Australia: Newcastle-Maitland

Contents: Newcastle - Maitland

Significant Urban Area

510,175 Population [2021] – estimate

534,033 Population [2024] – estimate

1,179km² Area

452.9/km² Density [2024]

Contents: Statistical Areas of Significant Urban Area

The population of the statistical areas (level 2) in Newcastle-Maitland agglomeration according to official estimates.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, country of birth, language, ethnic group, religion).

Name	Status	Population Estimate 1991-06-30	Population Estimate 1996-06-30	Population Estimate 2001-06-30	Population Estimate 2006-06-30	Population Estimate 2011-06-30	Population Estimate 2016-06-30	Population Estimate 2021-06-30	Population Estimate 2024-06-30
Adamstown - Kotara	Statistical Area	15,839	15,043	14,374	14,594	15,794	16,023	16,633	17,326	→
Belmont - Bennetts Green	Statistical Area	14,647	15,370	16,335	16,666	17,903	18,223	17,850	17,873	→
Belmont South - Blacksmiths	Statistical Area	5,533	5,432	5,639	5,626	5,858	5,745	5,678	5,792	→
Beresfield - Hexham	Statistical Area	9,545	9,240	8,815	8,632	8,646	8,543	8,612	8,680	→
Bolton Point - Teralba	Statistical Area	8,736	9,168	9,170	8,819	9,040	8,722	10,163	10,548	→
Cessnock	Statistical Area	19,035	19,012	19,520	19,054	20,896	22,493	23,740	24,267	→
Charlestown - Dudley	Statistical Area	23,876	23,505	23,557	23,629	24,598	24,724	25,365	25,944	→
East Maitland - Metford	Statistical Area	12,969	13,295	14,674	16,734	17,896	18,412	18,052	18,260	→
Edgeworth - Cameron Park	Statistical Area	6,715	7,748	9,223	9,952	11,767	14,518	16,469	18,059	→
Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough	Statistical Area	22,811	22,788	22,959	23,013	23,943	23,987	24,734	25,400	→
Hamilton - Broadmeadow	Statistical Area	11,522	11,173	11,258	11,533	12,306	12,295	12,775	13,162	→
Kurri Kurri - Abermain	Statistical Area	15,995	15,215	15,222	15,551	16,741	17,967	20,838	22,814	→
Lambton - New Lambton	Statistical Area	14,375	15,065	16,114	16,310	17,101	17,040	17,352	17,693	→
Maitland	Statistical Area	4,114	3,767	3,843	4,134	4,936	6,768	8,661	9,537	→
Maitland (North)	Statistical Area	4,453	4,889	5,235	5,867	6,828	7,761	8,718	9,162	→
Maryland - Fletcher - Minmi	Statistical Area	4,483	6,640	8,681	10,730	11,641	13,963	16,520	17,510	→
Mayfield - Warabrook	Statistical Area	14,028	14,154	14,648	14,886	15,253	15,357	15,598	15,962	→
Merewether - The Junction	Statistical Area	12,684	12,648	13,169	13,577	14,238	14,218	14,510	14,808	→
Mount Hutton - Windale	Statistical Area	7,803	8,116	8,605	8,720	8,984	9,109	9,545	9,677	→
Newcastle - Cooks Hill	Statistical Area	7,902	8,038	8,459	9,625	10,757	11,435	12,847	14,264	→
Newcastle Port - Kooragang	Statistical Area	19	19	19	19	20	17	28	28	→
Raymond Terrace	Statistical Area	12,099	13,171	13,601	13,719	14,170	14,120	14,689	15,255	→
Redhead	Statistical Area	2,875	2,838	3,371	3,440	3,596	3,619	3,776	3,746	→
Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn	Statistical Area	6,451	6,946	7,624	10,044	12,173	16,091	17,835	19,283	→
Rutherford (South) - Telarah	Statistical Area	5,326	5,736	6,295	6,334	6,741	7,000	8,046	9,065	→
Shortland - Jesmond	Statistical Area	9,421	9,211	9,447	9,609	10,569	11,895	12,702	13,955	→
Stockton - Fullerton Cove	Statistical Area	6,563	6,232	6,145	6,161	6,280	7,635	8,822	9,542	→
Swansea - Caves Beach	Statistical Area	9,393	10,332	11,100	10,793	11,109	11,800	12,517	12,984	→
Tenambit - East Maitland	Statistical Area	6,932	7,107	7,844	8,217	8,898	9,505	10,092	10,469	→
Thornton - Millers Forest	Statistical Area	4,668	5,796	6,809	8,604	9,068	10,318	15,985	19,023	→
Toronto - Awaba	Statistical Area	12,894	12,941	13,457	13,385	13,848	13,765	13,961	14,075	→
Valentine - Eleebana	Statistical Area	11,328	11,530	12,602	12,764	12,590	12,340	12,498	12,550	→
Wallsend - Elermore Vale	Statistical Area	18,020	18,703	18,873	18,795	19,915	20,097	21,038	21,691	→
Wangi Wangi - Rathmines	Statistical Area	7,748	8,478	8,899	9,024	9,022	9,117	9,458	9,632	→
Waratah - North Lambton	Statistical Area	11,961	11,952	11,710	11,657	12,417	12,477	12,941	13,065	→
Warners Bay - Boolaroo	Statistical Area	11,018	12,134	12,704	12,803	13,295	13,636	14,643	15,268	→
West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth	Statistical Area	6,703	6,472	6,449	6,308	6,358	6,616	7,275	7,453	→
Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill	Statistical Area	6,726	6,190	6,361	7,383	8,070	8,365	9,209	10,211	→
Newcastle - Maitland	Significant Urban Area	387,210	396,094	412,810	426,711	453,265	475,716	510,175	534,033

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Explanation: All areas according to the definition of 2021. The population structure presents census results; unlike the estimates, they are not adjusted for underenumeration.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2021)
Males	249,387
Females	259,044

Age Groups (C 2021)
0-17 years	110,622
18-64 years	303,334
65+ years	94,486

Age Distribution (C 2021)
90+ years	5,012
80-89 years	19,388
70-79 years	42,726
60-69 years	57,540
50-59 years	61,268
40-49 years	62,299
30-39 years	68,670
20-29 years	68,694
10-19 years	61,452
0-9 years	61,393

Country of Birth (C 2021)
Australia	429,945
New Zealand	5,221
British Isles	14,162
Chinese Asia	3,036
South Asia	6,513
South-East Asia	6,799
Other country	21,654

Language (C 2021)
English	450,387
Other language	34,612

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
Indigenous	31,186
Non-Indigenous	457,795

Religion (C 2021)
Christian	245,133
Muslim	4,266
Buddhist	4,122
Hindu	3,796
Jew	313
Other religion / belief	2,434
Secular / no religion	217,814