Mayfield, New South Wales

This article is about the suburb of Newcastle. For the locality near Goulburn, see Mayfield, New South Wales (Queanbeyan–Palerang). For the locality near Nowra, see Mayfield, New South Wales (Shoalhaven).

Mayfield
Suburb
Shops on the corner of Hanbury Street and Maitland Road
Mayfield
Interactive map of Mayfield
Coordinates: 32°53′51″S 151°44′11″E / 32.897420°S 151.736430°E / -32.897420; 151.736430
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
CityNewcastle
LGA
Location
Established1880s
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Area
 • Total
8.1 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Population
 • Total9,760 (SAL 2021)
Postcode
2304
ParishNewcastle
Suburbs around Mayfield
Mayfield West Mayfield North Mayfield North
Waratah Mayfield Mayfield East
Georgetown Islington Tighes Hill

Mayfield is a north-western suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, which takes its name from Ada May (born 1874) a daughter of the landowner there, John Scholey. Its boundaries are the Hunter River to the north, the Main Northern railway line to the south (Waratah station), the railway line to Newcastle Harbour to the east, and open ground to the west.

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