- Signs stored within 15 km: 26 (17 from council or planning approvals for signs; 8 from operators' published sign lists; 1 from open map data).
- Within 5 km of the centre: 4.
- Traffic counts held: 74, 42 of them at 20,000+ vehicles a day.
- Busiest counted road: Pacific Highway, 50,133 vehicles a day.
- Busy roads with no stored sign within 1 km: Newcastle Road, Newcastle Inner City Bypass, City Road, Lookout Road, Croudace Street and Bridges Road.
- Most signs near one road: Maitland Road, 5.
- People in the districts inside the radius: about 274,100.
Busiest counted roads
| Road | Vehicles a day | Signs within 1 km | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Highway | 50,133 | 2 | |
| Newcastle Road | 49,701 | 0 | |
| Newcastle Inner City Bypass | 46,929 | 0 | |
| City Road | 46,644 | 0 | |
| Griffiths Road | 44,405 | 1 | |
| Lookout Road | 42,264 | 0 | |
| Main Road | 36,206 | 2 | |
| Croudace Street | 36,048 | 0 | |
| Turton Road | 35,544 | 1 | |
| Bridges Road | 33,814 | 0 |
Where the signs are
Maitland Road (5), Pacific Highway (2), Main Road (2), Wallsend Road (2), Elizabeth Street (2) and Griffiths Road (1).
| From the centre | Signs |
|---|---|
| Under 2 km | 0 |
| 2 km to 5 km | 4 |
| 5 km to 10 km | 9 |
| 10 km to 15 km | 13 |
| Vehicles a day | Counts | No sign within 1 km |
|---|---|---|
| 20,000 to 50,000 | 41 | 26 |
| 50,000 to 100,000 | 1 | 1 |
| 100,000+ | 0 | 0 |
Biggest districts: Charlestown - Dudley (25,800), Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough (25,200) and Wallsend - Elermore Vale (21,400).
Sign rules: New South Wales
- Employment, industrial, commercial, centre and mixed-use zones generally take advertising; residential, open space and heritage zones drop out.
- Motorway reserves are left out. A new face under 75 m from a held sign ranks lower; 75 to 150 m is flagged.
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Last updated: 14 November 2026. Guide only. Confirm all results with a council planner before you rely on them.