Newcastle West NSW 2302

Living Here

Newcastle West is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,453 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,639 a week, with median rent near $460 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 42% of households own their home and 54% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Newcastle - Cooks Hill statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Newcastle West itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 46 schools

  • Cooks Hill Campus
  • Newcastle High School
  • ATWEA College
  • St Francis Xaviers College
  • Newcastle Grammar School Park campus
  • Hamilton South Public School
  • St Joseph's Primary School
  • Samaritans Early Learning Centre
  • Newcastle East Public School
  • The Junction Public School

  See all 46 schools near Newcastle West →

• 183 cafés & restaurants

  • The Palace Newcastle
  • Outdo
  • Bank Corner Espresso Bar
  • Antojitos
  • Toto Sushi
  • Nioka Steakhouse
  • The Happy Wombat
  • Oceane
  • Papa's Bagel Bar
  • Bread & Butter

  See all 183 cafés & restaurants near Newcastle West →

• 13 supermarkets

  • AKK Dansy Asian Grocery
  • Coles
  • Woolworths
  • Aldi
  • Civic Grocer
  • Harris Farm Markets
  • Hunter Organic Foods
  • Hamilton IGA
  • Woolworths Metro
  • ALDI

  See all 13 supermarkets near Newcastle West →

• 56 parks

  • LIttle Birdwood Park
  • Birdwood Park
  • Tree of Knowledge Park
  • National Park
  • Centennial Park
  • Christie Park
  • Civic Park
  • Cue Park
  • Wickham Park
  • Cowper Street Reserve

  See all 56 parks near Newcastle West →

• 9 beaches

  • Susan Gilmore Beach
  • Bar Beach
  • Dixon Park Beach
  • Newcastle Beach
  • Merewether Beach
  • Little Park Beach
  • Horseshoe Beach
  • Nobbys Beach
  • Burwood Beach
• 7 Catholic churches

  • Sacred Heart Cathedral
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary
  • Saint Columban’s
  • St Therese's Church
  • Corpus Christi Catholic Church
  • Saint Philips
  • Our Lady of Victories Church
• 11 pharmacies

  • Doc’s Mega Save Chemist
  • Darby Street Day Night Chemist
  • Guardian
  • Chemmart Pharmacy
  • The Junction Pharmacy
  • TerryWhite Chemmart
  • Priceline Pharmacy
  • Discount Chemist
  • Baggas
  • Discount Chemist Warehouse

  See all 11 pharmacies near Newcastle West →

• 11 doctors & medical clinics

  • Vamp
  • Hunter Radiology
  • Hunter Street Medical Centre
  • Newcastle Community Health Centre
  • Denison Practice
  • Hamilton Doctors
  • Princeton Medical Centre
  • Neami National
  • Newcastle Family Practice
  • Doctor Paul Ainsworth - Urologist

  See all 11 doctors & medical clinics near Newcastle West →

• 10 dentists

  • King Street Dental
  • The Good Dentist
  • Islington Dental
  • Dental on Beaumont
  • Morrin Dental
  • ABC Orthodontics
  • Robert Salmon Dental Prosthetist
  • Mayfield Denture Clinic
  • Hunter Periodontics and Implants
  • Newcastle Family Dental
• 2 physiotherapists

  • Newcastle Integrated Physiotherapy
  • Regent Street Physiotherapy
• 6 optometrists

  • OPSM
  • Rodgers Optical Services
  • Specsavers
  • Sunglasses Hut
  • OPSM
  • Bupa Optical
• 12 hospitals

  • Lingard Private Hospital
  • Newcastle Eye Hospital
  • Calvary Mater Hospital
  • Hunter New England Mental Health Service
  • Newcastle Private Hospital
  • Rankin Park Centre
  • John Hunter Hospital
  • Royal Newcastle Centre
  • Hunter Valley Private Hospital
  • Lake Macquarie Private Hospital

  See all 12 hospitals near Newcastle West →

• 7 vets

  • Hamilton VET Clinic
  • RSPCA Tighes Hill
  • New Lambton Veterinary Clinic
  • Animal Referral and Emergency Centre
  • Brunker Road Veterinary Hospital
  • Lambton Veterinary Clinic
  • Mayfield Veterinary Hospital
• 5 childcare & kindergartens

  • KU Wickham Preschool
  • Hamilton Community Preschool
  • KU Merewether Preschool
  • The Rumpus Room Chatham
  • Cariyna Children‘s Services
• 7 libraries

  • Newcastle City Library
  • Hamilton Library
  • Stockton Library
  • Adamstown Library
  • Mayfield Library
  • New Lambton Library
  • Lambton Library
• 11 post offices

  • Dangar Post Office
  • Wickham Post Office
  • The Junction Post Office
  • Carrington Post Office
  • Islington Post Office
  • Newcastle Post Office
  • Merewether Post Office
  • Broadmeadow Post Office
  • Stockton Post Office
  • Georgetown Post Office

