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Median Age of Persons · 42
Median Monthly Mortgage Repayment · $1907
Median Personal Weekly Income · $762
Median Weekly Rent · $365
Median Total Family Weekly Income · $2063
Median Total Persons pre Bedroom · 1
Median Total Household Weekly Income · 1611
Average Household Size · 3

  Number of Registered Blocks [ ADDRESSES ] · 0

Macquarie Hills · 3.6km to the NE (51.7°) - ·

Wakefield · 3.7km to the NW (308.6°) - ·

Warners Bay · 4.7km to the SE (143.6°) - ·

Windale · 7.3km to the SE (127.6°) - ·

Rankin Park · 7.6km to the NNE (27.1°) - ·

Sector and Type · Government, Primary
Website · nsw.gov.au
School Sector · Government
School Type · Primary
Campus Type · School Single Entity
Governing Body · Department of Education NSW
Year Range · K-6
Teaching Staff · 4
Non Teaching Staff · 3
ICSEA Percentile · 29
Total Enrolements · 68 (32 girls, 36 boys)

Sector and Type · Government, Primary
Website · nsw.gov.au
School Sector · Government
School Type · Primary
Campus Type · School Single Entity
Governing Body · Department of Education NSW
Year Range · K-6
Teaching Staff · 4
Non Teaching Staff · 4
ICSEA Percentile · 27
Total Enrolements · 99 (46 girls, 53 boys)

Sector and Type · Government, Primary
Website · nsw.gov.au
School Sector · Government
School Type · Primary
Campus Type · School Single Entity
Governing Body · Department of Education NSW
Year Range · K-6
Teaching Staff · 2
Non Teaching Staff · 2
ICSEA Percentile · 23
Total Enrolements · 41 (20 girls, 21 boys)

Sector and Type · Government, Primary
Website · nsw.gov.au
School Sector · Government
School Type · Primary
Campus Type · School Single Entity
Governing Body · Department of Education NSW
Year Range · K-6
Teaching Staff · 12
Non Teaching Staff · 7
ICSEA Percentile · 30
Total Enrolements · 167 (66 girls, 101 boys)

Sector and Type · Government, Primary
Website · nsw.gov.au
School Sector · Government
School Type · Primary
Campus Type · School Single Entity
Governing Body · Department of Education NSW
Year Range · K-6
Teaching Staff · 12
Non Teaching Staff · 3
ICSEA Percentile · 14
Total Enrolements · 195 (101 girls, 94 boys)

Sector and Type · Government, Special
Website · nsw.gov.au
School Sector · Government
School Type · Special
Campus Type · School Single Entity
Governing Body · Department of Education NSW
Year Range · U
Teaching Staff · 7
Non Teaching Staff · 8
ICSEA Percentile · 10
Total Enrolements · 37 (8 girls, 29 boys)

Sector and Type · Government, Secondary
Website · nsw.gov.au
School Sector · Government
School Type · Secondary
Campus Type · School Single Entity
Governing Body · Department of Education NSW
Year Range · 7-12
Teaching Staff · 39
Non Teaching Staff · 14
ICSEA Percentile · 10
Total Enrolements · 396 (191 girls, 205 boys)

Sector and Type · Catholic, Secondary
Website · catholic.edu.au
School Sector · Catholic
School Type · Secondary
Campus Type · School Single Entity
Governing Body · Catholic Schools NSW
Year Range · 7-12
Teaching Staff · 83
Non Teaching Staff · 27
ICSEA Percentile · 57
Total Enrolements · 849 (453 girls, 396 boys)

Service Approval Number · SE-00007353
Provider Approval Number · PR-00003930
Service Name · Glendale Early Education Centre
Provider Legal Name · Glendale Early Education Centre Inc
Service Type · Centre-Based Care
Service Address · 4 Stockland Drive, ARGENTON, NSW, 2284
Phone · 02 4954 7755
Email Address · Glendaleearlyed@ozemail.com.au
Number Approved Places · 46
Service Approval Granted Date · 2007-10-14
Long Day Care · yes
Preschool Kindergarten Part of School · no
Preschool Kindergarten Standalone · no
Outside School Hours Care (After School) · no
Outside School Hours Care (Before School) · no
Outside School Hours Care (Vacation Care) · no

