Birmingham Gardens, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Birmingham Gardens
city = Newcastle
state = nsw


caption =
lga = City of Newcastle (Ward 4)
postcode = 2287
est =
pop = 1,763 (2001 census)
area = 0.7
propval =
stategov = Wallsend
fedgov = Newcastle
near-nw =
near-n = Shortland
near-ne =
near-w = Wallsend
near-e = Callaghan
near-sw = Jesmond
near-s = Jesmond
near-se = North Lambton
dist1 = 11
location1= Newcastle

Birmingham Gardens is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, bordering the University of Newcastle convert|11|km|mi|0|lk=on west-northwest of Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area.

Origins

The Birmingham Gardens area was first subdivided in the 1930’s. The area was expanded in the 60’s with the price of land being the attraction [http://www.ncc.nsw.gov.au/discover_newcastle/discover_our_suburbs/birmingham_gardens Newcastle City Council, Discover our Suburbs] ] . The name Birmingham Gardens was given by Mr.T.M.Burke who originally subdivided the area after the English town of Birmingham. Originally owned by Newcastle Wallsend Coal Co & sold to Commonwealth Oil Refineries [ [http://www1.newcastle.nsw.gov.au/library/placea.cfm?FIRST=b Hunter Valley Place Names and their Meanings] ] .

Today

Birmingham Gardens, residents include a majority of people aged over 55 and a number of university students renting near the university.

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