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Buchanan NSW

Buchanan

Located in the Lake Macquarie – West area of New South Wales, Buchanan is in the Newcastle local government area, and within the electoral seat of Paterson.

Buchanan at a glance

Postcode: 2323

Latitude: -32.766667

Longitude: 151.6

Altitude: 14.0687542 (metres above sea level)

Population of Buchanan NSW

At the 2021 national census, the population of 2323 (Including Buchanan) was 26051 people. Out of those, 12701 were male and 13351 were female.

2451 (9.41%) of those people were born outside Australia, and the remaining 22441 people were born in Australia. 1906 (7.32%) of these people are Indigenous Australians.

Map of Buchanan

Here is a map of Buchanan, New South Wales and surrounds.


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