Wallsend, New South Wales

Wallsend
Suburb
Railway Goods Shed building (1860s and 1870s).
Railway Goods Shed building (1860s and 1870s).
Wallsend is located in the Hunter-Central Coast Region
Wallsend
Wallsend
Interactive map of Wallsend
Coordinates: 32°53′53″S 151°40′05″E / 32.898°S 151.668°E / -32.898; 151.668
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
CityNewcastle
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Area
 • Total
12.2 km2 (4.7 sq mi)
Elevation
9 m (30 ft)
Population
 • Total13,244 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density1,086/km2 (2,812/sq mi)
Postcode
2287
ParishKahibah
Suburbs around Wallsend
Fletcher Maryland Birmingham Gardens
Minmi Wallsend Jesmond
Edgeworth Elermore Vale Lambton

Wallsend is a western suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the local government areas.

History

The Awabakal and Worimi peoples are acknowledged by City of Newcastle as the traditional custodians of the land situated within the Newcastle local government area, including wetlands, rivers, creeks, and coastal environments. It is known that their heritage and cultural ties to Newcastle date back tens of thousands of years.[2]

Lieutenant Edward Close, an engineer and founder of Morpeth, recorded that part of the Wallsend area was called Barrahinebin by the Aboriginal custodians. Close reported that Barrahinebin was used to describe the area bounded by the Hunter River, Ironbark Creek and Mount Sugarloaf.[3]

Wallsend was named after a North of England coal mining township, initially built at the end of a Roman defensive wall, a town to the east of Newcastle upon Tyne. The name was given to the area by Alexander Brown in the 1850s when he purchased land bounded by what are now Newcastle Road, Boundary, and Croudace Streets and beyond Gunambi Road. The company he formed to operate the colliery which opened in January 1861 was called the Newcastle-Wallsend Coal Company.[3][4]

The suburb began as two mining towns, Wallsend and Plattsburg. Wallsend was the more developed and as it grew it linked to Plattsburg via Nelson Street. Wallsend was proclaimed a separate municipality in early 1874, but the two areas had re-joined by 1915. The coal mined at Wallsend was of very good quality and the township prospered, creating the commercial hub it is today.[5]

Modern day Wallsend

Today Wallsend has outgrown the historic main street and received investment and expansion from local business and national companies. The main street of Wallsend has also experienced new restaurants and real estate agencies, as well as home building companies occupying previous local businesses that have migrated to the larger Wallsend Village shopping centre (formerly owned by Stockland).[6]

The Wallsend Library, a branch of Newcastle Libraries, was originally opened in 1948.[7] The new, much larger, library building was opened in 2006.[8]

Education

Plattsburg Public School is a government co-educational school located on Ranclaud Street.[9]

There is another co-educational government primary school called Wallsend Public School located on 26 Martindale Street.[10]

There is also a Catholic co-educational primary school called St Patrick's Primary School located on Macquarie Street.[11]

Callaghan College Wallsend Campus is a Years 7–10 co-educational government high school located on Macquarie Street.[12]

Notable people

Notable Events

On the 1st of March 2026, a small freshwater crocodile was found and successfully captured from Ironbark Creek.[17]

Heritage listings

Wallsend has one NSW heritage-listed site:

Sports

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wallsend (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "Aboriginal Culture". City of Newcastle. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 Norm Barney, "Growth Driven By Rich Coal Deposit", Newcastle Herald (supplement) 11 November 1997 page 7.
  4. ↑ Hunter Valley Place Names and their Meanings
  5. ↑ Newcastle City Council, Discover our Suburbs
  6. ↑ "Home – Wallsend Village Shopping Centre". www.wallsendvillage.com.au. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Wallsend Library Opens Tomorrow". The Newcastle Sun. 2 December 1948. p. 4.
  8. ↑ Gorgievski, Mathew; Tweed, Josiah (6 June 2006). "New library for Wallsend". Newcastle Herald. p. 61 – via NewsBank.
  9. ↑ "Home – Plattsburg Public School". plattsburg-p.schools.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "Home – Wallsend Public School". wallsend-p.schools.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  11. ↑ Schoolzine; Schoolzine. "St Patrick's Primary School Wallsend Website". St Patrick's Primary School Wallsend Website. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  12. ↑ "Home – Callaghan College Wallsend Campus". wallsend-h.schools.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  13. ↑ "WW1 Australian VC recipient William Matthew Currey". GOV.UK. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "Captain Clarence Smith Jeffries". www.awm.gov.au. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  15. ↑ "The First Parliament of Australia - David Watkins (1865-1935)". firstparliament.senate.gov.au. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  16. ↑ "Sonia Hornery MP for Wallsend - Your Local State Member". Sonia Hornery MP. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  17. ↑ "Baby croc captured from Hunter creek". NBN News. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  18. ↑ "Railway Goods Shed". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning and Environment. H00739. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
  19. ↑ "Wallsend Athletics Club". www.wallsendathleticsclub.org.au. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  20. ↑ "Wallsend Touch Association | Touch Football Association". Retrieved 14 May 2024.
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