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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 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

| pop =

| pop_year =

| pop_footnotes =

| poprank = 39th{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}

| density = 918.1

| density_footnotes = {{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}}

| est =

| area = 186.8

| area_footnotes = {{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}}

| timezone = AEST

| utc = +10

| timezone-dst = AEDT

| utc-dst = +11

| mayor = Ross Kerridge (Independent Labor)

| mayortitle = Lord Mayor

| dist1 = 162

| dir1 = NNE

| location1 = Sydney

| seat = 12 Stewart Avenue, Newcastle

| region = Hunter{{cite web|url=http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_Regions.asp?regiontype=2&slacode=5900®ion=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®ion=HT|archive-date=26 March 2011|url-status=dead}}

| county = Northumberland

| stategov = Newcastle{{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}}

| stategov2 = Wallsend{{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}}

| stategov3 = Charlestown{{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}}

| stategov4 = Port Stephens{{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.}}

| fedgov = Newcastle{{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.}}

| logo = City of Newcastle Logo.jpg

| logo_upright = 1.2

| url = http://www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au

| near-n = Port Stephens

| near-ne = Port Stephens

| near-e = Tasman Sea

| near-se = Tasman Sea

| near-s = Lake Macquarie

| near-sw = Lake Macquarie

| near-w = Cessnock

| near-nw = Maitland

}}

The City of Newcastle is a local government area in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. The City of Newcastle incorporates much of the area of the Newcastle metropolitan area.

The Lord Mayor of the City of Newcastle Council is Councillor Dr. Ross Kerridge, an Independent Labor politician elected under the team campaign banner 'Our Newcastle' at the 2024 New South Wales mayoral elections.{{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}}

==History==

The Awabakal and Worimi peoples are acknowledged by council as the traditional custodians of the land and waters of Newcastle.{{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 }}

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.{{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.

}} Eight years later, the Municipalities Act 1867 classified the Newcastle Municipality as a "Borough".{{Cite Legislation AU|NSW|num_act|mao1867n12213|Municipalities Act 1867}}

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 Lake Macquarie Shire and Tarro Shire to the new city.{{Cite Legislation AU|NSW|num_act|gna1937n20208|Greater Newcastle Act 1937}} The amalgamations and transfers took effect from 2 April 1938.{{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

}}

The newly created City of Greater Newcastle was subsequently renamed to City of Newcastle on 23 March 1949.{{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

}}

class="wikitable"

| rowspan=2|Municipality

| rowspan=2|Date established

| colspan=4|PopulationDocherty, p. 299

1891

|1901

|1911

|1921

Adamstown

|31 December 1885

|2,030

|2,420

|2,660

|3,959

Carrington

|28 March 1887

|2,137

|2,547

|2,685

|3,115

Hamilton

|11 December 1871

|4,844

|6,124

|7,908

|14,196

Lambton

|26 June 1871

|3,436

|3,159

|2,796

|3,691

Merewether

|20 August 1885

|4,399

|4,547

|4,151

|5,908

New Lambton

|1 August 1889

|1,548

|1,578

|1,827

|3,550

Stockton

|12 October 1889

|2,417

|2,549

|2,106

|4,598

Wallsend

|27 February 1874

|6,945

|6,997

|6,007

|6,446

Waratah

|23 February 1871

|2,718

|3,080

|4,419

|12,192

Wickham

|25 February 1871

|6,582

|7,752

|8,434

|12,151

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.{{cite news |title=Council Ward Boundaries |url=https://newcastle.nsw.gov.au/council/ward-maps |accessdate=30 March 2024 |publisher=}} These include:

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;Ward 2

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;Ward 3

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;Ward 4

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Proposed amalgamation

After a 2015 review by the NSW Government 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 Lake Macquarie City Council.{{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|date=20 October 2015|access-date=13 March 2016}} However, the 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.{{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 }} 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.{{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 }}

Demographics

At the 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. 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 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.

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. The median weekly income for residents within the City of Newcastle was marginally higher than the national average.

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 with Catholicism being at almost 25%, which was slightly higher than the national average of 22.6%. As at the 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 English is spoken (national average was 22.2%).

