Jesmond is a suburb of the City of Newcastle LGA,
located about 9.5 km (6 mi) west of the Newcastle
CBD in the Hunter Region of New
South Wales, Australia. Jesmond is both a
commercial centre and dormitory suburb of
Newcastle. Residents include Australian and
international students attending the University of
Newcastle in adjacent Callaghan. Jesmond also
has numerous aged housing facilities. The suburb
is very multicultural due to many international
university students. According to the 2006
Census there were 2,442 people in 1,144 dwellings
(in 2001 there were 2376 people in 1140 dwellings).