Postcode 2290
Charlestown, Redhead, Mount Hutton, Gateshead, Whitebridge, Kahibah, Dudley, Tingira Heights, Bennetts Green, Hillsborough · NSW
Whole postcode 20,260 addresses · 35,031 people
Share of the postcode's people (Census 2021) in each area.
| Federal electorate (2025) | Shortland |
|---|---|
| State/territory electorate (2025) | Charlestown Swansea |
| Local government area (2025) | Lake Macquarie |
| Statistical Area 2 (2026) | Charlestown - Dudley Mount Hutton - Windale Redhead Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough Adamstown - Kotara Warners Bay - Boolaroo Belmont - Bennetts Green Valentine - Eleebana |
| Statistical Area 3 (2026) | Lake Macquarie - East Newcastle |
| Statistical Area 4 (2026) | Newcastle and Lake Macquarie |
| Greater capital city area (2026) | Rest of NSW |
| Remoteness area (2021) | Major Cities of Australia |
| ABS postal area (2021) | 2290 2282 2306 2289 2280 |
Suburbs and localities
Charlestown 8,135 addresses · 13,619 people
Coordinates: -32.96602, 151.69409
| Federal electorate (2025) | Shortland |
|---|---|
| State/territory electorate (2025) | Charlestown |
| Local government area (2025) | Lake Macquarie |
| Statistical Area 2 (2026) | Charlestown - Dudley Adamstown - Kotara Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough |
| Statistical Area 3 (2026) | Lake Macquarie - East Newcastle |
| Statistical Area 4 (2026) | Newcastle and Lake Macquarie |
| Greater capital city area (2026) | Rest of NSW |
| Remoteness area (2021) | Major Cities of Australia |
| ABS suburb/locality (2021) | Charlestown (NSW) Kahibah Gateshead Hillsborough (Lake Macquarie - NSW) |
| ABS postal area (2021) | 2290 2289 |
Redhead 2,472 addresses · 3,771 people
Coordinates: -33.01236, 151.70906
| Federal electorate (2025) | Shortland |
|---|---|
| State/territory electorate (2025) | Swansea Charlestown |
| Local government area (2025) | Lake Macquarie |
| Statistical Area 2 (2026) | Redhead Belmont - Bennetts Green Charlestown - Dudley |
| Statistical Area 3 (2026) | Lake Macquarie - East |
| Statistical Area 4 (2026) | Newcastle and Lake Macquarie |
| Greater capital city area (2026) | Rest of NSW |
| Remoteness area (2021) | Major Cities of Australia |
| ABS suburb/locality (2021) | Redhead Belmont (NSW) Dudley |
| ABS postal area (2021) | 2290 2280 |
Mount Hutton 2,379 addresses · 3,852 people
Coordinates: -32.98233, 151.67134
| Federal electorate (2025) | Shortland |
|---|---|
| State/territory electorate (2025) | Charlestown |
| Local government area (2025) | Lake Macquarie |
| Statistical Area 2 (2026) | Mount Hutton - Windale Warners Bay - Boolaroo Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough |
| Statistical Area 3 (2026) | Lake Macquarie - East |
| Statistical Area 4 (2026) | Newcastle and Lake Macquarie |
| Greater capital city area (2026) | Rest of NSW |
| Remoteness area (2021) | Major Cities of Australia |
| ABS suburb/locality (2021) | Mount Hutton (NSW) Eleebana Windale |
| ABS postal area (2021) | 2290 2282 2306 |
Gateshead 1,892 addresses · 3,104 people
Coordinates: -32.98050, 151.68887
| Federal electorate (2025) | Shortland |
|---|---|
| State/territory electorate (2025) | Charlestown |
| Local government area (2025) | Lake Macquarie |
| Statistical Area 2 (2026) | Charlestown - Dudley Belmont - Bennetts Green |
| Statistical Area 3 (2026) | Lake Macquarie - East |
| Statistical Area 4 (2026) | Newcastle and Lake Macquarie |
| Greater capital city area (2026) | Rest of NSW |
| Remoteness area (2021) | Major Cities of Australia |
| ABS suburb/locality (2021) | Gateshead Whitebridge Charlestown (NSW) |
| ABS postal area (2021) | 2290 |
Whitebridge 1,448 addresses · 2,954 people
Coordinates: -32.97889, 151.71033
| Federal electorate (2025) | Shortland |
|---|---|
| State/territory electorate (2025) | Charlestown |
