Newcastle, New South Wales

Newcastle Mulubinba New South Wales
Central Newcastle in 2007, viewed from Stockton, across the harbour.
Newcastle The location of Newcastle in New South Wales
Coordinates	32°55′S 151°45′E / 32.917°S 151.750°E / -32.917; 151.750
Population	517,811 (2022)[1] (7th)
• Density	1,233/km2 (3,190/sq mi)
Established	1804
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Area	261.8 km2 (101.1 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
Location	162 km (101 mi) NNE of Sydney
Region	Hunter
County	Northumberland
State electorate(s)	Newcastle Cessnock, Charlestown Lake Macquarie, Port Stephens Swansea, Wallsend
Federal division(s)	Newcastle Shortland Hunter Paterson
Mean max temp[2] Mean min temp[2] Annual rainfall[2] 21.8 °C 71 °F 14.3 °C 58 °F 1,123.0 mm 44.2 in

Newcastle (Awabakal: Mulubinba) is a city in New South Wales, Australia. It is also the second oldest city in Australia. Newcastle is 160km north of Sydney, and is the largest coal-harbour in the world. 500,000 people live in Newcastle making it second largest city in New South Wales. Newcastle was started in 1804 by Lieutenant Charles Menzies and was for convicts who mined the coal. It is named Newcastle after the English coal harbour of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Newcastle has lots of things to do such as restaurants and food. It has passenger trains to and from Sydney.^[3]

1. ↑ https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/regional-population/latest-release
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "Newcastle Nobbys Signal Station AWS". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
3. ↑ Transport for NSW, Customer Experience Division. "Newcastle Interchange". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 2024-12-13.