The Aboriginal people, in this area, the Awabakal, were the first people of this land.[2]
The area was first settled by Europeans in 1829. The town took its name from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, and its public school opened in 1865. In 1911 the population was 216.
barnsley, south, wales, barnsley, township, south, wales, australia, kilometres, west, newcastle, central, business, district, suburb, city, lake, macquarie, local, government, area, barnsley, greater, newcastle, south, walespopulation1, 2016, census, density7. Barnsley is a township in New South Wales Australia 21 kilometres 13 mi west of Newcastle s central business district It is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area Barnsley Greater Newcastle New South WalesPopulation1 747 2016 census 1 Density794 km2 2 060 sq mi Postcode s 2278Area2 2 km2 0 8 sq mi Location21 km 13 mi W of NewcastleLGA s City of Lake MacquarieParishTeralbaState electorate s CessnockFederal division s HunterSuburbs around Barnsley Holmesville Holmesville Cameron ParkKillingworth Barnsley EdgeworthKillingworth Teralba TeralbaHistory EditThe Aboriginal people in this area the Awabakal were the first people of this land 2 The area was first settled by Europeans in 1829 The town took its name from Barnsley South Yorkshire and its public school opened in 1865 In 1911 the population was 216 References Edit Australian Bureau of Statistics 27 June 2017 Barnsley 2016 Census QuickStats Retrieved 5 September 2018 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Lake Macquarie City Retrieved 8 September 2020 External links EditHistory of Barnsley Lake Macquarie City Library Coordinates 32 55 55 S 151 35 06 E 32 932 S 151 585 E 32 932 151 585 This City of Lake Macquarie geography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barnsley New South Wales amp oldid 1037088239, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
