Merewether, New South Wales

Merewether
NewcastleNew South Wales
Merewether Beach
Merewether is located in Newcastle, Australia
Merewether
Merewether
Coordinates32°56′34″S 151°45′9″E / 32.94278°S 151.75250°E / -32.94278; 151.75250
Population10,964 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density3,049.4/km2 (7,898/sq mi) Note1
Established1890
Postcode(s)2291
Area6.1 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)City of Newcastle
RegionHunter
CountyNorthumberland
ParishNewcastle
State electorate(s)Newcastle
Federal division(s)Newcastle
Suburbs around Merewether:
Adamstown Hamilton South, The Junction Bar Beach
Adamstown, Merewether Heights Merewether Pacific Ocean
Highfields Whitebridge, Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean

Merewether (/ˈmɛrɪˌwɛðər/) is a former Municipality and today a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 3 km (2 mi) from Newcastle's central business district with a population of around 11,000.[2] The suburb stretches 3 km (2 mi) from Merewether Beach in the east to Adamstown in the west.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Merewether (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 February 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "2016 Merewether, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics".