Map of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

Newcastle is a city in New South Wales, Australia, with a population of about 508,437. It lies at 32.9295°S, 151.7801°E. Newcastle is about 358 km (222 mi) northeast of Canberra, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Maitland, 30 km to the northwest.

Newcastle at a glance

Where is Newcastle?

• The 7th largest city in Australia by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in New South Wales on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 59 min on the shortest day to 14 h 20 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Newcastle

• Maitland — 30 km northwest
• Sydney — 117 km southwest
• Wollongong — 185 km southwest
• Port Macquarie — 198 km northeast
• Bathurst — 212 km west
• Tamworth — 220 km north
• Orange — 253 km west
• Dubbo — 307 km west
• Coffs Harbour — 319 km northeast
• Canberra — 358 km southwest

Largest cities in New South Wales

• Sydney — 5,638,830
• Wollongong — 280,153
• Maitland — 89,597
• Coffs Harbour — 78,759
• Port Macquarie — 51,965
• Tamworth — 43,874
• Dubbo — 43,516
• Orange — 41,920
• Bathurst — 36,230

Largest cities in Australia

• Sydney — 5,638,830
• Melbourne — 5,435,590
• Brisbane — 2,780,063
• Perth — 2,384,371
• Adelaide — 1,469,163
• Gold Coast — 640,778
• Sunshine Coast — 398,840
• Canberra — 367,752
• Logan City — 345,098
• Geelong — 282,809

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Other places named Newcastle

• Newcastle — KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.