class="wikitable"
colspan=8|Selected historical census data for the City of Newcastle local government area
colspan=3|Census year2001{{Census 2001 AUS|id=LGA15900 |name=Newcastle (C) |access-date=23 December 2013 |quick=on}}2006{{Census 2006 AUS|id=LGA15900 |name=Newcastle (C) |access-date=23 December 2013 |quick=on}}2011{{Census 2011 AUS |id=LGA15900 |name=Newcastle (C) |quick=on |access-date=10 September 2012}}2016{{Census 2016 AUS |id=LGA15900 |name=Newcastle (C) |access-date=16 November 2017 |quick=on}}2021{{Census 2021 AUS |id=LGA15900 |name=Newcastle |access-date=5 March 2024 |quick=on}}
rowspan=4 colspan="2"|PopulationEstimated residents on Census nightalign="right"|{{formatnum:136413}}align="right"|{{gain}} {{formatnum:141753}}align="right"|{{gain}} {{formatnum:148535}}align="right"|{{gain}} {{formatnum:155411}}align="right"|{{gain}} {{formatnum:168873}}
align="right"|LGA rank in terms of size within New South Walesalign="right"|align="right"|align="right"|align="right"|18{{small|th}}align="right"|
align="right"|% of New South Wales populationalign="right"|align="right"|align="right"|2.15%align="right"|{{loss}} 2.08%align="right"| {{gain}} 2.09%
align="right"|% of Australian populationalign="right"|0.73%align="right"|{{loss}} 0.71%align="right"|{{loss}} 0.69%align="right"|{{loss}} 0.66%align="right"|{{steady}} 0.66%
colspan=4|Cultural and language diversity
rowspan=6 colspan=2|Ancestry,
top responses		Englishalign="right"|align="right"|align="right"|29.2%align="right"|{{gain}} 29.3%align="right|{{gain}} 40.7%
Australianalign="right"|align="right"|align="right"|30.4%align="right"|{{loss}} 27.7%align="right"|{{gain}} 37.8%
Irishalign="right"|align="right"|align="right"|8.9%align="right"|{{gain}} 9.6%align="right"|{{loss}} 12.5%
Scottishalign="right"|align="right"|align="right"|8.0%align="right"|{{gain}} 8.3%align="right"|{{gain}} 11.6%
Germanalign="right"|align="right"|align="right"|2.9%align="right"|{{gain}} 3.0%align="right"|{{ndash}}
Australian Aboriginalalign="right"|{{ndash}}align="right|{{ndash}}align="right"|{{ndash}}align="right"|{{ndash}}align="right"|4.2%
rowspan=5 colspan=2|Language,
top responses
(other than English)		Mandarinalign="right"|n/calign="right"|{{gain}} 0.4%align="right"|{{gain}} 0.6%align="right"|{{gain}} 1.2%align="right"|{{gain}} 1.0%
Macedonianalign="right"|1.1%align="right"|{{loss}} 0.9%align="right"|{{loss}} 0.8%align="right"|{{loss}} 0.7%align="right"|{{loss}} 0.6%
Italianalign="right"|0.9%align="right"|{{loss}} 0.7%align="right"|{{steady}} 0.7%align="right"|{{loss}} 0.5%align="right"|{{loss}} 0.4%
Greekalign="right"|0.7%align="right"|{{steady}} 0.7%align="right"|{{loss}} 0.6%align="right"|{{loss}} 0.5%align="right"|{{loss}} 0.4%
colspan=2|Religious affiliation
rowspan=5 colspan=2|Religious affiliation,
top responses		No Religionalign="right"|12.7%align="right"|{{gain}} 16.3%align="right"|{{gain}} 22.6%align="right"|{{gain}} 32.8%align="right"|{{gain}} 44.8%
Catholicalign="right"|26.6%align="right"|{{loss}} 26.1%align="right"|{{loss}} 25.3%align="right"|{{loss}} 22.2%align="right"|{{loss}} 18.9%
Anglicanalign="right"|27.0%align="right"|{{loss}} 25.0%align="right"|{{loss}} 22.3%align="right"|{{loss}} 17.0%align="right"|{{loss}} 12.3%
Uniting Churchalign="right"|8.2%align="right"|{{loss}} 7.0%align="right"|{{loss}} 5.9%align="right"|{{loss}} 4.2%align="right"|{{loss}} 2.9%
Presbyterian and Reformedalign="right"|4.1%align="right"|{{loss}} 3.5%align="right"|{{loss}} 3.2%align="right"|{{ndash}}align="right"|{{ndash}}
colspan=4|Median weekly incomes
rowspan=2 colspan=2|Personal incomeMedian weekly personal incomealign="right"|align="right"|{{AUD}}409align="right"|{{gain}} {{AUD}}563align="right"|{{gain}} {{AUD}}660align="right"|{{gain}} {{AUD}}852
align="right"|% of Australian median incomealign="right"|align="right"|87.8%align="right"|{{gain}} 97.6%align="right"|{{gain}} 99.7%align="right"|{{gain}} 105.8%
rowspan=2 colspan=2|Family incomeMedian weekly family incomealign="right"|align="right"|{{AUD}}{{formatnum:1132}}align="right"|{{gain}} {{AUD}}{{formatnum:1530}}align="right"|{{gain}} {{AUD}}{{formatnum:1778}}align="right"|{{gain}} {{AUD}}{{formatnum:2264}}
align="right"|% of Australian median incomealign="right"|align="right"|96.7%align="right"|{{gain}} 103.3%align="right"|{{loss}} 102.5%align="right"|{{gain}} 106.7%
rowspan=2 colspan=2| Household incomeMedian weekly household incomealign="right"|align="right"|{{AUD}}{{formatnum:885}}align="right"|{{gain}} {{AUD}}{{formatnum:1165}}align="right"|{{gain}} {{AUD}}{{formatnum:1368}}align="right"|{{gain}} {{formatnum:1760}}
align="right"|% of Australian median incomealign="right"|align="right"|86.2%align="right"|{{gain}} 94.4%align="right"|{{gain}} 95.1%align="right"|{{gain}} 100.8%
colspan=4|Dwelling structure
rowspan=4 colspan=2|Dwelling typeSeparate housealign="right"|74.6%align="right"|{{decrease}} 73.3%align="right"|{{increase}} 73.5%align="right"|{{decrease}} 71.1%align="right"|{{decrease}} 69.0%
Semi-detached, terrace or townhousealign="right"|10.0%align="right"|{{increase}} 10.9%align="right"|{{increase}} 12.1%align="right"|{{increase}} 15.4%align="right"|{{gain}} 16.2%
Flat or apartmentalign="right"|14.1%align="right"|{{increase}} 14.9%align="right"|{{decrease}} 13.9%align="right"|{{decrease}} 12.7%align="right"|{{gain}} 14.2%

