Bolwarra, New South Wales

Bolwarra is a suburb in the City of Maitland in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.

Suburb of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia

32°44′54″S 151°33′54″E / 32.74833°S 151.56500°E / -32.74833; 151.56500Population989 (2016 census)^[1] • Density220.8/km² (571.8/sq mi)Postcode(s)2320Elevation3 to 38 m (10 to 125 ft)^[2]Area4.48 km² (1.7 sq mi)^[3]Location

174.9 km (109 mi) N of Sydney
37.4 km (23 mi) NW of Newcastle
6.8 km (4 mi) NNE of Maitland

LGA(s)City of MaitlandRegionHunterCounty Northumberland^[4]ParishMaitland^[4]State electorate(s)Maitland Federal division(s)Lyne

Suburbs around Bolwarra:
	Bolwarra Heights
Oakhampton	Bolwarra	Largs
	Lorn

The traditional owners and custodians of the Maitland area are the Wonnarua people.^[5]

Name

Bolwarra was named by John Brown, a native word meaning 'a flash of light', in 1822. P22. (`Dawn in the Valley` by WA Woods).^[6]

Transport

Hunter Valley Buses operates one bus route through Bolwarra:

185: Maitland to Gresford via Largs, Woodville and Paterson^[7]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bolwarra (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
^ "Elvis - Elevation and Depth - Foundation Spatial Data". ANZLIC Committee on Surveying and Mapping. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
^ "Spatial Map Viewer". NSW Spatial Services. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Largs". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
^ "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples". Maitland City Council. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
^ "Place Name Search". Geographical Names Board. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 1 March 2024.