| Local government area (2025) | Lake Macquarie |
| Statistical Area 2 (2026) | Charlestown - Dudley |
| Statistical Area 3 (2026) | Lake Macquarie - East |
| Statistical Area 4 (2026) | Newcastle and Lake Macquarie |
| Greater capital city area (2026) | Rest of NSW |
| Remoteness area (2021) | Major Cities of Australia |
| ABS suburb/locality (2021) | Whitebridge Dudley Charlestown (NSW) |
| ABS postal area (2021) | 2290 |
Kahibah 1,375 addresses · 2,579 people
Coordinates: -32.96290, 151.71113
| Federal electorate (2025) | Shortland |
|---|---|
| State/territory electorate (2025) | Charlestown |
| Local government area (2025) | Lake Macquarie |
| Statistical Area 2 (2026) | Charlestown - Dudley |
| Statistical Area 3 (2026) | Lake Macquarie - East |
| Statistical Area 4 (2026) | Newcastle and Lake Macquarie |
| Greater capital city area (2026) | Rest of NSW |
| Remoteness area (2021) | Major Cities of Australia |
| ABS suburb/locality (2021) | Kahibah Charlestown (NSW) Highfields (NSW) Whitebridge |
| ABS postal area (2021) | 2290 2289 |
Dudley 1,062 addresses · 2,437 people
Coordinates: -32.98790, 151.72001
| Federal electorate (2025) | Shortland |
|---|---|
| State/territory electorate (2025) | Charlestown |
| Local government area (2025) | Lake Macquarie |
| Statistical Area 2 (2026) | Charlestown - Dudley |
| Statistical Area 3 (2026) | Lake Macquarie - East |
| Statistical Area 4 (2026) | Newcastle and Lake Macquarie |
| Greater capital city area (2026) | Rest of NSW |
| Remoteness area (2021) | Major Cities of Australia |
| ABS suburb/locality (2021) | Dudley |
| ABS postal area (2021) | 2290 |
Tingira Heights 846 addresses · 2,074 people
Coordinates: -32.99529, 151.66912
| Federal electorate (2025) | Shortland |
|---|---|
| State/territory electorate (2025) | Charlestown |
| Local government area (2025) | Lake Macquarie |
| Statistical Area 2 (2026) | Mount Hutton - Windale Valentine - Eleebana |
| Statistical Area 3 (2026) | Lake Macquarie - East |
| Statistical Area 4 (2026) | Newcastle and Lake Macquarie |
| Greater capital city area (2026) | Rest of NSW |
| Remoteness area (2021) | Major Cities of Australia |
| ABS suburb/locality (2021) | Tingira Heights Windale Eleebana Mount Hutton (NSW) |
| ABS postal area (2021) | 2290 2306 2282 |
Bennetts Green 385 addresses · 3 people
Coordinates: -32.99774, 151.69095
| Federal electorate (2025) | Shortland |
|---|---|
| State/territory electorate (2025) | Charlestown |
| Local government area (2025) | Lake Macquarie |
| Statistical Area 2 (2026) | Belmont - Bennetts Green |
| Statistical Area 3 (2026) | Lake Macquarie - East |
| Statistical Area 4 (2026) | Newcastle and Lake Macquarie |
| Greater capital city area (2026) | Rest of NSW |
| Remoteness area (2021) | Major Cities of Australia |
| ABS suburb/locality (2021) | Bennetts Green Gateshead Windale |
| ABS postal area (2021) | 2290 |
Hillsborough 266 addresses · 639 people
Coordinates: -32.95684, 151.67551
| Federal electorate (2025) | Shortland |
|---|---|
| State/territory electorate (2025) | Charlestown |
| Local government area (2025) | Lake Macquarie |
| Statistical Area 2 (2026) | Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough |
| Statistical Area 3 (2026) | Lake Macquarie - East |
| Statistical Area 4 (2026) | Newcastle and Lake Macquarie |
| Greater capital city area (2026) | Rest of NSW |
| Remoteness area (2021) | Major Cities of Australia |
| ABS suburb/locality (2021) | Hillsborough (Lake Macquarie - NSW) Garden Suburb |
| ABS postal area (2021) | 2290 2289 |
Areas are assigned from the location of every address in the postcode, so a postcode that straddles a boundary shows each area with its share. People and dwellings are Census 2021 counts, apportioned to addresses within each mesh block; "—" means an area with no residents. About the data.