Georgetown is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 6 kilometres (4 mi) from Newcastle's central business district.

It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area.

Moate acquired land in the general area of Georgetown in 1853, which he subdivided into an estate.

[2] Georgetown began as a residential area for workers from industries like the Copper Smelting Works (Goninans) located nearby.

[3] Georgetown is a residential area with easy access to local services such as transport, schools and shops.