edgeworth Heights Eleebana Elermore Vale Eraring Fassifern Fennell Bay Fishing Point Floraville Freemans Waterhole Garden Suburb Gateshead Gateshead West Glendale Glendale East Highfields Hillsborough (South) Holmesville Jewells Kahibah Kilaben Bay Killingworth Kotara Kotara Heights Kotara South Lakelands Little Pelican Macquarie Hills Mandalong Marks Point Marmong Point Martinsville Middle Camp Mirrabooka Morisset Morisset Park Mount Hutton Murrays Beach Myuna Bay Newcastle Heights New Lambton New Lambton Heights Nords Wharf Pelican Pinny Beach Rankin Park Rathmines Redhead Ryhope Seahampton Silverwater Speers Point Sunshine Swansea Swansea Heads Teralba Tingira Heights Toronto Valentine Wakefield Wangi Wangi Warners Bay Wallsend West Wallsend Whitebridge Windale Windermere Park Woodrising Wyee Wyee Point Yarrawonga Park City of Cessnock suburbs [ edit ] Cessnock Cessnock West Aberdare Abermain Abernethy Allandale Bellbird Bellbird Heights Big Yengo Bishops Bridge Black Hill Boree Branxton Brunkerville Buchanan Buttai Cedar Creek Cliftleigh Congewai East Branxton Ellalong Elrington Greta Greta Main Heddon Greta Kearsley Keinbah Kitchener Kurri Kurri Laguna Lovedale Loxford Millfield Moruben Mount View Mount Vincent Mulbring Neath North Rothbury Nulkaba Paxton Paynes Crossing Pelaw Main Pelton Pokolbin Quorrobolong Richmond Main Richmond Vale Rothbury Sawyers Gully Stanford Merthyr Stockrington Sweetmans Creek Weston Wollombi City of Maitland suburbs [ edit ] Maitland East Maitland South Maitland Maitland North Aberglasslyn Allandale Anambah Ashtonfield Beresfield Berry Park Bishops Bridge Black Hill Bolwarra Bolwarra Heights Buchanan Chisholm Duckenfield Farley Gillieston Heights Gosforth Green Hills Greta Harpers Hill Hillsborough (North) Horseshoe Bend Lambs Valley Largs Lenaghan Lochinvar Lorn Louth Park Luskintyre Maitland Vale Melville Metford Millers Forest Mindaribba Morpeth Mount Dee Oakhampton Oakhampton Heights Oswald Paterson Phoenix Park Pitnacree Raworth Rosebrook Rutherford Seahampton Summer Hill Tarro Telarah Tenambit Thornton Tocal Windella Windermere Woodberry Woodville Port Stephens Council suburbs [ edit ] Anna Bay Balickera Boat Harbour Bobs Farm Brandy Hill Butterwick Campvale Corlette Duns Creek Eagleton East Seaham Fern Bay Ferodale Fingal Bay Fishermans Bay Fullerton Cove Glen Oak Heatherbrae Hinton Karuah Kings Hill Lemon Tree Passage Mallabula Medowie Nelson Bay Nelsons Plains One Mile Osterley Oyster Cove Raymond Terrace Salamander Bay Salt Ash Seaham Shoal Bay Soldiers Point Swan Bay Tanilba Bay Taylors Beach Tomago Twelve Mile Creek Wallalong Williamtown Woodville Notes [ edit ] ^ There
187-461: The boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike
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#1732786719761204-488: The collision. It has a railway station , which opened in 1925. The station is served by NSW TrainLink 's Hunter line . The suburb is bisected by the New England Highway . The first public school in Beresfield was Upper Hexham Public School, now in the grounds of Beresfield Public School. The closest public secondary school is Francis Greenway High School. Beresfield has a small shopping centre featuring
221-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which
238-596: The local community by participating in Clean Up Australia Day, fundraising for charity and collecting items for those less fortunate. Beresfield is the location of Newcastle Memorial Park cemetery and crematorium. Beresfield has many sporting clubs including Thornton-Beresfield Bears Rugby League Club, Beresfield Memorial Cricket Club, Beresfield Football & Senior Soccer Clubs, Beresfield Touch Football, Beresfield Netball Club and Beresfield Golf Club. Beresfield has long been home to fathers employed in
255-471: The mining industry in Newcastle. The Kent Colliery was located in Beresfield. In the 1940s the colliery was the subject of an investigation into subsidence complaints. A major employer in the area has been the Baiada/Steggles poultry processing plant. List of suburbs in Greater Newcastle, New South Wales Below is a list of suburbs located within
272-2349: The original on 17 August 2001 . Retrieved 16 August 2007 . "New South Wales imagery" . Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange . New South Wales Land and Property Information . Retrieved 27 June 2020 . External links [ edit ] Geographical Names Board of NSW City of Newcastle City of Lake Macquarie Cessnock City Council Maitland City Council Port Stephens Council v t e Lists of suburbs of Australian cities and metropolitan areas Capital cities Adelaide Brisbane Canberra Darwin Hobart Melbourne Perth Sydney New South Wales Ballina Blue Mountains Central Coast Coffs Harbour Kempsey Lismore Murwillumbah Newcastle Orange Port Macquarie Tamworth Tweed Heads Wagga Wagga Wollongong Queensland Gold Coast Mackay Rockhampton Sunshine Coast Townsville Tasmania Devonport Launceston Victoria Ballarat Bendigo Geelong Western Australia Albany Bunbury Mandurah Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_suburbs_in_Greater_Newcastle,_New_South_Wales&oldid=1190019407 " Categories : Geography of New South Wales Lists of suburbs in Australia City of Lake Macquarie Maitland, New South Wales Newcastle, New South Wales Port Stephens Council Suburbs of Newcastle, New South Wales Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
289-664: The use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been
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