Service Approval Number · SE-00006697
Provider Approval Number · PR-00003648
Service Name · Boolaroo-Speers Point Community Kindergarten
Provider Legal Name · Boolaroo-Speers Point Community Kindergarten Inc
Service Type · Centre-Based Care
Service Address · 46A Sixth Street, BOOLAROO, NSW, 2284
Phone · 02 4958 1330
Email Address · bsppreschool@westnet.com.au
Number Approved Places · 38
Service Approval Granted Date · 2008-11-01
Long Day Care · no
Preschool Kindergarten Part of School · no
Preschool Kindergarten Standalone · yes
Outside School Hours Care (After School) · no
Outside School Hours Care (Before School) · no
Outside School Hours Care (Vacation Care) · no

Service Approval Number · SE-40008577
Provider Approval Number · PR-40009038
Service Name · Boolaroo Kids Club
Provider Legal Name · RENAE GILLIES
Service Type · Centre-Based Care
Service Address · Cnr Second Street & Main Road, BOOLAROO, NSW, 2284
Phone · 0249582123
Email Address · boolarookc@gmail.com
Number Approved Places · 45
Service Approval Granted Date · 2017-02-03
Long Day Care · no
Preschool Kindergarten Part of School · no
Preschool Kindergarten Standalone · no
Outside School Hours Care (After School) · yes
Outside School Hours Care (Before School) · yes
Outside School Hours Care (Vacation Care) · yes

Service Approval Number · SE-00008089
Provider Approval Number · PR-00003890
Service Name · Lake Macquarie Family Day Care
Provider Legal Name · Lake Macquarie City Council
Service Type · Family Day Care
Service Address · 81 Lakeview Street, SPEERS POINT, NSW, 2284
Phone · 0249210156
Email Address · familydaycare@lakemac.nsw.gov.au
Conditional Approval · The approved provider must ensure that the maximum number of family day care educators employed or engaged by the service does not exceed 130. The approved provider must employ at least 1 full time qualified family day care co-ordinator for every 25 family day care educators providing education and care to children.
Service Approval Granted Date · 2009-01-01
Long Day Care · no
Preschool Kindergarten Part of School · no
Preschool Kindergarten Standalone · no
Outside School Hours Care (After School) · no
Outside School Hours Care (Before School) · no
Outside School Hours Care (Vacation Care) · no

Service Approval Number · SE-40014190
Provider Approval Number · PR-00000898
Service Name · Great Beginnings Speers Point
Provider Legal Name · G8 Education Limited
Service Type · Centre-Based Care
Service Address · 193 Main Road, SPEERS POINT, NSW, 2284
Phone · 0755815300
Email Address · speerspoint@greatbeginnings.com.au
Number Approved Places · 104
Service Approval Granted Date · 2018-12-19
Long Day Care · yes
Preschool Kindergarten Part of School · no
Preschool Kindergarten Standalone · no
Outside School Hours Care (After School) · yes
Outside School Hours Care (Before School) · yes
Outside School Hours Care (Vacation Care) · yes

Service Approval Number · SE-00009592
Provider Approval Number · PR-00003571
Service Name · Woodrising Natural Learning Centre Incorporated
Provider Legal Name · Woodrising Natural Learning Centre Incorporated
Service Type · Centre-Based Care
Service Address · 80 Hayden Brook Rd, WOODRISING, NSW, 2284
Phone · 0249504212
Email Address · director@woodrisingchildcare.com.au
Number Approved Places · 39
Service Approval Granted Date · 2007-03-06
Long Day Care · yes
Preschool Kindergarten Part of School · no
Preschool Kindergarten Standalone · no
Outside School Hours Care (After School) · no
Outside School Hours Care (Before School) · no
Outside School Hours Care (Vacation Care) · no

Registered Provider Name · Mak Invest Pty Ltd
Head Office Location · Speers Point
Head Office Address · Lot 88, 23 Thompson Road, Speers Point, NSW 2284, , , 2284
Email Address · kathygundry@optusnet.com.au

Registered Provider Name · Resolute Support
Head Office Location · Speers Point
Head Office Address · 10 Edith Street, Speers Point, NSW 2284, , , 2284
Phone Number · 0410 197 073
Mobile · 61410197073
Email Address · info@resolutesupport.com.au

