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{{About|the Australian local government area|the metropolitan area|Newcastle, New South Wales|the English city|Newcastle upon Tyne|other cities|Newcastle (disambiguation)}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type                     = lga
| name                     = City of Newcastle
| state                    = nsw
| image                    = Newcastle LGA location map.svg
| caption                  = Location in [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Greater Newcastle]]
| image2                   = Newcastle, Australia aerial.jpg
| caption2                 = Aerial view of Newcastle
| coordinates              = {{coord|32|55.7|S|151|46.9|E|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_label_position   = left
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| poprank                  = 39th{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}
| density                  = 918.1
| density_footnotes        = <ref name="Density">{{cite web |url=https://profile.id.com.au/newcastle/about |title=City of Newcastle {{!}} About the profile areas |access-date=5 March 2024 |archive-date=24 February 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224124952/https://profile.id.com.au/newcastle/about |work=Informed Decision community {{!}} demographic resources|quote=Population density 918.1 persons per square km}}</ref>
| est                      = 
| area                     = 186.8
| area_footnotes           = <ref name=areastat>{{cite web |url=https://profile.id.com.au/newcastle/about |title=City of Newcastle {{!}} About the profile areas |access-date=5 March 2024 |archive-date=24 February 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224124952/https://profile.id.com.au/newcastle/about |work=Informed Decision community {{!}} demographic resources|quote=Land area 186.8 square km}}</ref>
| timezone                 = [[Australian Eastern Standard Time|AEST]]
| utc                      = +10
| timezone-dst             = [[Australian Eastern Daylight Time|AEDT]]
| utc-dst                  = +11
| mayor                    = [[Ross Kerridge]] (Our Newcastle)
| mayortitle               = [[List of mayors and lord mayors of Newcastle|Lord Mayor]]
| dist1                    = 162
| dir1                     = NNE
| location1                = Sydney
| seat                     = 12 Stewart Avenue, [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]]
| region                   = [[Hunter Region|Hunter]]<ref name=lga>{{cite web|url=http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_Regions.asp?regiontype=2&slacode=5900&region=HT|title=Suburb Search – Local Council Boundaries – Hunter (HT) – Newcastle City Council|publisher=[[New South Wales Division of Local Government]]|access-date=10 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110326212751/http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_Regions.asp?regiontype=2&slacode=5900&region=HT|archive-date=26 March 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| county                   = [[Northumberland County, New South Wales|Northumberland]]
| stategov                 = [[Electoral district of Newcastle|Newcastle]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/District-profiles/newcastle |quote=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. |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240305094609/https://elections.nsw.gov.au/elections/find-my-electorate/districts/newcastle |archive-date=5 March 2024 |date=4 October 2023 |title=The Legislative Assembly District of Newcastle|publisher=[[New South Wales Electoral Commission]] |access-date=23 November 2019}}</ref>
| stategov2                = [[Electoral district of Wallsend|Wallsend]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/District-profiles/wallsend |quote=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. |date=4 October 2023 |archive-date=5 March 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240305094518/https://elections.nsw.gov.au/elections/find-my-electorate/districts/wallsend |url-status=live |title=The Legislative Assembly District of Wallsend|publisher=[[New South Wales Electoral Commission]] |access-date=23 November 2019}}</ref>
| stategov3                = [[Electoral district of Charlestown|Charlestown]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/District-profiles/charlestown|archive-date=5 March 2024 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/K2EPM |url-status=live|title=The Legislative Assembly District of Charlestown|publisher=[[New South Wales Electoral Commission]] |access-date=23 November 2019 |quote=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. |date=4 October 2023}}</ref>
| stategov4                = [[Electoral district of Port Stephens|Port Stephens]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/District-profiles/port-stephens|archive-date=5 March 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/y5nxD |date=4 October 2023|title=The Legislative Assembly District of Port Stephens|publisher=[[New South Wales Electoral Commission]] |access-date=23 November 2019 |quote=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.}}</ref>
| fedgov                   = [[Division of Newcastle|Newcastle]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/nsw/newcastle.htm|title=Profile of the electoral division of Newcastle (NSW)|publisher=[[Australian Electoral Commission]]|date=19 November 2019|access-date=5 March 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305092417/https://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/nsw/newcastle.htm|archive-date=5 March 2024|df=dmy-all |quote=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.}}</ref>
| logo                     = City of Newcastle Logo.jpg
| logo_upright               = 1.2
| url                      = http://www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au
| near-n                   = [[Port Stephens Council|Port Stephens]]
| near-ne                  = [[Port Stephens Council|Port Stephens]]
| near-e                   = ''[[Tasman Sea]]''
| near-se                  = ''[[Tasman Sea]]''
| near-s                   = [[City of Lake Macquarie|Lake Macquarie]]
| near-sw                  = [[City of Lake Macquarie|Lake Macquarie]]
| near-w                   = [[City of Cessnock|Cessnock]]
| near-nw                  = [[City of Maitland|Maitland]]
}}
The '''City of Newcastle''' is a [[Local government in Australia|local government area]] in the [[Hunter Region|Hunter]] region of [[New South Wales]], Australia. The City of Newcastle incorporates much of the area of the [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle metropolitan area]].

