Bolwarra, New South Wales
Bolwarra is a suburb in the City of Maitland in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.
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| Coordinates: 32°44′54″S 151°33′54″E / 32.74833°S 151.56500°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter | ||||||||||||
| City | Maitland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 4.48 km2 (1.73 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 3 to 38 m (9.8 to 124.7 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 989 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 220.8/km2 (571.8/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2320 | ||||||||||||
| County | Northumberland[3] | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Maitland[3] | ||||||||||||
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The traditional owners and custodians of the Maitland area are the Wonnarua people.[6]
Name
Bolwarra was named by John Brown, a native word meaning 'a flash of light', in 1822. P22. (`Dawn in the Valley` by WA Woods).[7]
Transport
Hunter Valley Buses operates one bus route through Bolwarra:
- 185: Maitland to Gresford via Largs, Woodville and Paterson[8]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bolwarra (NSW) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bolwarra (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Largs". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Elvis - Elevation and Depth - Foundation Spatial Data". ANZLIC Committee on Surveying and Mapping. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Spatial Map Viewer". NSW Spatial Services. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples". Maitland City Council. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "Place Name Search". Geographical Names Board. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 1 March 2024.