Mayfield, New South Wales

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Mayfield Newcastle, New South Wales
Shops on the corner of Hanbury Street and Maitland Road
Mayfield
Coordinates	32°53′51″S 151°44′11″E / 32.897420°S 151.736430°E / -32.897420; 151.736430
Population	9,314 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	1,150/km2 (2,978/sq mi)
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
Suburbs around Mayfield: Mayfield West Mayfield North Mayfield North Waratah Mayfield Mayfield East Georgetown Islington Tighes Hill

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.