Registered Provider Name · Westlakes Access And Support Inc
Head Office Location · Booragul
Head Office Address · 21 First Street, Booragul, NSW 2284, , , 2284
Phone Number · 02 4958 7442
Email Address · wasinc@bigpond.com

Registered Provider Name · Alphacare
Head Office Location · Boolaroo
Head Office Address · 109 Munibung Road, Boolaroo, NSW 2284, , , 2284
Email Address · jackie.pickard@alphacare.com.au

Registered Provider Name · Greenfield, Josie
Head Office Location · Argenton
Head Office Address · Lot 36, 15 Park Avenue, Argenton, NSW 2284, , , 2284
Phone Number · 0411 040 434
Mobile · 61411040434
Email Address · kasgemma@bigpond.net.au

Registered Provider Name · Chit-A-Chat Group Trustee Of Chit-A-Chat
Head Office Location · Speers Point
Head Office Address · Unit 4, 175 Main Road, Speers Point, NSW 2284, , , 2284
Phone Number · 1300 854 854
Email Address · admin@chit-a-chat.com.au

Registered Provider Name · Baileys Lawn And Garden Maintenance
Head Office Location · Argenton
Head Office Address · 104 Montgomery Street, Argenton, NSW 2284, , , 2284
Phone Number · 0401 461 159
Mobile · 61401461159
Email Address · baileys_lgm@outlook.com

Registered Provider Name · Seyes Pty Ltd
Head Office Location · Booragul
Head Office Address · 3 Gretel Cr, Booragul, NSW 2284, , , 2284
Phone Number · 02 4958 4652
Email Address · davidvickery.dv@gmail.com

Registered Provider Name · Snippits Lawn And Garden Care
Head Office Location · Speers Point
Head Office Address · 133 Main Rd, Speers Point, NSW 2284, , , 2284
Phone Number · 0408 626 123
Mobile · 61408626123
Email Address · ben.snippits@gmail.com

Registered Provider Name · Your Choice Garden Services
Head Office Location · Argenton
Head Office Address · 5 Park Avenue, Argenton, NSW 2284, , , 2284
Phone Number · 0423 534 987
Mobile · 61423534987
Email Address · yourchoicegardenservices@hotmail.com

Registered Provider Name · Newcastle Music Therapy
Head Office Location · Speers Point
Head Office Address · 15 Edith St, Speers Point, NSW 2284, , , 2284
Phone Number · 0410 834 885
Mobile · 61410834885
Email Address · susanjab@gmail.com

Registered Provider Name · Voicebox Speech Pathology
Head Office Location · Boolaroo
Head Office Address · 58 Main Road, Boolaroo, NSW 2284, , , 2284
Phone Number · 0402 931 591
Mobile · 61402931591
Email Address · jessica@voiceboxspeech.com.au

Hospital Name · Warners Bay Private Hospital
Coordinates · 151.6412048340, -32.9652633667
Distance from PO · 2.31 km

Title and Distance · Boolaroo, New South Wales 0.99 km
Summary · Boolaroo is a suburb of the city of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, located west of Newcastle's central business district in Lake Macquarie's West Ward. It was at the epicenter of the 1989 Newcastle earthquake (...)
Elevation · 28 feet
Wikipedia Information · wikipedia.org

Title and Distance · Speers Point, New South Wales 1.17 km
Summary · Speers Point is a suburb within, and the location of the council seat of the City of Lake Macquarie Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia. It is located west-southwest of the city of Newcastle on the northern shore of Lake Macquarie, in Cockle and Warners Bays, between the suburbs of (...)
Elevation · 28 feet
Wikipedia Information · wikipedia.org

Title and Distance · Lochend Colliery 1.3 km
Summary · Lochend Colliery was a mine located at Speers Point, New South Wales, Australia. William Brooks began mining coal at the foot of the Munibung Hill near Speers Point in 1843. The coal was carried by trolleys on a small gauge tram line to a jetty at Speers Point (...)
Elevation · 46 feet
Wikipedia Information · wikipedia.org

Title and Distance · 1989 Newcastle earthquake 1.43 km
Summary · The 1989 Newcastle earthquake was a Richter magnitude 5.6 earthquake that occurred in Newcastle, New South Wales on Thursday, 28 December 1989, at 10:27 am. It was one of Australia's most serious natural disasters, killing 13 people and injuring more than 160 (...)
Elevation · 25 feet
Wikipedia Information · wikipedia.org

