List of Neighbours characters introduced in 2011

Dieter Brummer made his first appearance as Troy Miller in May and Carolyn Johnstone, a new love interest for Harold Bishop, followed shortly after.

[4] When Lucas Fitzgerald (Scott Major) needs some money to buy a new motorbike, Billy Forman (Jez Constable) gives him Garland's contact details.

[8] Brummer told a TV Week writer that Troy is "involved in Sonya's dark past" and that he comes to Erinsborough to work out something with her.

[13] On 30 March 2011, the Herald Sun reported Duncan had joined the cast of Neighbours in a guest role as Harold Bishop's (Ian Smith) love interest.

"[14] The official Neighbours website said "Harold's back and his bought with him a brand new love he picked up on his travels around Australia, to join him on his favourite Street.

[16] Duncan described her character as a "highly ambitious, dramatic, over-the-top person", who has found love with a simple and graceful man, which is what she has been searching for all her life.

[16] In May 2011, Smith revealed to Inside Soap that he suggested Harold should get married during his return to Erinsborough and so the writers made Carolyn his fiancée.

[17] Harold reveals to Toadfish Rebecchi (Ryan Moloney) that Carolyn used to be a corporate lawyer, but she now runs her own company, Earthly Essence Teas.

"[20] In June 2011, Inside Soap reported that school student Natasha Williams (Valentina Novakovic) was to meet and "hook up" with Ivan, a guy ten years older than her.

[22] Ivan was branded a "cad" by TV Week, whilst Susan Hill writing for the Daily Star called him a "hunky bad boy.

"[24] After uncovering a corruption ring in the police force, Detective Mark Brennan (Scott McGregor) comes to Hayes when his house is trashed.

Mark returns to the station and tells Hayes that things have changed and he wants to bring his girlfriend, Kate Ramsay (Ashleigh Brewer), with him.

In May 2013, Hayes returns to Erinsborough when Sergeant Matt Turner (Josef Brown) and his son Bailey (Calen MacKenzie) confess their involvement in a robbery in Mount Isa.

More than a decade later, Hayes is working in the city and is approached by Yasmine Shields (Chrishell Stause) with new evidence surrounding her brother Heath Royce's (Ethan Panizza) death that implicates Holly Hoyland (Lucinda Armstrong Hall).

Hayes examines the video of Heath but later informs Yaz that it is not sufficient to reopen the case, considering the number of witness statements corroborating Holly's version of events.

[26] In December, it was announced that Ajay and his wife, Priya (Menik Gooneratne), would be promoted to the regular cast in 2012, along with their daughter, Rani (Coco Cherian).

[43] Noah is a senior student at Erinsborough High and was described by the Neighbours official website as being a "free-spirited teen who will set some hearts on fire.

Also, you think he is going in one direction because his appearances are so subtle, and then it shifts dramatically..."[43] The official UK Neighbours website reported Noah would get close to one particular Erinsborough local and they should prepare for "heartbreak and havoc.

[43][45] Of Noah, Dianne Butler of the Herald Sun said "I love a stalker as much as the next girl, and the way he told those others he had a "present for his girlfriend" and, I don't know, that beanie ... pull it down and cut eye holes in it and suddenly Erinsborough's got a rapist/killer/kidnapper/pervert of whatever threat level.

[55] He told the Herald Sun, he accepted the small continuing role of Martin, as it sounded good and he had not been on commercial television for a long time or on Neighbours before.

We certainly keep that sense of larrikin about him, even though he is very senior, and all the things that people love about John he won't help but bring to the character.

[62] In December 2011, it was announced Priya and her husband, Ajay (Sachin Joab), would be promoted to the regular cast in early 2012 and their daughter, Rani (Coco Cherian), would be introduced.

But in between all her laid-on-thick accent work, she gives Paul some knowledge to use as fuel in his goal to fight City Hall – or at least a planned new shopping centre to which he objects.

When Lorraine goes to the Erinsborough News office to fetch Paul's house keys, she reveals she also cleans for Ajay Kapoor (Sachin Joab).

[76] Jason Herbison of Inside Soap said when show bosses where faced with rewriting weeks of scripts, they decided to introduce a family member of Milligan's character, Kyle.

Dane then asks Andrew Robinson (Jordan Patrick Smith) to speak to Paul, as he does not want Summer to get into trouble if the story is just a rumour.

Dane is not impressed when Lou Carpenter (Tom Oliver), Kyle's business partner, tries to persuade Lucas Fitzgerald (Scott Major) to sell his garage to the development.

Jessica performs a routine throat operation on Georgia Brooks (Saskia Hampele), but her stitches rupture and she is left with permanent scarring on her vocal chords.

[89] In a September 2012 interview, Barber revealed that viewers would get to see more of Elaine, especially when Rhys introduces her to his girlfriend, Vanessa Villante (Alin Sumarwata).

Elaine and Ajay Kapoor (Sachin Joab) file a civil action against Paul Robinson (Stefan Dennis), as the explosion occurred on his property.