The [[List of mayors and lord mayors of Newcastle|Lord Mayor]] of the City of Newcastle Council is [[Councillor]] Dr. [[Ross Kerridge]], an [[Independent politicians in Australia|Independent]] politician elected under the team campaign banner 'Our Newcastle' at the [[2024 New South Wales mayoral elections]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web |last1=Iuliano |first1=Sarah |title=Kerridge declares victory in Newcastle Lord Mayor race |url=https://www.nbnnews.com.au/2024/09/18/kerridge-declares-victory-in-newcastle-lord-mayor-race/ |access-date=19 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918085116/https://www.nbnnews.com.au/2024/09/18/kerridge-declares-victory-in-newcastle-lord-mayor-race/ |archive-date=18 September 2024 |date=18 September 2024}}</ref>

==History== 
The [[Awabakal]] and [[Worimi]] peoples are acknowledged by council as the traditional custodians of the land and waters of Newcastle.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aboriginal Culture, City of Newcastle, Australia.|url=https://newcastle.nsw.gov.au/explore/history-heritage/aboriginal-culture|access-date=2 September 2020 }}</ref>

=== Municipality of Newcastle ===
{{Main|Municipality of Newcastle (New South Wales)}}
Following the passing of the ''[[Municipalities Act 1858]]'' by the New South Wales parliament, the Municipality of Newcastle was proclaimed on 7 June 1859. The new Municipality was divided into three wards – City, Macquarie, and Honeysuckle.<ref>{{Gazette NSW
| title = Municipality of Newcastle – Proclamation
| issue = 105
| page = 1293
| date = 8 June 1859
| url  = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/228717801
| access-date = 2 December 2018
| via = National Library of Australia.
}}</ref>  Eight years later, the ''[[Municipalities Act 1867]]'' classified the Newcastle Municipality as a "Borough".<ref name=MA>{{Cite Legislation AU|NSW|num_act|mao1867n12213|Municipalities Act 1867}}</ref>

=== Creation of modern council ===
The ''[[Greater Newcastle Act 1937]]'' merged the City of Newcastle with 10 of its suburban municipalities to form the City of Greater Newcastle. The Act also transferred parts of the [[City of Lake Macquarie|Lake Macquarie Shire]] and [[Tarro Shire]] to the new city.<ref name=GNA>{{Cite Legislation AU|NSW|num_act|gna1937n20208|Greater Newcastle Act 1937}}</ref> The amalgamations and transfers took effect from 2 April 1938.<ref name=AppointedDay>{{Gazette NSW
| title = Greater Newcastle Act 1937 – Proclamation
| issue = 5
| page = 82
| date = 14 January 1938
| url  = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/228136599
| access-date = 29 November 2018
| via = National Library of Australia
}}</ref>

