Jesmond, New South Wales
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Blue Gum Road, Jesmond, viewing south, location of Stockland Jesmond Shopping Centre c. 2011. | |||||||||||||
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Interactive map of Jesmond | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 32°54′13″S 151°41′39″E / 32.90361°S 151.69417°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter | ||||||||||||
| City | Newcastle | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 1.3 km2 (0.50 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 3,210 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,877.7/km2 (4,863/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11 (AEDT) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2299 | ||||||||||||
| County | Northumberland | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Newcastle | ||||||||||||
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Jesmond (/ˈdʒɛzmənd/ 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. 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. According to the 2006 Census there were 2,442 people in 1,144 dwellings (in 2001 there were 2376 people in 1140 dwellings).