Description
Bar Beach is an inner city suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 1.6 km (1.0 mi) southwest of Newcastle's central business district.
Bar Beach is an inner city suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 1.6 km (1.0 mi) southwest of Newcastle's central business district. The suburb is named for the beach that extends along its eastern border.The beach is home to the Cooks Hill Surf Life Saving Club.
History
The Australian Agricultural Company held extensive Crown land grants in the Newcastle area that have since been developed into the modern day suburbs of Bar Beach, Cooks Hill, Hamilton and Broadmeadow as well as parts of the Newcastle Central Business District and The Hill. The Company released lots for residential development in Bar Beach in 1924.A natural rock pool at the beach was named "The Bar" and Bar Beach took its name from that feature.
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Population: 1,001 - 10,000
Time zone: UTC +11:00
Area: 0.506 km2
Elevation: 11 to 50 metres
Town elevation: 22 m
Population number: 1,256
Local Government Area: Newcastle City Council