The newly created City of Greater Newcastle was subsequently renamed to City of Newcastle on 23 March 1949.<ref>{{Gazette NSW
| title = Local Government Act 1919 – Proclamation
| issue = 55
| page = 990
| date =1 April 1949
| url  = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/224788399
| access-date = 29 November 2018
| via = National Library of Australia
}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
| rowspan=2|'''Municipality'''
| rowspan=2|'''Date established'''
| colspan=4|'''Population'''<ref>Docherty, p. 299</ref>
|-
|'''1891'''
|'''1901'''
|'''1911'''
|'''1921'''
|-
|[[Adamstown, New South Wales|Adamstown]]
|31 December 1885
|2,030
|2,420
|2,660
|3,959
|-
|[[Carrington, New South Wales|Carrington]]
|28 March 1887
|2,137
|2,547
|2,685
|3,115
|-
|[[Hamilton, New South Wales|Hamilton]]
|11 December 1871
|4,844
|6,124
|7,908
|14,196
|-
|[[Lambton, New South Wales|Lambton]]
|26 June 1871
|3,436
|3,159
|2,796
|3,691
|-
|[[Merewether, New South Wales|Merewether]]
|20 August 1885
|4,399
|4,547
|4,151
|5,908
|-
|[[New Lambton, New South Wales|New Lambton]]
|1 August 1889
|1,548
|1,578
|1,827
|3,550
|-
|[[Stockton, New South Wales|Stockton]]
|12 October 1889
|2,417
|2,549
|2,106
|4,598
|-
|[[Wallsend, New South Wales|Wallsend]]
|27 February 1874
|6,945
|6,997
|6,007
|6,446
|-
|[[Waratah, New South Wales|Waratah]]
|23 February 1871
|2,718
|3,080
|4,419
|12,192
|-
|[[Wickham, New South Wales|Wickham]]
|25 February 1871
|6,582
|7,752
|8,434
|12,151
|}

=== 21st Century proposed amalgamation ===
After a [[Local government in New South Wales#2010s|2015 review]] by the [[Government of New South Wales|NSW Government]] [[Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of New South Wales|Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal]] found that Newcastle City Council was not "fit for the future", it was recommended that the City of Newcastle merge with [[City of Lake Macquarie|Lake Macquarie City Council]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-20/four-hunter-councils-deemed-unfit-for-future/6869232|title=Four Hunter councils deemed 'unfit for future'|work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|date=20 October 2015|access-date=13 March 2016}}</ref> However, the [[Minister for Local Government (New South Wales)|Minister for Local Government]] subsequently proposed that Newcastle City Council instead merge with [[Port Stephens Council]] to form a new council with an area of {{convert|1045|km2|0|abbr=on}} and support a population of approximately 230,000.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dpc-olg-ss.s3.amazonaws.com/ebd29ec32c8e9f11f88353200e314b02/Newcastle-Port-Stephens.pdf |title=Merger proposal: Newcastle City Council, Port Stephens Council |publisher=[[Government of New South Wales]] |date=January 2016 |access-date=13 March 2016 |page=8 }}</ref> The outcome of an independent review was completed by mid–2016. On 14 February 2017, the NSW Government announced it would not be proceeding with further regional council mergers, including the Newcastle City Council and [[Port Stephens Council]] merger.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.strongercouncils.nsw.gov.au/ |title=Stronger Councils Stronger Communities |publisher=[[Government of New South Wales]] |date=14 February 2017 |access-date=22 February 2017 |archive-date=23 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223033506/https://www.strongercouncils.nsw.gov.au/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Suburbs, towns and villages==
The towns and villages in the City of Newcastle are split into four wards – Ward 1, Ward 2, Ward 3, Ward 4.<ref>{{cite news |title=Council Ward Boundaries |url=https://newcastle.nsw.gov.au/council/ward-maps |accessdate=30 March 2024 |publisher=}}</ref> These include:

{{col-start}}
{{col-4}}
;Ward 1
* [[Carrington, New South Wales|Carrington]]
* [[Cooks Hill, New South Wales|Cooks Hill]]<ref group>Shared with Ward 2</ref>
* [[Islington, New South Wales|Islington]]
* [[Maryville, New South Wales|Maryville]]
* [[Mayfield, New South Wales|Mayfield]]
* [[Mayfield East, New South Wales|Mayfield East]]
* [[Mayfield North, New South Wales|Mayfield North]]
* [[Mayfield West, New South Wales|Mayfield West]]
* [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]]
* [[Newcastle East, New South Wales|Newcastle East]]
* [[Newcastle West, New South Wales|Newcastle West]]<ref group>Shared with Ward 2</ref>
* [[Stockton, New South Wales|Stockton]]
* [[The Hill, New South Wales|The Hill]]
* [[Tighes Hill, New South Wales|Tighes Hill]]
* [[Warabrook, New South Wales|Warabrook]]
* [[Wickham, New South Wales|Wickham]]