Title and Distance · Cockle Creek Smelter 2.36 km
Summary · Cockle Creek Smelter was a zinc and lead smelter located at the northern end of Lake Macquarie near Boolaroo New South Wales. The smelter was built in by Sulphide Corporation Limited in 1896 and the first attempts to refine zinc using the Ashcroft Process began in 1897 and was abandoned shortly (...)
Elevation · 1 feet
Wikipedia Information · wikipedia.org

Title and Distance · Warners Bay High School 3.28 km
Summary · Warners Bay High School is a secondary school situated in the suburb of Warners Bay in Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia. The current principal is Dr. Sharon Parkes, and it has about 1300 students each year. retrieved 26 January 2012 (...)
Elevation · 9 feet
Wikipedia Information · wikipedia.org

Title and Distance · Argenton, New South Wales 3.37 km
Summary · Argenton is a suburb of the city of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia west of the Newcastle's central business district in Lake Macquarie's West Ward. (...)
Elevation · 12 feet
Wikipedia Information · wikipedia.org

Title and Distance · Stockland Glendale 3.97 km
Summary · Stockland Glendale is a major shopping centre located in Glendale, a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia. It is located on Lake Road, Glendale, on a parcel of land, and primarily serves the Lake Macquarie region to the southwest of Newcastle. (...)
Elevation · 13 feet
Wikipedia Information · wikipedia.org

Title and Distance · Warners Bay, New South Wales 4 km
Summary · Warners Bay is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, and is located from Newcastle's central business district on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie. It was named after Jonathan Warner, who settled the area (...)
Elevation · 23 feet
Wikipedia Information · wikipedia.org

Title and Distance · Cardiff, New South Wales 4.72 km
Summary · Cardiff is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia. It is located west-southwest of Newcastle's central business district in the City of Lake Macquarie North Ward. Cardiff is an irregularly shaped suburb. In the 2001 Census Cardiff had 5,039 inhabitants (...)
Elevation · 17 feet
Wikipedia Information · wikipedia.org

Title and Distance · Blackalls Park railway station 5.17 km
Summary · Blackalls Park was a former railway station in the suburb of Blackalls Park, on the former Fassifern - Toronto branch line in New South Wales, Australia. The station was closed in 1990. The track and platform at the station is still largely intact, albeit overgrown. (...)
Elevation · 11 feet
Wikipedia Information · wikipedia.org

Title and Distance · Mount Hutton, New South Wales 5.65 km
Summary · Mount Hutton is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, located from Newcastle's central business district on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie North Ward (...)
Elevation · 35 feet
Wikipedia Information · wikipedia.org

Title and Distance · Wakefield, New South Wales 6.17 km
Summary · Wakefield is a small rural locality in the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, situated to the west of Newcastle.
Elevation · 42 feet
Wikipedia Information · wikipedia.org

Title and Distance · Toronto, New South Wales 6.75 km
Summary · Toronto is a town within the city of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, approximately from Newcastle's central business district and is a commercial hub for the sprawling suburbs on the western shore of the lake. (...)
Elevation · 98 feet
Wikipedia Information · wikipedia.org

Title and Distance · Killingworth, New South Wales 6.87 km
Summary · Killingworth is a small town located south of West Wallsend, New South Wales and west of the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway. It is part of the West Ward of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area, and Ward 'D' of the City of Cessnock. (...)
Elevation · 37 feet
Wikipedia Information · wikipedia.org

Title and Distance · Windale, New South Wales 6.99 km
Summary · Windale is a suburb of the city of Lake Macquarie, in the Newcastle metropolitan area. It is located west of the junction of the Pacific Highway and Newcastle Inner City Bypass, covering an area of . Windale is a lower socio-economic area consisting largely of public housing homes, and has (...)
Elevation · 34 feet
Wikipedia Information · wikipedia.org

Title and Distance · South Waratah Colliery 7.38 km
Summary · The South Waratah Colliery was a coal mine located at Kotara South, in New South Wales Australia. The Waratah Coal Company sank its first shaft in 1873 to mine coal from the Victoria Tunnel Seam. A colliery branch line, known as the Gully Line or Raspberry Gully Line, was opened on 24 October 1876 (...)
Elevation · 84 feet
Wikipedia Information · wikipedia.org

