Best places to live in Greater Newcastle, Australia side

23 places with 545,834 residents within about 25 km of Newcastle, on the Australia side of the border, ranked for 29 household profiles. Regional data: official figures on affordability and jobs and economy, population and geography, with the other criteria modelled from population and location.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Newcastle, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

The core of the area lies in United Kingdom: Greater Newcastle in United Kingdom.

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For young families

  1. 1Newcastle
    New South Wales, 508,437 residents
    40
  2. 2New Lambton
    New South Wales, 10,016 residents
    38
  3. 3Chisholm
    New South Wales, 4,577 residents
    37
  4. 4Whitebridge
    New South Wales, 2,555 residents
    36
  5. 5Teralba
    New South Wales, 1,581 residents
    31
  6. 6Raworth
    New South Wales, 1,721 residents
    31
  7. 7Beresfield
    New South Wales, 3,102 residents
    30
  8. 8Morpeth
    New South Wales, 1,380 residents
    30
  9. 9Boolaroo
    New South Wales, 1,000 residents
    29
  10. 10Holmesville
    New South Wales, 1,326 residents
    27

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For retired couples

  1. 1New Lambton
    New South Wales, 10,016 residents
    71
  2. 2Newcastle
    New South Wales, 508,437 residents
    70
  3. 3Chisholm
    New South Wales, 4,577 residents
    70
  4. 4Whitebridge
    New South Wales, 2,555 residents
    68
  5. 5Beresfield
    New South Wales, 3,102 residents
    61

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For remote workers

  1. 1Newcastle
    New South Wales, 508,437 residents
    64
  2. 2New Lambton
    New South Wales, 10,016 residents
    60

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For commuters

  1. 1Newcastle
    New South Wales, 508,437 residents
    79
  2. 2New Lambton
    New South Wales, 10,016 residents
    70
  3. 3Whitebridge
    New South Wales, 2,555 residents
    67
  4. 4Chisholm
    New South Wales, 4,577 residents
    59
  5. 5Beresfield
    New South Wales, 3,102 residents
    54
  6. 6Tarro
    New South Wales, 1,636 residents
    45
  7. 7Teralba
    New South Wales, 1,581 residents
    44

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For single professionals

  1. 1Newcastle
    New South Wales, 508,437 residents
    72
  2. 2New Lambton
    New South Wales, 10,016 residents
    55

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Chisholm
    New South Wales, 4,577 residents
    26
  2. 2Newcastle
    New South Wales, 508,437 residents
    25
  3. 3Whitebridge
    New South Wales, 2,555 residents
    24
  4. 4New Lambton
    New South Wales, 10,016 residents
    22
  5. 5Beresfield
    New South Wales, 3,102 residents
    9

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Towns in Greater Newcastle, Australia side