412,359
Higher than 77% of region (sa4) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Newcastle and Lake Macquarie · Region (SA4)
Economy & Advantage in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
More than 75% of similar regions have fewer people than Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, which has a population of 412,359. This makes it one of the larger regional hubs in the state. Growth has remained steady, keeping pace with the wider trends seen across New South Wales.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population grew by 5.4% since the last census, a figure that is about the same as the 6.1% increase seen across New South Wales.
5.4%
Lower than 57% of region (sa4) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Sources
- Regional Population (Estimated Resident Population) — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/111/newcastle-and-lake-macquarie/topic/economy-advantage