Black Hill, New South Wales

Black Hill Newcastle, New South Wales
Black Hill
Coordinates	32°50′24″S 151°36′43″E
Population	516 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	2322
Location	26 km (16 mi) NW of Newcastle 14 km (9 mi) SSE of Maitland
LGA(s)	City of Newcastle City of Cessnock City of Maitland
Parish	Newcastle
State electorate(s)	Cessnock
Federal division(s)	Paterson
Suburbs around Black Hill: Four Mile Creek, Buchanan Beresfield, Four Mile Creek Tarro, Beresfield Buttai Black Hill Hexham Buchanan Lenaghan, Stockrington Fletcher

Black Hill is a rural locality and suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 26 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle and City of Cessnock local government areas.

Black Hill Public School

Black Hill Public School is a small school located on Blackhill Road. It was founded in 1881. Notable people who received education at this school include Sydney Swans player Isaac Heeney, the grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Australian politician Milton Morris, and Reilly Stevenson who held the title of School President in 2015, along with 2 chess championship awards and 1 handball championship award.

Population

Black Hill had a population of 516 at the 2021 census. 89.7% of people were born in Australia and 95.0% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 42.6%, Anglican 17.1% and Catholic 15.9%.[2]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Black Hill (NSW) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Black Hill". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 September 2022.