Callaghan, New South Wales

Callaghan (/kæləɡən/ KAL-ə-gən) 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, which is the entirety of the suburb. It is served by Warabrook railway station on NSW TrainLink's Hunter Line.

Callaghan Newcastle, New South Wales
Callaghan
Coordinates	32°53′24″S 151°42′04″E
Population	1,358 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	2308
Elevation	44 m (144 ft)
Location	10 km (6 mi) WNW of Newcastle 2 km (1 mi) NE of Jesmond 24 km (15 mi) SE of Maitland 61 km (38 mi) NNE of The Entrance 153 km (95 mi) NNE of Sydney
LGA(s)	City of Newcastle
Parish	Newcastle
State electorate(s)	Wallsend
Federal division(s)	Newcastle
Suburbs around Callaghan: Shortland Shortland Warabrook Birmingham Gardens Callaghan Warabrook Jesmond North Lambton Waratah West

Callaghan borders the suburbs of Shortland, Waratah West, and Warabrook.

History

The Aboriginal people in this area, the Awabakal, were the first people of this land.^[2]

The suburb was named after Sir Bede Callaghan (1912–1993), who was Chancellor of the University of Newcastle from 1977 to 1988.^[3]

Callaghan had a population of 1,326 in 2016.^[4]

Places

The Forum Sports and Aquatic Centre is located within the University of Newcastle and includes a number of sporting facilities – a heated indoor pool, five outdoor ovals and a gymnasium. It opened to general members of the public.^[5]