Redhead

Redhead is a coastal suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, located 16km’s south of Newcastle’s central business district on the Pacific Ocean.

It was named for the appearance of its headland when viewed from the sea.

Early industries included a banana orchard and mining. A mine explosion killed five people in 1926. The suburb was developed in the late 1940s. The first school opened in 1908.

The suburb is best known for its beach which is a popular surfing location in Newcastle.

Over the past few years the suburb has been plagued by a number of fires.

The size of Redhead is approximately 3km². It has 4 parks covering nearly 1% of the total area. There is 1 school and 2 childcare centres located in Redhead.

The population of Redhead in 1996 was 1,673 people. By 2006 the population was 2,272 showing a population growth of 36% in the area during that time.

The predominant age group in Redhead is 40 – 49 years.

Currently the median sale price of house in the area is $459,950.

This information has been prepared on 23rd March 2011 and sourced from RPdata and Wikipedia.