Council elections

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

=Current composition and election method=

Newcastle City Council is composed of thirteen councillors, including the Lord Mayor, generally for a fixed four-year term of office. The Lord Mayor is directly elected while the twelve other Councillors are elected proportionally as four separate wards, each electing three Councillors. The most recent election was held on 14 September 2024. The current makeup of the council, including the Lord Mayor, is as follows:

class="wikitable"
colspan="2"|PartyCouncillors
{{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

| align=right | 5

{{Australian party style|Greens}}| 

| Greens

| align=right | 3

{{Australian party style|our newcastle}}| 

| {{Australian politics/name|our newcastle}}

| align=right | 3

{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 

| Liberal

| align=right | 2

| Total

| align=right | 13

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

class="wikitable"
Wardcolspan="2"|CouncillorPartyNotes
Lord Mayor

| {{Australian party style|Our Newcastle}}| 

| Ross Kerridge

| Our Newcastle

| Councillor since 2024

rowspan="3"|Ward One

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Declan Clausen

| Labor

| Councillor since 2017 by-election

{{Australian party style|Greens}}| 

| Charlotte McCabe

| Greens

| Councillor since 2021

{{Australian party style|Our Newcastle}}| 

| Peter Gittins

| Our Newcastle

| Councillor since 2024

rowspan="3"|Ward Two

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Paige Johnson

| Labor

| Councillor since 2024

{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 

| Jenny Barrie

| Liberal

| Councillor since 2021

{{Australian party style|Greens}}| 

| Joel Pringle

| Greens

| Councillor since 2024

rowspan="3"|Ward Three

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Peta Winney-Baartz

| Labor

| Councillor since 2025 count-back election

{{Australian party style|Our Newcastle}}| 

| Mark Brooker

| Our Newcastle

| Councillor since 2024

{{Australian party style|Greens}}| 

| Sinead Francis-Coan

| Greens

| Councillor since 2024

rowspan="3"|Ward Four

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Elizabeth Adamczyk

| Labor

| Councillor since 2021

{{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 

| Callum Pull

| Liberal

| Councillor since 2021

{{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| 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:

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City

! Prefecture/State

! Country

! Year

Ube

| {{flag|Yamaguchi}}

| {{flag|Japan}}

| 1980

Dubbo

| {{flag|New South Wales}}

| {{flag|Australia}}

| 1995

Arcadia

| {{flag|California}}

| {{flag|United States}}

|

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Coat of arms

{{Infobox COA wide

| name = the City of Newcastle

|image =

|bannerimage =

|notes =

|year_adopted = Formal grant by the Kings of Arms, 20 March 1961 (Earl Marshal's Warrant, 8 March 1961).

|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 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.{{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}}{{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}}

|previous_versions = 75px Following the proclamation of Newcastle as a city in 1885, the Council engaged James Sayers, Newcastle manager of the 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 "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.{{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}}{{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}} This badge was readopted in 1938 by the new City of Greater Newcastle with the amended council name.{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}

| other_versions = The flag adopted by the Council features the full armorial achievement on a 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 "Newcastle's Own Regiment".

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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}}

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