City profile
A quick snapshot of the City of Lake Macquarie, drawn from official ABS estimates and the NSW Government's council data.
New to these terms? Read them in plain English
- 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.
- Population (ERP, 30 Jun 2024)
- 221,859ABS Estimated Resident Population.
- Area
- 649 km²Wrapped around Lake Macquarie, Australia's largest coastal saltwater lake.
- Population density
- ~342 people per km²
- Region
- Hunter region, NSW (between Newcastle and the Central Coast)
- Council classification
- Metropolitan / regional city
- Main centres
- Charlestown, Belmont, Toronto, Warners Bay, CardiffA selection of suburbs is listed below.
Suburbs & postcodes
- Charlestown2290
- Belmont2280
- Toronto2283
- Warners Bay2282
- Cardiff2285
- Glendale2285
- Morisset2264
- Swansea2281
- Speers Point2284
- Mount Hutton2290
- Booragul2284
- Cameron Park2285
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 Lake Macquarie LGA; some postcodes are shared with neighbouring areas. The shaded area on the map is the official Local Government Area boundary (OpenStreetMap administrative boundary for Lake Macquarie 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.