Bolwarra Heights, New South Wales

Bolwarra Heights
Maitland, New South Wales
Coordinates 32°42′00″S 151°35′05″E / 32.70000°S 151.58472°E / -32.70000; 151.58472Coordinates: 32°42′00″S 151°35′05″E / 32.70000°S 151.58472°E / -32.70000; 151.58472
Population 2,499 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 2320
Location
LGA(s) City of Maitland
Region Hunter
State electorate(s) Maitland
Federal Division(s) Paterson
Suburbs around Bolwarra Heights:
Mindaribba Woodville
Oakhampton Bolwarra Heights Largs
Bolwarra

Bolwarra Heights is a suburb in the City of Maitland in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the eastern side of the Hunter River, approximately 5 km (3.1 mi) north of the Maitland central business district. Mainly a residential suburb, Bolwarra Heights is bordered to the east by Largs.

The present day suburb of Bolwarra Heights is situated on land originally granted to Scottish settler George Lang by Governor Macquarie in 1822. The Lang family home, historic Dunmore House is a heritage-listed Georgian style homestead built using convict labour in the 1830s, located on the road between Bolwarra Heights and the nearby village of Woodville.[2]

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