  See all 11 post offices near Newcastle West →

• 14 service stations

  • BP
  • Ampol
  • BP
  • 7-Eleven
  • Metro Islington
  • BP
  • Caltex
  • Shell Nine Ways
  • EG Ampol
  • Westside Petroleum

  See all 14 service stations near Newcastle West →

• 43 gyms & sports centres

  • Anytime Fitness
  • Tuff'n Up Boxing Gym
  • Balance Health Clubs
  • The Physio & Pilates Co
  • Newcastle Yoga Space
  • Lowlands Bowling Club
  • The Forum
  • Nusport
  • Newcastle Badminton
  • Genesis Health and Fitness

  See all 43 gyms & sports centres near Newcastle West →

• 4 golf clubs

  • Merewether Golf Course
  • Newcastle Golf Club
  • Shortland Waters Golf Club
  • Charlestown Golf Course
• 1 playground

  • Drop in the Ocean Park/Sculpture
• 2 dog parks

  • Adamstown Dog Off-Leash Area
  • Acacia Avenue Dog Park
• 10 bakeries

  • Bakers Delight
  • Daily Bakehouse
  • Vo’s Hot Bread
  • Newcastle’s French Bread House
  • Carrington Bakehouse
  • hello naomi
  • Baked Uprising
  • Pies To The Max
  • My Baker
  • Bakery
• 6 butchers

  • Craig Cook’s
  • Darby Street Quality Meats
  • Singo’s Bulk Meat
  • Le Butcher
  • Pork Ewe Deli
  • The Butchery on Brunker
• 17 hardware stores

  • Blackwoods
  • Batteries
  • F&C Glass Aluminium
  • Reece
  • Regent Renovators
  • Home of Stone
  • Tink's - Newcastle (Newcastle Chainsaw & Mowers)
  • Broadley Signs
  • Earp Bros
  • Newcastle Home Timber And Hardware

  See all 17 hardware stores near Newcastle West →

• 14 hairdressers

  • Hardy's On Hunter
  • Just Cuts
  • The Whairhouse Of Wickham
  • Jimbo’s Barber Shop
  • IKON Hair
  • Enigma
  • Encasa Hair Salon
  • Merewether Hair Studio
  • Fadi on Beaumont
  • Hair Space

  See all 14 hairdressers near Newcastle West →

• 2 beauty salons

  • SKiiNsure
  • The Beauty Bar
• 30 mechanics

  • Car Lovers
  • Ultratune
  • Marty's Smash Repairs
  • Capital Brake Services
  • Midas
  • Darby St Automotive
  • Newcastle Automotive Services
  • Glenn Snelson Automotive
  • European Car Centre
  • Nova Auto Innovations

  See all 30 mechanics near Newcastle West →

• 2 electricians

  • AVE Technologies
  • Rix Electrical Contracting
• 1 plumber

  • Clarkies Plumbing
• 34 places to stay

  • Mercure Newcastle
  • Ibis Hotel
  • Newcastle Central Plaza Apartment Hotel
  • Little National Hotel
  • Holiday Inn Express Newcastle
  • Quest
  • Backpackers Newcastle
  • Rydges Newcastle
  • Quality Suites
  • QT Newcastle

  See all 34 places to stay near Newcastle West →

Getting around. Train station: Newcastle Interchange, 400 m north-west · Light rail stop: Honeysuckle, 350 m east · Bus interchange: Newcastle Interchange, 450 m north-west · Ferry wharf: Muloobinba / Queens Wharf, 1.7 km east · Airport: Newcastle Airport, 15.2 km north-east.

Run a business in Newcastle West? Get listed →

Socio-economic Standing

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 8.4% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 4.4% · Labour-force participation 59.3%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

46,759 bird observations recorded near Newcastle West — most often seen:

• Common Myna (2,815)
• Australian Magpie (2,651)
• Australian Pelican (2,287)
• Crested Tern (2,272)
• Rock Dove (2,090)
• Silver Gull (2,074)
• Australian Raven (1,867)
• Rainbow Lorikeet (1,846)
• Curlew Sandpiper (1,762)
• Little Black Cormorant (1,749)
• Great Cormorant (1,734)
• Noisy Miner (1,713)
• White-faced Heron (1,690)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Newcastle West:

• Hamilton East (0.6 km)
• Wickham (0.7 km)
• Cooks Hill (0.9 km)
• The Junction (1.2 km)
• Bar Beach (1.4 km)
• The Hill (1.5 km)
• Newcastle (1.5 km)
• Hamilton (1.6 km)

Embed this suburb

Add this free Newcastle West stat card to your own site — just copy the code:

Preview:

Cite this page

Quoting these figures? Copy the credit line:

Keep an eye on Newcastle West

One email when this data meaningfully changes — new census figures, prices, rankings. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.