Mayfield, New South Wales
| Mayfield Newcastle, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Shops on the corner of Hanbury Street and Maitland Road | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°53′51″S 151°44′11″E / 32.897420°S 151.736430°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 9,760 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1880s | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2304 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 8.1 km2 (3.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 6 km (4 mi) NW of Newcastle | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Newcastle | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Newcastle | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Newcastle | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Newcastle | ||||||||||||||
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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.