{{col-4}}
;Ward 2
* [[Adamstown, New South Wales|Adamstown]]
* [[Adamstown Heights, New South Wales|Adamstown Heights]]<ref group>Shared with Lake Macquarie City Council</ref>
* [[Bar Beach, New South Wales|Bar Beach]]
* [[Broadmeadow, New South Wales|Broadmeadow]]
* [[Cooks Hill, New South Wales|Cooks Hill]]<ref group>Shared with Ward 1</ref>
* [[Hamilton, New South Wales|Hamilton]]
* [[Hamilton East, New South Wales|Hamilton East]]
* [[Hamilton South, New South Wales|Hamilton South]]
* [[Kotara, New South Wales|Kotara]]<ref group>Shared with Ward 3</ref>
* [[Kotara South, New South Wales|Kotara South]]<ref group>Shared with Lake Macquarie City Council</ref>
* [[Merewether, New South Wales|Merewether]]
* [[Merewether Heights, New South Wales|Merewether Heights]]
* [[Newcastle West, New South Wales|Newcastle West]]<ref group>Shared with Ward 1</ref>
* [[The Junction, New South Wales|The Junction]]

{{col-4}}
;Ward 3
* [[Birmingham Gardens, New South Wales|Birmingham Gardens]]
* [[Callaghan, New South Wales|Callaghan]]
* [[Georgetown, New South Wales|Georgetown]]
* [[Jesmond, New South Wales|Jesmond]]
* [[Hamilton North, New South Wales|Hamilton North]]
* [[Kotara, New South Wales|Kotara]]<ref group>Shared with Ward 2</ref>
* [[Lambton, New South Wales|Lambton]]
* [[New Lambton, New South Wales|New Lambton]]
* [[New Lambton Heights, New South Wales|New Lambton Heights]]<ref group>Shared with Lake Macquarie City Council</ref>
* [[North Lambton, New South Wales|North Lambton]]
* [[Rankin Park, New South Wales|Rankin Park]]<ref group>Shared with Lake Macquarie City Council</ref>
* [[Wallsend, New South Wales|Wallsend]]<ref group>Shared with Ward 4</ref>
* [[Waratah, New South Wales|Waratah]]
* [[Waratah West, New South Wales|Waratah West]]

{{col-4}}
;Ward 4
* [[Beresfield, New South Wales|Beresfield]]
* [[Black Hill, New South Wales|Black Hill]]
* [[Elermore Vale, New South Wales|Elermore Vale]]<ref group>Shared with Lake Macquarie City Council</ref>
* [[Fletcher, New South Wales|Fletcher]]
* [[Hexham, New South Wales|Hexham]]
* [[Lenaghan, New South Wales|Lenaghan]]
* [[Maryland, New South Wales|Maryland]]
* [[Minmi, New South Wales|Minmi]]
* [[Sandgate, New South Wales|Sandgate]]
* [[Shortland, New South Wales|Shortland]]
* [[Tarro, New South Wales|Tarro]]
* [[Wallsend, New South Wales|Wallsend]]<ref group>Shared with Ward 3</ref>
{{col-end}}

==Demographics==
At the [[2021 Australian census|2021 census]], there were {{formatnum:168873}} people in the City of Newcastle local government area, of these 49.1 per cent were Male and 50.9 per cent were Female. [[Indigenous Australians|Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people]] made up 4.4 per cent of the population, which was higher than the national and state averages of 3.2 and 3.4 per cent respectively. The [[median#Medians for populations|median]] age of people in the City of Newcastle was 37 years, just below the national median of 38. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 16.2 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.9 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 38.7 per cent were married and 12.7 per cent were either divorced or separated.<ref name="Census2021"/>

