Cessnock City Council
City profile

City profile

A quick snapshot of Cessnock City, drawn from official ABS estimates and the NSW Government's council data.

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Local Government Area (LGA)
The official area a council governs.
Estimated Resident Population (ERP)
The official population count for an area.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
The national statistics agency behind population figures.
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Population (2023–24)
69,352OLG / ABS Estimated Resident Population.
Area
1,965.2 km²
Population density
~35 people per km²
Region
Hunter (Hunter Valley), west of Newcastle; gateway to the Hunter wine country
Council classification
Regional Town/City (OLG Group 4)
Main centres
Cessnock, Kurri Kurri, Weston, Branxton/Greta, and the Pokolbin wine districtA largely rural LGA of many small Coalfields and Hunter Valley towns; a selection of suburbs is listed below.

Suburbs & postcodes

On the map

The shaded area is the official Local Government Area boundary.

The suburb list and postcodes are a selection of the many localities in the Cessnock City LGA; some suburbs are split with neighbouring council areas and some postcodes are shared. The shaded area on the map is the official Local Government Area boundary (OpenStreetMap administrative boundary for Cessnock City Council).

Sources — check it yourself

Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.