Kooragang (/ˈkuːrəɡæŋ/)[7] is the largest suburb of the city of Newcastle, in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.

[8] Covering an area of 35.4 km2 (13.7 sq mi), at the 2016 census, there were no people living in the suburb.

[1] Kooragang extends from Stockton in the southeast, to the eastern bridge at Hexham[Note 3] in the northwest, a distance of 12.4 km (7.7 mi).

Except for a small portion of land in Hexham, the north and south arms of the Hunter River forms Kooragang's borders.

From Mayfield West the Tourle Street Bridge is the primary access to Kooragang, Stockton and Port Stephens from Newcastle suburbs.

[9] The original islands were separated by mud flats and various channels and were first explored and surveyed by Europeans in 1801.

[9] The eastern and more well-known part of Kooragang Island is primarily a coal export port.

[13] In July 2013 a record high of 10.3 million tonnes of coal was processed through the port of Newcastle, with 83 of the 114 ships being loaded at the Kooragang terminal.

[15] A single 600 kW wind turbine was installed on the island between Cormorant Road and the Hunter River in 1997, generating enough power for 150 homes per year.

[20] Ash Island is 12 km (7 mi) west of the Newcastle CBD and covers an area of 780 ha (1,927 acres).

[25] In 1984 the area was declared a Ramsar site, In 1983 Kooragang Nature Reserve was formed.

[22] In 2020 Dr Bernadette Drabsh from the University of Newcastle and natural history student Rachel Klyvee released a documentary series about a project wanting the restore the scott's sister image.

[27] Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichardt was a German born artist who visited the Hunter Region between 1842 and 1843.

[28] Conrad Marten was English artist who spent time on Charles Darwin's ship HMS Beagle.