Speers Point
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| Coordinates: 32°57′48″S 151°37′40″E / 32.96333°S 151.62778°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter | ||||||||||||
| City | Greater Newcastle | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1870 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 3,400 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,060/km2 (2,750/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2284 | ||||||||||||
| County | Northumberland | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Kahibah | ||||||||||||
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Speers Point is a suburb of Greater Newcastle, and the location of the council seat of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area in New South Wales, Australia. It is 17 kilometres (10.6 mi) west-southwest of the city of Newcastle on the northern shore of Lake Macquarie, in Cockle and Warners Bays, between the suburbs of Cardiff and Warners Bay.
Speers Point was settled in 1828 and local commerce began through a colliery in 1843. By 2006, the suburb had a population of 3,230.
There has been a proposal to rename part of the suburb to 'Lake Macquarie', to reflect the name of the city.