22,694
square kilometres
731, 054
Population
(ABS 2022–23)
(ABS 2022–23)


LGAs
Cessnock, Dungog, Lake Macquarie, Maitland, Muswellbrook, Newcastle, Port Stephens, Singleton, Upper Hunter.
Cessnock, Dungog, Lake Macquarie, Maitland, Muswellbrook, Newcastle, Port Stephens, Singleton, Upper Hunter.


Major Towns
Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, Cessnock, Dungog, Maitland, Muswellbrook, Nelson Bay, Scone, Singleton.
Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, Cessnock, Dungog, Maitland, Muswellbrook, Nelson Bay, Scone, Singleton.
Major Industries
Healthy care and social assistance, mining and resources, construction, education and training, agriculture and viticulture, hospitality, supply chain and transport logistics, equine.
Healthy care and social assistance, mining and resources, construction, education and training, agriculture and viticulture, hospitality, supply chain and transport logistics, equine.
