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Kotara, NSW Family Guide

NSW 2289 · City of Newcastle

Discover Kotara with your family: kids' activities, parks, schools and everyday family life.

Explore kids’ activitiesDirectory data rebuilt 22 Oct 2026
New South Wales
New South Wales regional photograph · W. Bulach / CC BY-SA 4.0
Schools21within 3 kmActivities37within 5 kmUpcoming events0shown within 5 kmHomes1for sale within 5 km

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Soccer7 within 5 kmMartial arts6 within 5 kmTennis6 within 5 kmOther sports4 within 5 kmSwimming4 within 5 km
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Kids' activities & play5 within 5 kmTutoring & STEM2 within 5 kmArts & dance2 within 5 km
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Explore Kotara

Parks, playgrounds and community places to discover nearby.

Lugar Park

Kotara · 1.9 km

Playground Sports courts / fields

Nesbitt Park

Kotara · 1.4 km

Parking Sports courts / fields
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Browse sports, classes & activity providers

Sports & local clubs around Kotara

Soccer around Kotara

7 listed within 5 km of Kotara

Goal Soccer Academy Newcastle

New Lambton

Soccer

2.1 km from central Kotara

Harker Oval

New Lambton

Soccer

2.4 km from central Kotara

Newcastle International Paceway

Broadmeadow

AFLSoccer

2.7 km from central Kotara

Not finding it in Kotara? Listed in New Lambton (2 · 2.1 km), Broadmeadow (1 · 2.7 km), Elermore Vale (1 · 4.2 km)

See all 7 within 5 km

Martial arts around Kotara

6 listed within 5 km of Kotara · 1 in Kotara

GKR Karate

Kotara

Karate

In Kotara

Itf Taekwon-do Newcastle

Jesmond

Taekwondo

4 km from central Kotara

Newcastle Karate School

Hamilton

Karate

4 km from central Kotara

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Tennis around Kotara

6 listed within 5 km of Kotara · 1 in Kotara

Kotara Park Tennis Club

Kotara

Tennis

In Kotara

Topspin Tennis

Broadmeadow

Tennis

2.7 km from central Kotara

Newcastle & District Tennis Association

Broadmeadow

Tennis

2.8 km from central Kotara

All tennis in Kotara (1) →
See all 6 within 5 km

Other sports around Kotara

4 listed within 5 km of Kotara

South Newcastle Mens Hockey Club

Adamstown Heights

Hockey

1.1 km from central Kotara

Newcastle Supa Putt

Broadmeadow

Play centreGolf

2.7 km from central Kotara

West Hockey Club

Broadmeadow

Hockey

2.7 km from central Kotara

Not finding it in Kotara? Listed in Adamstown Heights (1 · 1.1 km), Broadmeadow (2 · 2.7 km), Merewether (1 · 3.9 km)

See all 4 within 5 km

More sports

More things to do around Kotara

AIFor a play centre, the Charlestown page has its own Kids' activities & play listings to open next.

Kids' activities & play around Kotara

5 listed within 5 km of Kotara

The Plan Centre

Broadmeadow

Play centre

2.4 km from central Kotara

Strike Charlestown

Charlestown

Family Attractions

2.7 km from central Kotara

Strike

Charlestown

Family Attractions

2.8 km from central Kotara

Not finding it in Kotara? Listed in Broadmeadow (2 · 2.7 km), Waratah (1 · 4.1 km), Charlestown (2 · 2.8 km)

See all 5 within 5 km

Tutoring & STEM around Kotara

2 listed within 5 km of Kotara · 1 in Kotara

Kip McGrath - Kotara

Kotara

MathsEnglish

In Kotara

Kumon Study Centre

New Lambton

MathsEnglish

0.8 km from central Kotara

All tutoring & stem in Kotara (1) →

Schools within 3 km of Kotara

Explore school profiles, admissions and nearby activities.

21 schools within 3 km of the Kotara centre, 1 with a Kotara address.

Check official school-zone boundaries on each school profile; proximity is not eligibility. Check a specific address

Parks, playgrounds & community places

Within 3 km (pools 5 km). Features shown only where verified.

Playgrounds (verified features) (2)

Libraries (1)

Sports grounds (4)

Show 2 more Sports grounds

  • Blackley Oval

    New Lambton · 2.7 km

    Toilets Parking Sports courts / fields

  • Lewis Oval

    Lambton · 2.7 km

    Picnic tables Sports courts / fields

Parks (4 of 5)

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What's coming up

One-off events and programs listed within 5 km, over the next 60 days.

No upcoming events are listed near this suburb right now. Explore nearby guides or check back for new events.

At a glance

This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Kotara: 37 kids' activities within 5 km, 1 school in Kotara, and parks and playgrounds.

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Your council & community

Kotara within City of Newcastle

3 of the council area’s 58 activity providers · 4th of 28 suburbs by number of providers

City of Newcastle guide

Libraries & community placesParks & playgroundsPools & recreationLocal events

Council-wide information and places near this suburb have different geographic scopes.

Homes with family context

Homes in and around Kotara

A summary. Each home’s page shows the schools and activities around it.

1

For sale within 5 km

For sale within 5 km of Kotara

3/62 Chatham Street (1/1)

3/62 Chatham Street

3.3km

Hamilton, NSW 2303

$795,000

211Townhouse

Recently sold within 5 km of Kotara

Homes that have sold nearby. We don’t show sale prices.

83 Grinsell Street (1/1)
Sold
House
83 Grinsell Street800m

Kotara, NSW 2289

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1
1
60 Moira Street (1/1)
Sold
House
60 Moira Street900m

Adamstown, NSW 2289

2
1
1
3A Bailey Street (1/1)
Sold
House
3A Bailey Street1.0km

Adamstown, NSW 2289

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2
2
4/173 Kings Road (1/1)
Sold
Villa
4/173 Kings Road1.2km

New Lambton, NSW 2305

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2
2
1/28 Queens Road (1/1)
Sold
Villa
1/28 Queens Road1.3km

New Lambton, NSW 2305

2
1
1
11/22 Queens Road (1/1)
Sold
Villa
11/22 Queens Road1.3km

New Lambton, NSW 2305

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1
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Nearby suburbs

AIBroadmeadow, in this comparison, has tennis and Other sports listings of its own.

Find more for your family close by. Distances are measured between suburb centres.

Lambton

2 activity providers · 3.3 km

Compare activities, schools & parks
  • Kotara

    Martial arts 1, