About The Area

Lake Macquarie:

Just 90 minutes from Sydney, 10 minutes to Newcastle and 40 minutes to the vineyards, Lake Macquarie is home to over 190,000 residents making it the 4th largest city outside the Sydney basin.

Surrounded by the Watagan Mountains and forests on the west and over 10 kilometers of coastal beaches to the east, Lake Macquarie is the place to be. It comprises village townships and busy commercials hubs centered around 174 kilometers of breathtaking lake foreshore including sandy beaches, bays and parklands. That’s twice the size of Sydney Harbour.

Favourite pastimes include sailing, water skiing, surfing, fishing, golf and family picnics. You could say Lake Macquarie is a year round holiday; no wonder over 900,000 visitors roam its shores annually adding a great deal to our local economy.

Lake Macquarie is a great place to live and a great place to invest. It has a diverse industry base with over 11,000 small to medium businesses. Leading industries include retail trade, manufacturing, technology, coal, health and community services and tourism.

Lake Macquarie is well serviced with easy access to the F3 to Sydney and road networks linking Central West NSW, Northern Tablelands via the New England Hwy, and Mid and North Coasts of NSW via the Pacific Hwy.

Rail links by City Rail for passengers and heavy haulage to the Port of Newcastle and Sydney are also of great benefit to our local economy and industries.

Air transport is only 25 minutes to Newcastle Airport at Williamtown with six airlines including, Virgin Blue, Qantas Link, Jet Star, Brindabella, Aeropelican and Newcastle Helicopters. Services operate to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra and the Gold Coast.

Lake Macquarie is affordable to both young and old alike with homes starting from a mere $200,000 to multi-million dollar waterfront homes. It is a safe and friendly environment and a great place to raise a family.