Gillieston Heights NSW, 2321
Gillieston Heights Real Estate: Suburb Profile
Searching for the dream home in Gillieston Heights, NSW 2321? It's wise to know whether the area is an ideal consideration, given your lifestyle and circumstances. The Homes.com.au suburb profile focuses on providing the best information on Gillieston Heights house prices, demographics & market trends so that we can help you make an informed decision about your future property purchase.
If you are making a move to Gillieston Heights, keep reading for a brief history lesson to discover more about the amazing lifestyle and what makes this suburb a worthy option.
Overview Gillieston Heights is a southern suburb of Maitland, a major urban area in the Lower Hunter Valley region. The suburb is 5 km from the Maitland CBD and 37 km from Newcastle, the second-biggest city in New South Wales. It had 3,150 residents at the 2016 census.
Living in Gillieston Heights The proximity to Maitland, the fastest-growing urban centre in the Hunter Valley, makes Gillieston Heights a great residential suburb. Newcastle is also 40 minutes drive. A large part of the suburb is dominated by creeks making it a beautiful place. In the last 15 years, its population has almost doubled with the inauguration of many new housing projects. The Cessnock Road corridor running through Gillieston Heights connects the Hunter Expressway on its west with the New England Highway on its east. The suburb has good schools, purpose-built playgrounds, excellent roads and transport and specialty shops.
History of Gillieston Heights The suburb was known as East Greta until 1967, when it was renamed Gillieston Heights in the memory of John Gillies, a former provincial legislator and Maitland mayor. It was under the domain of the Wonnarua people. However, the small European settlement expanded after coal production started in 1888. With more mining activities, railways came to Gillieston Heights in 1893. The suburb saw rapid growth after 2005 when the local government began an ambitious urban settlement strategy.
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