Title and Distance · Kilaben Bay, New South Wales 7.43 km
Summary · Kilaben Bay is a suburb of the city of Lake Macquarie in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is named for the bay of the same name that lies to the south of the suburb. The suburb's western boundary is heavily forested (...)
Elevation · 8 feet
Wikipedia Information · wikipedia.org

Title and Distance · Charlestown Square 7.44 km
Summary · Charlestown Square is a major regional shopping centre in Charlestown, New South Wales, a suburb of the city of Lake Macquarie. It is owned and operated by General Property Trust. It was formerly managed by Lend Lease Corporation (...)
Elevation · 114 feet
Wikipedia Information · wikipedia.org

Title and Distance · Gateshead, New South Wales 7.58 km
Summary · Gateshead is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, from Newcastle's central business district on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie East ward, and is home to a number of primary and high schools and a private hospital (...)
Elevation · 33 feet
Wikipedia Information · wikipedia.org

Title and Distance · City of Lake Macquarie 8.1 km
Summary · The City of Lake Macquarie is a local government area in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is situated adjacent to the city of Newcastle and was proclaimed as a city from 7 September 1984. The City is approximately north of Sydney (...)
Elevation · 0 feet
Wikipedia Information · wikipedia.org

Title and Distance · John Hunter Hospital 8.3 km
Summary · The John Hunter Hospital (sometimes known as the JHH or more colloquially the John) is the principal referral centre and a community hospital for Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and Northern New South Wales. It is the main teaching hospital of the University of Newcastle (...)
Elevation · 75 feet
Wikipedia Information · wikipedia.org

Title and Distance · Adamstown Heights, New South Wales 9.03 km
Summary · Adamstown Heights is a southern suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located west-southwest of Newcastle's central business district along the Pacific Highway. It is split between the City of Lake Macquarie and City of Newcastle local government areas (...)
Elevation · 66 feet
Wikipedia Information · wikipedia.org

Title and Distance · Seahampton, New South Wales 9.13 km
Summary · Seahampton is a hamlet situated north of West Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia, located west of the city of Newcastle's central business district and west of the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway. It is regarded as a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area (...)
Elevation · 102 feet
Wikipedia Information · wikipedia.org

Title and Distance · Kahibah Public School 9.17 km
Summary · Kahibah Public School is a government primary school in Kahibah, New South Wales, Australia. Originally established in 1938 in the Kahibah Memorial Hall, it moved to its current location in 1954. It caters for students from Kindergarten to Year 6 with a total enrolment of approximately 287 (...)
Elevation · 100 feet
Wikipedia Information · wikipedia.org

Title and Distance · Westfield Kotara 9.17 km
Summary · Westfield Kotara is a shopping centre located in the suburb of Kotara in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. It was opened in 1965 as Kotara Fair. In 2003 the shopping centre was purchased by the Westfield Group (...)
Elevation · 34 feet
Wikipedia Information · wikipedia.org

Title and Distance · Belmont, New South Wales 9.31 km
Summary · Belmont is a suburb in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, located 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Newcastle's central business district on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie and is part of the City of Lake Macquarie (...)
Elevation · 12 feet
Wikipedia Information · wikipedia.org

Title and Distance · Henny Penny (restaurant) 9.38 km
Summary · Henny Penny is a chain of 15 Quick Service Restaurants offering dine-in, take away and drive through facilities in the Newcastle Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. Henny Penny is well known for its barbecued chicken, fried chicken, salads, and gravy, as well as its catering service. (...)
Elevation · 9 feet
Wikipedia Information · wikipedia.org

Title and Distance · Belmont railway line 9.47 km
Summary · The Belmont railway line is an abandoned coal haulage and passenger rail line from Adamstown, New South Wales to Belmont, New South Wales. This was a private railway, being the property of the New Redhead Estate and Coal Company and was generally known as the Belmont Branch (...)
Elevation · 86 feet
Wikipedia Information · wikipedia.org

Title and Distance · Ebenezer Colliery 9.5 km
Summary · Ebenezer Colliery was a coal mine located at Coal Point, New South Wales, Australia. Reverend Lancelot Edward Threlkeld began mining at the south west point of Coal Point near Toronto in 1840, after the failure of his aboriginal mission. The mine was worked by hand and the skips run on wooden rails (...)
Elevation · 28 feet
Wikipedia Information · wikipedia.org