Population 653 (2011 census) LGA(s) City of Newcastle State electorate(s) Wallsend Local time Tuesday 6:29 AM University University of Newcastle | Postcode(s) 2308 Parish Newcastle Postal code 2308 Federal division Division of Newcastle | |
Location 10 km (6 mi) WNW of Newcastle
2 km (1 mi) NE of Jesmond Weather 19°C, Wind S at 21 km/h, 81% Humidity |
Callaghan /kælə.hæn/ is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Newcastle's central business district. It contains the main campus of the University of Newcastle. It is served by Warabrook railway station on NSW TrainLink's Hunter Line. The suburb was named after Sir Bede Callaghan (1912–1993), Chancellor of the University of Newcastle from 1977 to 1988.
Map of Callaghan NSW 2308, Australia
Callaghan had a population of 653 in 2011.
References
Callaghan, New South Wales Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA