Where is Newcastle? Newcastle is only 160kms away from Sydney, NSW. It is located in the heart of the Hunter Region and bordered by a stunning coastline with beautiful beaches. You can get there by bus, train, plane or car.

Travel times to Newcastle (Hours)

What will you find?

As Australia’s sixth largest city, Newcastle offers all the benefits and amenities of a large city but with all the friendliness of a regional town. There is plenty to find, see and do.

You will find a mix of agriculture, natural attractions and industry, including:

• A booming port
• One of Australia's leading universities
• Foremost medical research facilities
• Music & arts centres
• The famous Hunter wine region
• Abundant agriculture
• NSW's second largest tourist region
• Coal and energy exports
• A myriad of beaches and coastal national parks
• Historical buildings and remnants of our convict past
• Plus heaps more…

Business & Employment

Newcastle is a competitive and thriving city that offers prime investment opportunities and an unsurpassed quality of life

Find out more by visiting Business in Newcastle.

Health

Newcastle has private and public health facilities, including hospitals, medical centres, mental health, rehabilitation and palliative care services.

For information and contact details visit the Hunter Health website or look up the Yellow Pages.

Education

Newcastle offers quality primary, secondary and tertiary education facilities.

There are 241 primary schools, 48 secondary and 25 private schools in the Hunter region with 95,000 pupils.

To locate public schools around Newcastle you can look up the NSW Department of Education and Training website or contact the Hunter Regional Office of the Department of School Education on 02 4924 9900.

For a full listing of schools you can also look up the white pages telephone directory.

Newcastle is home to vocational and tertiary education and training facilities, such as TAFE, adult education centres and the University of Newcastle. The University of Newcastle is one of the country's top research universities and the quality of that research is recognised both in Australia and internationally.

Getting around

Newcastle offers a range of public transport services, as well as cycleways and walking tracks.

Bus & Ferry - For timetable information Newcastle bus and ferry services phone 131 500. Printed timetables are available from Council's City Administration Centre or Hamilton Bus Depot.

Rail – Newcastle is part of the City Rail network. For timetable information phone 131 500.

Air –Newcastle Airport (Williamtown) is the major regional airport and is located 30 minutes north of the city centre.