Newcastle West, New South Wales

For the Irish town, see Newcastle West. For the former constituency in England, see Newcastle upon Tyne West (UK Parliament constituency).

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.

Newcastle West Newcastle, New South Wales
Newcastle West Post and Telegraph Office
Newcastle West Location in the Newcastle CBD
Coordinates	32°55′43.3″S 151°45′39.3″E
Population	1,453 (SAL 2021)[1]
• Density	414.2/km2 (1,073/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	2302
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Area	0.84 km2 (0.3 sq mi)Note1
Location	1 km (1 mi) W of Newcastle 34 km (21 mi) SE of Maitland 166 km (103 mi) NNE of Sydney
LGA(s)	City of Newcastle
Region	Hunter
County	Northumberland
Parish	Newcastle
State electorate(s)	Newcastle
Federal division(s)	Newcastle
Suburbs around Newcastle West: Hamilton Wickham, Newcastle Newcastle Hamilton East Newcastle West Newcastle, Cooks Hill Hamilton South Hamilton South, Cooks Hill Cooks Hill

At the 2016 census Newcastle West had a population of 618.^[3]

Education

Newcastle High School, located at the intersection of National Park Street and Parkway Avenue, is a state run high school that has an enrolment of approximately 1,000 students.^[4]

Heritage listings

Newcastle West has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• 787 Hunter Street: Castlemaine Brewery^[5]
• 434 King Street: Miss Porter's House^[6]

Notes

1. ^ Area obtained from New South Wales Department of Lands imagery and 1:100000 map Newcastle 9232.^[2]