Sandgate, New South Wales

Sandgate
Newcastle, New South Wales
Sandgate
Coordinates32°52′4″S 151°42′22″E / 32.86778°S 151.70611°E / -32.86778; 151.70611
Population276 (SAL 2021)
Postcode(s)2304
Area2.3 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
Location11 km (7 mi) NW of Newcastle
LGA(s)City of Newcastle
ParishNewcastle
State electorate(s)Newcastle
Federal division(s)Newcastle
Suburbs around Sandgate:
Hexham Hexham Kooragang Island
Shortland Sandgate Kooragang
Shortland Warabrook Mayfield West

Sandgate is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area. The Awabakal and Worimi people were the first to live in Newcastle.

It has a railway station on the Hunter Line. Within the suburb is the largest cemetery in Newcastle, Sandgate Cemetery, which includes the now-derelict rail-head station, formerly used by funeral trains from Honeysuckle near Newcastle.