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Westfield Kotara
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Westfield Kotara: Newcastle’s Fashion, Dining & Lifestyle Destination
Located six kilometres from Newcastle CBD, Westfield Kotara is a premier retail and lifestyle hub offering prime opportunities for casual leasing, brand activations, and experiential marketing. With strong road, bus, and rail links, the centre caters to a trade area population of 465,000, making it the fashion, dining, and lifestyle capital of the Hunter region.
Retail & Lifestyle Offerings
Westfield Kotara is home to:
The only full-line David Jones department store in Newcastle
Kmart, Target, Coles, and Woolworths
267 specialty stores, offering a premium fashion-focused retail mix
8-screen Event Cinemas complex, flowing into a rooftop dining and entertainment precinct
$160 million redevelopment (2018), introducing:
A new youth and urban precinct
The reintroduction of Kmart and JB Hi-Fi
30 new specialty retail stores
Key Market Insights
Total Trade Area retail spend: $7.8 billion (2023)
Main Trade Area retail spend: $3.9 billion (2023)
Retail spend per capita: $17,121 per annum (2023) (11% above the Sydney Metro average)
Home ownership: 66% of households own or are paying a mortgage, in line with the Sydney Metro average
Affluent professional workforce: 75% of workers are managers or white-collar professionals, reflecting a high-spending demographic
Why Choose Westfield Kotara for Casual Leasing?
Prime casual leasing opportunities in Newcastle’s leading fashion and lifestyle hub
High-spending, style-conscious demographic, ideal for fashion, beauty, and lifestyle brands
Rooftop dining and entertainment precinct, enhancing foot traffic and consumer engagement
Major redevelopment and investment, reinforcing the centre’s position as the Hunter’s premier retail destination
Ideal for short-term activations, pop-ups, and experiential retail opportunities
Transport Links
Train: Serviced by Kotara Station
Bus: Multiple routes serving the centre
Car: Ample parking available
Located six kilometres from Newcastle CBD, Westfield Kotara is a premier retail and lifestyle hub offering prime opportunities for casual leasing, brand activations, and experiential marketing. With strong road, bus, and rail links, the centre caters to a trade area population of 465,000, making it the fashion, dining, and lifestyle capital of the Hunter region.
Retail & Lifestyle Offerings
Westfield Kotara is home to:
The only full-line David Jones department store in Newcastle
Kmart, Target, Coles, and Woolworths
267 specialty stores, offering a premium fashion-focused retail mix
8-screen Event Cinemas complex, flowing into a rooftop dining and entertainment precinct
$160 million redevelopment (2018), introducing:
A new youth and urban precinct
The reintroduction of Kmart and JB Hi-Fi
30 new specialty retail stores
Key Market Insights
Total Trade Area retail spend: $7.8 billion (2023)
Main Trade Area retail spend: $3.9 billion (2023)
Retail spend per capita: $17,121 per annum (2023) (11% above the Sydney Metro average)
Home ownership: 66% of households own or are paying a mortgage, in line with the Sydney Metro average
Affluent professional workforce: 75% of workers are managers or white-collar professionals, reflecting a high-spending demographic
Why Choose Westfield Kotara for Casual Leasing?
Prime casual leasing opportunities in Newcastle’s leading fashion and lifestyle hub
High-spending, style-conscious demographic, ideal for fashion, beauty, and lifestyle brands
Rooftop dining and entertainment precinct, enhancing foot traffic and consumer engagement
Major redevelopment and investment, reinforcing the centre’s position as the Hunter’s premier retail destination
Ideal for short-term activations, pop-ups, and experiential retail opportunities
Transport Links
Train: Serviced by Kotara Station
Bus: Multiple routes serving the centre
Car: Ample parking available
New South Wales, Australia
Demographics
Avg. dwell time/visit
90 mins
% ABC1
22%
Avg. spend/visit
£45
Women
49%
Men
51%
Weekly footfall
151,170
This data was provided by the location provider. Data is common to all spaces within the location. 1.Weekly Footfall: Scentre Group Customer Visits - Annualised 2023 traffic, averaged by week. 3./5./7. ABC1%(% of total household with a HH income over $165K within Westfield TTA.), Avg spend per head (AUD), Age Demographic: Urbis 2024, ABS (incl. Census 2021), CommBankiQ 4.Avg. Dwell Time/Visit: Scentre Group Casual Parking Dwell, 2020, Avg of Ticketless parking across 23 AUS centres. 6.Gender Demographic: Roy Morgan Single Source Australia: Dec 2021 – Mar 2024, P14+, Among Scentre Group Trade Areas.
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