Lake Macquarie is considered technically a city but it lacks an effective CBD and residents of Lake Macquarie still tend to look for ‘Newcastle based’ businesses when they are trying to find local businesses for products and services since for the lower Hunter Valley, Lake Macquarie, Newcastle and even parts of the Central Coast the residents typically have a conscious or subconscious mindset that the economic hub or point of reference for business is Newcastle.
- Adamstown
- Adamstown Heights
- Bar Beach
- Beresfield
- Birmingham Gardens
- Black Hill
- Broadmeadow
- Callaghan (Newcastle University)
- Carrington
- Cooks Hill
- Elermore Vale
- Fletcher
- Georgetown
- Hamilton
- Hamilton East
- Hamilton North
- Hamilton South
- Hexham
- The Hill
- Islington
- Jesmond
- The Junction
- Kooragang
- Kotara
- Lambton
- Lenaghan
- Maryland
- Maryville
- Mayfield
- Mayfield East
- Mayfield North
- Mayfield West
- Merewether
- Merewether Heights
- Minmi
- New Lambton
- New Lambton Heights
- Newcastle
- Newcastle East
- Newcastle West
- North Lambton
- Rankin Park
- Sandgate
- Shortland
- Stockton
- Tarro
- Tighes Hill
- Wallsend
- Warabrook
- Waratah
- Waratah West
- Wickham
The Novocastrian domain reaches out to the sea, an Australian city centre bounded by pristine beaches and an active working harbour.