Population growth in the City of Newcastle between the 2001 census and the 2006 census was 3.91 per cent; and in the subsequent ten years to the 2016 census, population growth was 9.64 per cent. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78 per cent and 17.86 per cent respectively, population growth in the City of Newcastle local government area was significantly lower than the national average.<ref name="Census2001"/><ref name="Census2006"/><ref name="Census2016"/> The median [[household income|weekly income]] for residents within the City of Newcastle was marginally higher than the national average.<ref name="Census2021" />

At the 2021 census, 80.8% of residents in the City of Newcastle local government area stated their country of birth as [[Australia]] significantly exceeding the national average of 66.9%. Almost 60% of all residents in the City of Newcastle nominated a [[Religion in Australia|religion]] with [[Catholic Church in Australia|Catholicism]] being at almost 25%, which was slightly higher than the national average of 22.6%. As at the [[2016 Australian census|2016 census]], households in the City of Newcastle local government area had a significantly lower than average proportion (11.6%) where a language other than [[Australian English|English]] is spoken (national average was 22.2%).<ref name="Census2016"/><ref name="Census2021" />

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan=8|Selected historical census data for the City of Newcastle local government area
|-
!colspan=3|Census year !!2001<ref name="Census2001">{{Census 2001 AUS|id=LGA15900 |name=Newcastle (C) |access-date=23 December 2013 |quick=on}}</ref>!!2006<ref name="Census2006">{{Census 2006 AUS|id=LGA15900 |name=Newcastle (C) |access-date=23 December 2013 |quick=on}}</ref>!!2011<ref name=abs2011pop>{{Census 2011 AUS |id=LGA15900 |name=Newcastle (C) |quick=on |access-date=10 September 2012}}</ref>!!2016<ref name="Census2016">{{Census 2016 AUS |id=LGA15900 |name=Newcastle (C) |access-date=16 November 2017 |quick=on}}</ref>!!2021<ref name="Census2021">{{Census 2021 AUS |id=LGA15900 |name=Newcastle |access-date=5 March 2024 |quick=on}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=4 colspan="2"|Population ||Estimated residents on Census night ||align="right"|{{formatnum:136413}} ||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;{{formatnum:141753}} ||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;{{formatnum:148535}} ||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;{{formatnum:155411}}||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;{{formatnum:168873}}
|-
|align="right"|[[List of local government areas in New South Wales|LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales]] ||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"|18{{small|th}}||align="right"| 
|-
|align="right"|% of New South Wales population ||align="right"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"|2.15% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;2.08%||align="right"| {{gain}}&nbsp;2.09%
|-
|align="right"|% of Australian population ||align="right"|0.73% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;0.71% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;0.69% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;0.66%||align="right"|{{steady}}&nbsp;0.66%
|-
!colspan=4|Cultural and language diversity !! !! !! !!
|-
|rowspan=6 colspan=2|[[ancestor|Ancestry]],<br />top responses ||[[English people|English]]||align="right"| ||align="right"|  ||align="right"|29.2% ||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;29.3%||align="right|{{gain}}&nbsp;40.7%
|-
|[[Australians|Australian]]||align="right"| ||align="right"|  ||align="right"|30.4% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;27.7%||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;37.8%
|-
|[[Irish people|Irish]]||align="right"| ||align="right"|  ||align="right"|8.9% ||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;9.6%||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;12.5%
|-
|[[Scottish people|Scottish]]||align="right"| ||align="right"|  ||align="right"|8.0% ||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;8.3%||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;11.6%
|-
|[[German people|German]]||align="right"| ||align="right"|  ||align="right"|2.9% ||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;3.0%||align="right"|{{ndash}}
|-
|[[Aboriginal Australians|Australian Aboriginal]]||align="right"|{{ndash}} ||align="right|{{ndash}} ||align="right"|{{ndash}} ||align="right"|{{ndash}} ||align="right"|4.2%
|-
|rowspan=5 colspan=2|Language,<br />top responses<br />(other than [[Australian English|English]]) ||[[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]]||align="right"|n/c ||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;0.4% ||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;0.6% ||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;1.2%||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;1.0%
|-
|[[Macedonian language|Macedonian]]||align="right"|1.1% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;0.9% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;0.8% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;0.7%||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;0.6%
|-
|[[Italian language|Italian]]||align="right"|0.9% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;0.7% ||align="right"|{{steady}}&nbsp;0.7% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;0.5%||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;0.4%
|-
|[[Greek language|Greek]]||align="right"|0.7% ||align="right"|{{steady}}&nbsp;0.7% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;0.6% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;0.5%||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;0.4%
|-
!colspan=2|Religious affiliation !! !! !! !!
|-
