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Suburb of Greater Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tingira Heights is a suburb of City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, 16 kilometres (10 mi) south-west of Newcastle's central business district on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie. It was developed in the 1960s.
Tingira Heights Greater Newcastle, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 32°59′46″S 151°39′36″E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 2,043 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 486/km2 (1,260/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1960s | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2290 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 4.2 km2 (1.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | City of Lake Macquarie | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Kahibah | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Charlestown | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Hunter | ||||||||||||||
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The Awabakal are the traditional people of this area.[2]
Prior to 1965, the suburb was called Violet Town. A ship named after the Indigenous tribe Tingira (on the NSW/QLD border) was Australia's first naval training vessel in 1912 and was decommissioned in 1941. In 1965 the H.M.A.S Tingira Old Boys Association asked to have a town named after the ship, and the name was adopted by the Violet Town Progress Association. Tingara is an alternative spelling.[3]
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