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Merewether property and planning facts
Merewether, NSW planning evidence: 148 official applications, 107 residential applications and 116 proposed dwellings in the latest published year.
Charlestown property and planning facts
Charlestown, NSW planning evidence: 111 official applications, 57 residential applications and 251 proposed dwellings in the latest published year.
Edgeworth property and planning facts
Edgeworth, NSW planning evidence: 94 official applications, 59 residential applications and 82 proposed dwellings in the latest published year.
New Lambton property and planning facts
New Lambton, NSW planning evidence: 93 official applications, 60 residential applications and 67 proposed dwellings in the latest published year.
Mayfield property and planning facts
Mayfield, NSW planning evidence: 90 official applications, 62 residential applications and 110 proposed dwellings in the latest published year.
Cooranbong property and planning facts
Cooranbong, NSW planning evidence: 89 official applications, 50 residential applications and 227 proposed dwellings in the latest published year.
Stockton property and planning facts
Stockton, NSW planning evidence: 75 official applications, 45 residential applications and 40 proposed dwellings in the latest published year.
Suburb planning activity matrix
Saved source snapshot: 2026-09-06 · Creative Commons Attribution
Official NSW Planning Portal applications joined to gazetted NSW suburb boundaries, 1 September 2025 to 1 September 2026. Suburbs with fewer than five applications are withheld.
1–40 of 40 matching rows
| Area | Applications | Residential | Dwellings proposed | Under assessment | Other status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merewether 2291 | 148 | 107 | 116 | 34 | 114 |
| Charlestown 2290 | 111 | 57 | 251 | 27 | 84 |
| Edgeworth 2285 | 94 | 59 | 82 | 22 | 72 |
| New Lambton 2305 | 93 | 60 | 67 | 11 | 82 |
| Mayfield 2304 | 90 | 62 | 110 | 12 | 78 |
| Cooranbong 2265 | 89 | 50 | 227 | 20 | 69 |
| Stockton 2295 | 75 | 45 | 40 | 11 | 64 |
| Warners Bay 2282 | 69 | 47 | 143 | 13 | 56 |
| Speers Point 2284 | 67 | 37 | 53 | 15 | 52 |
| Wallsend 2287 | 65 | 38 | 65 | 21 | 44 |
| Wyee 2259 | 63 | 44 | 48 | 12 | 51 |
| Belmont 2280 | 59 | 36 | 55 | 9 | 50 |
| Cardiff 2285 | 56 | 30 | 38 | 12 | 44 |
| Dora Creek 2264 | 55 | 37 | 59 | 8 | 47 |
| Adamstown 2289 | 52 | 26 | 53 | 11 | 41 |
| Eleebana 2282 | 49 | 29 | 28 | 8 | 41 |
| Morisset 2264 | 49 | 22 | 75 | 11 | 38 |
| Adamstown Heights 2289 | 45 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 40 |
| Swansea 2281 | 45 | 23 | 40 | 7 | 38 |
| Newcastle 2300 | 44 | 13 | 307 | 11 | 33 |
| Boolaroo 2284 | 43 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 31 |
| Hamilton 2303 | 43 | 23 | 21 | 6 | 37 |
| Belmont North 2280 | 42 | 21 | 30 | 9 | 33 |
| Cameron Park 2285 | 41 | 13 | 28 | 5 | 36 |
| Redhead 2290 | 41 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 35 |
| Coal Point 2283 | 38 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 29 |
| Glendale 2285 | 38 | 20 | 34 | 8 | 30 |
| Teralba 2284 | 38 | 20 | 53 | 12 | 26 |
| Toronto 2283 | 38 | 12 | 80 | 13 | 25 |
| Beresfield 2322 | 36 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 26 |
| Catherine Hill Bay 2281 | 36 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 25 |
| Kotara 2289 | 33 | 20 | 23 | 4 | 29 |
| Valentine 2280 | 33 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 23 |
| Lambton 2299 | 32 | 23 | 36 | 5 | 27 |
| Waratah 2298 | 32 | 20 | 61 | 6 | 26 |
| Minmi 2287 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 27 |
| Nords Wharf 2281 | 31 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 28 |
| Whitebridge 2290 | 31 | 19 | 36 | 8 | 23 |
| North Lambton 2299 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 4 | 26 |
| Cooks Hill 2300 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 27 |
Aggregate geocoded planning counts by gazetted suburb only; application addresses, applicants and references are excluded. Showing 40 of 40 published area rows.
Source: NSW Online DA Data API with NSW gazetted suburb boundaries. Creative Commons Attribution.
Newcastle, NSW — monthly climate context
Reporting period: January 2001–December 2020 · NASA Earth Science data; CC0 unless specifically marked otherwise; acknowledge NASA and do not imply endorsement
1–12 of 12 matching rows
| Month | Mean temperature (°C) | Rainfall (mm/day) | Wind speed at 10 m (m/s) | Solar energy (kWh/m²/day) | Relative humidity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.69 | 2.68 | 4.03 | 6.587 | 73.22 |
| February | 23.41 | 4.71 | 3.96 | 5.734 | 75.22 |
| March | 22.24 | 3.74 | 3.81 | 4.864 | 75.12 |
| April | 20.25 | 2.95 | 3.6 | 3.949 | 73.51 |
| May | 17.48 | 2.43 | 3.84 | 3.143 | 71.71 |
| June | 15.4 | 3.27 | 4.16 | 2.503 | 75.34 |
| July | 14.38 | 1.82 | 4.16 | 2.904 | 72.54 |
| August | 14.97 | 1.63 | 4.15 | 3.847 | 68.63 |
| September | 17.18 | 1.74 | 3.95 | 5.04 | 68.09 |
| October | 19.04 | 2.25 | 3.92 | 5.781 | 68.81 |
| November | 20.67 | 3 | 3.96 | 6.281 | 71.98 |
| December | 22.19 | 2.61 | 3.95 | 6.593 | 71.96 |
Representative point for Newcastle, NSW only; not whole-country or property-level coverage. Historical gridded climatology, not current weather, a forecast or a solar-generation estimate. NASA attribution does not imply endorsement.
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Saved data checked 2026-10-19. This check date does not change a source’s reporting period. Individual-property checks and source updates may still be needed.