|rowspan=5 colspan=2|[[Religion in Australia|Religious]] affiliation,<br />top responses ||[[Irreligion in Australia|No Religion]]||align="right"|12.7% ||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;16.3% ||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;22.6% ||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;32.8%||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;44.8%
|-
|[[Roman Catholic Church in Australia|Catholic]]||align="right"|26.6% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;26.1% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;25.3% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;22.2%||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;18.9%
|-
|[[Anglican Church of Australia|Anglican]]||align="right"|27.0% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;25.0% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;22.3% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;17.0%||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;12.3%
|-
|[[Uniting Church of Australia|Uniting Church]]||align="right"|8.2% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;7.0% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;5.9% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;4.2%||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;2.9% 
|-
|[[List of Presbyterian denominations in Australia|Presbyterian and Reformed]]||align="right"|4.1% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;3.5% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;3.2%||align="right"|{{ndash}} ||align="right"|{{ndash}} 
|-
!colspan=4|Median weekly incomes !! !! !! !!
|-
|rowspan=2 colspan=2|Personal income ||Median weekly personal income||align="right"| ||align="right"|{{AUD}}409 ||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;{{AUD}}563 ||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;{{AUD}}660||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;{{AUD}}852
|-
|align="right"|% of Australian median income||align="right"| ||align="right"|87.8% ||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;97.6% ||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;99.7%||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;105.8%
|-
|rowspan=2 colspan=2|Family income  ||Median weekly family income||align="right"| ||align="right"|{{AUD}}{{formatnum:1132}}  ||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;{{AUD}}{{formatnum:1530}} ||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;{{AUD}}{{formatnum:1778}}||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;{{AUD}}{{formatnum:2264}}
|-
|align="right"|% of Australian median income||align="right"| ||align="right"|96.7% ||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;103.3% ||align="right"|{{loss}}&nbsp;102.5%||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;106.7%
|-
|rowspan=2 colspan=2| [[Household income]] ||Median weekly household income||align="right"| ||align="right"|{{AUD}}{{formatnum:885}}  ||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;{{AUD}}{{formatnum:1165}} ||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;{{AUD}}{{formatnum:1368}}||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;{{formatnum:1760}}
|-
|align="right"|% of Australian median income||align="right"| ||align="right"|86.2% ||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;94.4% ||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;95.1%||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;100.8%
|-
!colspan=4|Dwelling structure!! !! !! !!
|-
|rowspan=4 colspan=2|[[Dwelling]] type ||[[Single-family detached home|Separate house]]||align="right"|74.6% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;73.3% ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;73.5% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;71.1%||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;69.0%
|-
|[[Semi-detached]], [[Terraced house|terrace]] or [[townhouse]]||align="right"|10.0% ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;10.9% ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;12.1% ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;15.4%||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;16.2%
|-
|[[Apartment|Flat or apartment]]||align="right"|14.1% ||align="right"|{{increase}}&nbsp;14.9% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;13.9% ||align="right"|{{decrease}}&nbsp;12.7%||align="right"|{{gain}}&nbsp;14.2%
|}

==Council ==
{{See also|List of mayors and lord mayors of Newcastle}} 

===Current composition and election method===
Newcastle City Council is composed of thirteen [[councillor]]s, including the [[Lord Mayor]], generally for a fixed four-year term of office. The Lord Mayor is [[Instant-runoff voting|directly]] elected while the twelve other Councillors are elected [[Single transferable vote|proportionally]] as four separate [[Ward (country subdivision)|wards]], each electing three Councillors. The most recent election was held on [[2024 New South Wales local elections|14 September 2024]]. The current makeup of the council, including the Lord Mayor, is as follows:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Party!!Councillors
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| [[Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch)|Labor]]
| align=right | 5
|- 
| {{Australian party style|Greens}}|&nbsp;
| [[Greens New South Wales|Greens]]
| align=right | 2{{efn|name=rip|Sinead Francis-Coan, Greens councillor since 2024, died on the 23rd of June 2025<ref name=rip/>}}
|-
| {{Australian party style|our newcastle}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|our newcastle}}
| align=right | 3
|- 
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| [[Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division)|Liberal]]
| align=right | 2
|-
|
| ''Vacant''
| align=right | 1{{efn|name=rip}}
|-
|
| '''Total'''
| align=right | '''13'''
|}

