Westfield Kotara is located six kilometres from the Newcastle CBD. The centre is well served by road, bus and rail links and caters to a trade area population of 465,000. Home to the only full-line David Jones department store in Newcastle, the centre is defined by a strong fashion focus and has a Kmart, Target, Coles and Woolworths as well as a broad mix of business partners which includes approximately 267 specialty stores. An 8-screen Event Cinema complex flows out to a rooftop dining and entertainment precinct. In 2018, a $160 million redevelopment of the centre saw the opening of a new youth and urban precinct, making it the fashion, dining and lifestyle capital of the Hunter. The redevelopment included the reintroduction of a new Kmart, JB Hi Fi, and approximately 30 new specialty retail stores.
The total retail spend by the Westfield Kotara Total Trade Area was estimated at $7.8 billion in 2023 while the total retail spend by the Main Trade Area was estimated at $3.9 billion. The total annual retail spend per capita for the Westfield Kotara Main Trade Area was estimated at $17,121 in 2023, which is 11% above the Sydney Metro average ($15,426). Home ownership in the Main Trade Area is broadly in line with the Sydney Metro average, with 66% of households owning their own home or paying a mortgage in 2021 (Census). Approximately 75% of workers in the Main Trade Area are managers or other white-collar professionals, a figure that is in line with the Sydney metro average.
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Retail Pop Up & Experiential
Corner Park Avenue & Northcott Drive
Kotara, NSW 2289
02 4016 2570
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners and communities of the lands on which our business operates.
—We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to their Elders past and present.
—We recognise the unique role of Māori as Tangata Whenua of Aotearoa/New Zealand.
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Westfield AU | Westfield NZ
ABN 66 001 671 496
85 Castlereagh St
Sydney NSW 2000
GPO BOX 4004
Sydney NSW 2001