Bolwarra is a suburb in the City of Maitland in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.
| Bolwarra Maitland, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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  Bolwarra | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°44′54″S 151°33′54″E / 32.74833°S 151.56500°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 989 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 220.8/km2 (571.8/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2320 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 3 to 38 m (10 to 125 ft)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4.48 km2 (1.7 sq mi)[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Maitland | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter | ||||||||||||||
| County | Northumberland[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Maitland[4] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Maitland | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lyne | ||||||||||||||
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The traditional owners and custodians of the Maitland area are the Wonnarua people.[5]
Name
editBolwarra was named by John Brown, a native word meaning 'a flash of light', in 1822. P22. (`Dawn in the Valley` by WA Woods).[6]
Transport
editHunter Valley Buses operates one bus route through Bolwarra:
- 185: Maitland to Gresford via Largs, Woodville and Paterson[7]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bolwarra (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Largs". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 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.