The current Council, largely elected in September 2024, in order of election by ward is:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Ward!!colspan="2"|Councillor!!Party!!Notes
|-
| Lord Mayor
| {{Australian party style|Our Newcastle}}|&nbsp;
| [[Ross Kerridge]]
| Our Newcastle
| Councillor since 2024 
|-
| rowspan="3"|Ward One
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| Declan Clausen
| Labor  
| Councillor [[2017 New South Wales local elections|since 2017]] by-election
|-
| {{Australian party style|Greens}}|&nbsp;
| Charlotte McCabe
| [[Greens New South Wales|Greens]] 
| Councillor [[2021 New South Wales local elections|since 2021]]
|-
| {{Australian party style|Our Newcastle}}|&nbsp;
| Peter Gittins
| Our Newcastle  
| Councillor since 2024
|-
| rowspan="3"|Ward Two
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| Paige Johnson
| Labor  
| Councillor since 2024
|-
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| Jenny Barrie
| [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]] 
| Councillor since 2021
|-
| {{Australian party style|Greens}}|&nbsp;
| Joel Pringle
| Greens 
| Councillor since 2024
|-
| rowspan="3"|Ward Three
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| Peta Winney-Baartz
| Labor 
| Councillor since 2025 count-back election
|-
| {{Australian party style|Our Newcastle}}|&nbsp;
| Mark Brooker
| Our Newcastle 
| Councillor since 2024
|-
| {{Australian party style|Vacant}}|&nbsp;
| ''Vacant'' {{efn|name=rip}}
| ''N/A''
| Previously held by Greens councillor, Sinead Francis-Coan, from 2024 until her death on 23 June 2025.<ref name=rip>{{cite web |title=Media statement - Councillor Sinead Francis-Coan |url=https://newcastle.nsw.gov.au/about-us/news-and-updates/latest-news/media-statement-councillor-sinead-francis-coan |website=newcastle.nsw.gov.au |publisher=City of Newcastle |access-date=24 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250624102508/https://newcastle.nsw.gov.au/about-us/news-and-updates/latest-news/media-statement-councillor-sinead-francis-coan |archive-date=24 June 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"|Ward Four
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| Elizabeth Adamczyk
| Labor 
| Councillor since 2021
|-
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| Callum Pull
| Liberal 
| Councillor since 2021
|-  
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| Deahnna Richardson
| Labor 
| Councillor since 2021
|}

==Election results==
===2024=== 
{{excerpt|Results of the 2024 New South Wales local elections in Hunter|section=Newcastle results}}

==Sister cities==

Newcastle Council has [[sister city]] relations with the following cities:
{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="font-size:100%; background:#FFFFEF; float:left;"
|-
! City
! Prefecture/State
! Country
! Year
|-
| [[Ube, Yamaguchi|Ube]]
| {{flag|Yamaguchi}}
| {{flag|Japan}}
| 1980
|-
| [[City of Dubbo|Dubbo]]
| {{flag|New South Wales}}
| {{flag|Australia}}
| 1995
|-
| [[Arcadia, California|Arcadia]]
| {{flag|California}}
| {{flag|United States}}
|
|}
{{clear}}

