Global InformationCity of Newcastle information
| City of Newcastle New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Greater Newcastle | |||||||||||||||
 Aerial view of Newcastle | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°55.7′S 151°46.9′E / 32.9283°S 151.7817°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 168,873 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 918.1/km2 (2,378/sq mi) [2] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 186.8 km2 (72.1 sq mi)[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
| Lord Mayor | Nuatali Nelmes (Labor)[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 162 km (101 mi) NNE of Sydney | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | 12 Stewart Avenue, Newcastle | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter[5] | ||||||||||||||
| County | Northumberland | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) |
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| Federal division(s) | Newcastle[10] | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | City of Newcastle | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Newcastle is a local government area in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. The City of Newcastle incorporates much of the area of the Newcastle metropolitan area.
The Lord Mayor of City of Newcastle Council is Councillor Nuatali Nelmes, a Labor politician.[4] Nelmes was elected at a by-election on 15 November 2014 following the resignation of Jeff McCloy, the former Lord Mayor.[11] The Awabakal and Worimi peoples are acknowledged by council as the traditional custodians of the land and waters of Newcastle.[12]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Newcastle (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "City of Newcastle | About the profile areas". Informed Decision community | demographic resources. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
Population density 918.1 persons per square km
- ^ "City of Newcastle | About the profile areas". Informed Decision community | demographic resources. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
Land area 186.8 square km
- ^ a b "New mayor Labor's Nuatali Nelmes cruises to victory". Newcastle Herald. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ^ "Suburb Search – Local Council Boundaries – Hunter (HT) – Newcastle City Council". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Archived from the original on 26 March 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ^ "The Legislative Assembly District of Newcastle". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 4 October 2023. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
Adamstown, Bar Beach, Broadmeadow, Carrington, Cooks Hill, Fern Bay, Fullerton Cove, Georgetown, Hamilton, Hamilton East, Hamilton North, Hamilton South, Hexham, Islington, Kooragang, Maryville, Mayfield, Mayfield East, Mayfield North, Mayfield West, Merewether, Merewether Heights, New Lambton, Newcastle, Newcastle East, Newcastle West, Sandgate, Stockton, The Hill, The Junction, Tighes Hill, Warabrook, Waratah, Wickham.
- ^ "The Legislative Assembly District of Wallsend". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 4 October 2023. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
Beresfield, Birmingham Gardens, Black Hill, Callaghan, Cardiff, Cardiff Heights, Elermore Vale, Fletcher, Garden Suburb, Glendale, Hexham, Jesmond, Lambton, Lenaghan, Maryland, Minmi, New Lambton, New Lambton Heights, North Lambton, Rankin Park, Shortland, Tarro, Wallsend, Waratah, Waratah West.
- ^ "The Legislative Assembly District of Charlestown". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 4 October 2023. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
Adamstown, Adamstown Heights, Belmont North, Bennetts Green, Broadmeadow, Cardiff, Cardiff South, Charlestown, Dudley, Eleebana, Garden Suburb, Gateshead, Highfields, Hillsborough, Jewells, Kahibah, Kotara, Kotara South, Merewether, Mount Hutton, New Lambton, New Lambton Heights, Redhead, Tingira Heights, Warners Bay, Whitebridge, Windale.
- ^ "The Legislative Assembly District of Port Stephens". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 4 October 2023. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
Anna Bay, Balickera, Boat Harbour, Bobs Farm, Brandy Hill, Bundabah, Butterwick, Campvale, Carrington, Corlette, Duns Creek, Eagleton, East Seaham, Ferodale, Fingal Bay, Fishermans Bay, Glen Oak, Hawks Nest, Heatherbrae, Hinton, Karuah, Lemon Tree Passage, Mallabula, Medowie, Nelson Bay, Nelsons Plains, Nerong, North Arm Cove, One Mile, Osterley, Oyster Cove, Pindimar, Raaf Williamtown, Raymond Terrace, Salamander Bay, Salt Ash, Seaham, Shoal Bay, Soldiers Point, Swan Bay, Tahlee, Tanilba Bay, Taylors Beach, Tea Gardens, The Branch, Tomago, Twelve Mile Creek, Wallalong, Williamtown, Woodville.
- ^ "Profile of the electoral division of Newcastle (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 November 2019. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
Newcastle covers an area from the Hunter River and the Rail Trail in the north, Minmi in the west and Newcastle Link Road, Lake Road, Reservoir Road, Wallsend Road, Newcastle Inner City Bypass, the Main Northern Railway line, Marshall Street and Main Road in the south and the coast from Merewether to Stockton in the east. The main suburbs include Adamstown, Broadmeadow, Cardiff Heights, Carrington, Elermore Vale, Fletcher, Jesmond, Kooragang, Kotara, Lambton, Maryland, Merewether, Minmi, Newcastle, New Lambton, Sandgate, Shortland, Stockton, Waratah and Wallsend.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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