Islington, New South Wales

Islington Newcastle, New South Wales
Islington Park, looking towards Throsby Creek
Islington
Coordinates	32°54′57″S 151°44′46″E / 32.91583°S 151.74611°E / -32.91583; 151.74611Coordinates: 32°54′57″S 151°44′46″E / 32.91583°S 151.74611°E / -32.91583; 151.74611
Population	1,530 (2006 census)
• Density	2,145/km2 (5,560/sq mi)
Established	1870s
Postcode(s)	2296
Area	0.713 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Location	156 km (97 mi) NNE of Sydney 3.4 km (2 mi) W of Newcastle
LGA(s)	City of Newcastle
Region	Hunter
County	Northumberland
Parish	Newcastle
State electorate(s)	Newcastle
Federal Division(s)	Newcastle
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 25.6 °C 78 °F 8.4 °C 47 °F 1,135.9 mm 44.7 in
Suburbs around Islington: Mayfield Tighes Hill Maryville Hamilton North Islington Maryville, Wickham Hamilton North, Hamilton Hamilton Wickham

Islington /ˈɪzlɪŋtən/ is a suburb of the city of Newcastle in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. Located only 3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) from the Newcastle CBD on one of Newcastle's major arterial roads, it was initially developed as a residential suburb. Today it includes a small industrial area and is adjacent to the Newcastle campus of the Hunter Institute of Technology. Its southeastern border is occupied entirely by the Hunter and Newcastle and Central Coast railway lines. The suburb has one railway station, which is shared with, and named after, adjacent Hamilton.

Islington was developed in the 1870s as a residential suburb. It is located on Maitland Road, which later became part of the Pacific Highway and was part of Highway 1 until the Minmi to Beresfield section of the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway was completed in 1998. The convenient location attracted small factories.

The Regent Theatre in Islington, located on the corner of Maitland Road and Beaumont Street, opened on 2 December 1928. In 1941 or 1942, Hoyts Theatres obtained a majority interest in the property but, with the advent of television, the Regent was unable to survive and closed on 27 June 1964. After remaining empty for five years, the building reopened as a hardware store in August 1969 and operates in that capacity today.