Gateshead is a suburb of Hunter Valley, New South
Wales and is about 108 kms north-northeast of
NSW's capital city of Sydney. In the 2011 Australian
census the population of Gateshead was 3,574
when there were 1,831 Females and 1,743 Males
living there. The median age for people living in
Gateshead was 38.
Gateshead is a suburb of the City of Lake
Macquarie, New South Newcastle's central
business district on the eastern side of Lake
Macquarie. Gateshead is part of the City of Lake
Macquarie East ward, and is home to a number of
primary and high schools and a private hospital.