Waratah, New South Wales
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Waratah Village Shopping Centre in March 2011 | |||||||||||||
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Interactive map of Waratah | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 32°54′19″S 151°43′30″E / 32.90528°S 151.72500°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter | ||||||||||||
| City | Newcastle | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1871 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 1.9 km2 (0.73 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 4,927 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11 (AEDT) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2298 | ||||||||||||
| County | Northumberland | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Newcastle | ||||||||||||
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Waratah /ˌwɒrəˈtɑː/ is a north-western residential suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Newcastle's central business district and bounded to the north by the Main North railway line. Waratah station was opened in 1858 and is served by NSW TrainLink's Hunter line.