Jesmond, New South Wales

Jesmond
NewcastleNew South Wales
Blue Gum Road, Jesmond, viewing south, location of Stockland Jesmond Shopping Centre c. 2011.
Jesmond is located in Newcastle, Australia
Jesmond
Jesmond
Coordinates32°54′13″S 151°41′39″E / 32.90361°S 151.69417°E / -32.90361; 151.69417
Population3,045 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1,877.7/km2 (4,863/sq mi)
Postcode(s)2299
Elevation15 m (49 ft)
Area1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi)[Note 1]
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s)City of Newcastle[2]
RegionHunter[2]
CountyNorthumberland[3]
ParishNewcastle[3]
State electorate(s)Wallsend[4]
Federal division(s)Newcastle[5]
Suburbs around Jesmond:
Birmingham Gardens Birmingham Gardens Callaghan
Wallsend Jesmond North Lambton
Wallsend Wallsend Lambton

Jesmond (/ˈɛzmənd/ JEZ-mənd) is a suburb of the City of Newcastle LGA, located about 9.5 km (6 mi) west of the Newcastle CBD in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.[2][6] It is both a commercial centre and dormitory suburb of Newcastle. Residents include Australian and international students attending the University of Newcastle in adjacent Callaghan. The suburb also has numerous aged housing facilities. The suburb is very multicultural due to many international university students.[7] According to the 2006 Census there were 2,442 people in 1,144 dwellings (in 2001 there were 2376 people in 1140 dwellings).[7]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Jesmond (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 February 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b c "Suburb Search – Local Council Boundaries – Hunter (HT) – Newcastle City Council". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Archived from the original on 26 March 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Jesmond". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 April 2011. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ "Wallsend". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Newcastle". Australian Electoral Commission. 15 June 2016. Archived from the original on 21 May 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Jesmond". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  7. ^ a b "Jesmond". About Newcastle. Newcastle City Council. 1 April 2011. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.


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