==Coat of arms==
{{Infobox COA wide
| name = the City of Newcastle
|image = 
|bannerimage =
|notes = 
|year_adopted = Formal grant by the [[College of Arms|Kings of Arms]], 20 March 1961 ([[Earl Marshal]]'s Warrant, 8 March 1961).<ref name=low/>
|crest = Out of a Mural Crown Or a Mount Vert thereon a Lighthouse proper.
|helm = A closed Helmet, mantling per pale Vert and Azure, doubled Or.
|escutcheon = Vert, on a Pile Or another Azure charged with a Lymphad the sail furled proper Flagged Gules, on a Chief Gold a Fleece also proper banded also Gold between a Lozenge and Wheel Sable.
|supporters = On either side a Seagull wings elevated and addorsed proper gorged with a Mural Crown Or.
|compartment = Sand and foaming waves.
|motto = Enterprise
|symbolism = The escutcheon elements represent the status of Newcastle as a port city, with the blue waters projecting into the fertile green of the land. The gold chief and chevron represent wealth and fertility and the chevron also symbolises the beaches between land and sea. The [[Lymphad]] symbolises shipping and maritime trade. In the chief, the gold field also represents wealth and fertility, with a golden fleece for the produce and wealth of agriculture. The black lozenge represents the coal industry, upon which much of Newcastle's wealth is built, and the wheel represents the wheels of industry and trade. The compartment comprises sand and waves for the numerous beaches of the area, while the [[Silver gull|seagull]] supporters are a common aquatic bird of the city and are symbolic of the coastal position. The supporters are gorged (collared) by a mural crown to represent civic authority. The crest comprises a lighthouse upon a green mount representing the [[Nobbys Head Light]] on [[Nobbys Head]], a prominent feature of the city that also alludes to the importance of shipping. The crest emerged from a gold [[Mural crown]] that represents civic authority.<ref name=low>{{Cite book|last=Low|first=Charles|title=A Roll of Australian Arms|year=1971|publisher=Rigby Limited|location=Adelaide|isbn=0-85179-149-2|pages=17–18}}</ref><ref name=hist>{{cite web |title=Council History |url=https://newcastle.nsw.gov.au/city-hall/discover-city-hall/council-history |publisher=City of Newcastle |access-date=8 October 2023}}</ref>
|previous_versions =  [[File:Coat of Arms of the City of Newcastle, as adopted in 1938, published in the Newcastle Morning Herald, 5 July 1947.png|75px]] Following the proclamation of Newcastle as a city in 1885, the Council engaged James Sayers, Newcastle manager of the [[London Chartered Bank of Australia|London Chartered Bank]], to design a Council Seal. Sayers' design featured a shield surmounted by a scroll with the words "City of Newcastle" and another scroll beneath with the Latin motto "[[wikt:finis coronat opus|Finis coronat opus]]" ("The end crowns the work"). The shield featured Nobbys Head and Lighthouse, with three sailing ships, a loaded coal truck, and three bales of wool.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140027394 |title=NEWCASTLE COUNCIL. |newspaper=Newcastle Morning Herald And Miners' Advocate |location=Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |date=8 February 1921 |accessdate=8 October 2023 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article162613450 |title=A CITY |newspaper=The Newcastle Sun |location=Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |date=8 February 1921 |accessdate=8 October 2023 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> This badge was readopted in 1938 by the new City of Greater Newcastle with the amended council name.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article135016946 |title="The End Crowns the Work" |newspaper=Newcastle Morning Herald And Miners' Advocate |location=Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |date=1 March 1945 |accessdate=8 October 2023 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133567435 |title=Identity Badges For Aldermen |newspaper=Newcastle Morning Herald And Miners' Advocate |location=Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |date=17 September 1952 |accessdate=8 October 2023 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140318779 |title=£160 Cost To "Register" Council Crest |newspaper=Newcastle Morning Herald And Miners' Advocate |location=Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |date=5 July 1947 |accessdate=8 October 2023 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
| other_versions = The flag adopted by the Council features the full armorial achievement on a [[Bicolour (flag)|bicolour]] of the city's official colours adopted in 1923, Cinnamon Brown and Emerald Green {{color box|#441506}}{{color box|#50C878}}. The colours are those used by the [[35th Battalion (Australia)|35th Battalion "Newcastle's Own Regiment"]].<ref name=hist/>
}}

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

==References==
*{{cite thesis |last=Docherty |first= James|date= 1977 |title= The Second City: Social and Urban Change in Newcastle, New South Wales 1900 – c. 1929 |publisher=Australian National University |url=https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/109457/2/b11618310-Docherty_J_C.pdf |access-date=30 November 2018}}

==Notes==
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