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Postcode 2285

Postcode 2285 covers Cameron Park, Cardiff, Cardiff Heights, Cardiff South, Edgeworth, Glendale and Macquarie Hills in NSW.

At a glance

Addresses
18,333
Suburbs
7
Council
Lake Macquarie
Federal seat
Shortland
Remoteness
Major Cities of Australia
Modified Monash
MM 1

Latitude -32.929349, longitude 151.635947 (NSW postcode centroid); coordinates are GDA2020 decimal degrees, averaged from located addresses.

Postcode 2285, NSW

Geography by address share

Shares count G-NAF addresses, including addresses with unknown allocations. They describe addresses, not population or land area.

Local government area

  • Lake Macquarie18,328 (100%)
  • Newcastle5 (0%)

Federal electorate

  • Shortland9,218 (50.3%)
  • Hunter8,620 (47%)
  • Newcastle495 (2.7%)

State electorate

  • Cessnock8,621 (47%)
  • Wallsend4,162 (22.7%)
  • Lake Macquarie2,786 (15.2%)
  • Charlestown2,764 (15.1%)

Statistical Area Level 3

  • Lake Macquarie - East9,707 (52.9%)
  • Lake Macquarie - West8,620 (47%)
  • Newcastle6 (0%)

Statistical Area Level 4

  • Newcastle and Lake Macquarie18,333 (100%)

Remoteness and Modified Monash

  • Major Cities of Australia18,333 (100%)
  • MM 1: Metropolitan18,333 (100%)

Allocations follow the boundary editions in the loaded data release. A postcode or suburb can cross an electorate or council boundary. Query a full address for its allocation.

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