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This region (officially the Newcastle statistical subdivision) comprises the local government areas (LGAs) of City of Newcastle, City of Lake Macquarie, City of Cessnock, City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council. [1] [2] The 2021 Australian Census recorded the Newcastle Greater Metropolitan area as having a population of 682,465. [n 1]
Usage note: In Australia, "suburbs" are the official postal subdivisions of a city. Inner suburbs are subdivisions within the denser urban areas of the cities and outer suburbs are the postal divisions found in the outer rings of the metropolitan areas, and usually lying within the boundaries of a separate municipality. This differs from ...
In past times, Maryville was considered an industrial suburb where much of Newcastle's working class resided in the smaller miners cottages. However, in recent years, Maryville has become one of Newcastle's most expensive suburbs, breaking the $1 million barrier in November 2021.
The traditionally Labor-held seat of Hunter (now a marginal Labor seat) is based around the western portion of the Hunter, but includes some western and Southern suburbs of Newcastle. On the state level, there are five electoral districts that are located entirely within Greater Newcastle; of these, four (Charlestown, Newcastle, Port Stephens ...
Maryland is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 14 kilometres (9 mi) from Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area . Maryland has two public and one private school, a Baptist church, a skate-park and a shopping complex.
Newcastle West is an inner city suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, part of which forms the western end of Newcastle's central business district. [2] The suburb is primarily a retail/commercial trading district but includes one high school. At the 2016 census Newcastle West had a population of 618. [3]
Tarro (/ t æ r oʊ /) is a north-western suburb of the Newcastle City Council local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. [2] [3] It, and parts of nearby Beresfield, was originally known as Upper Hexham, "lower" Hexham being an older settlement located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) to the east on the Hunter River.
The Hill is an inner city, residential suburb of Newcastle, in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, located immediately south of Newcastle's central business district. [ 2 ] [ 6 ] The Hill is filled with historic Victorian terraces and is the site of a historic convict prison block.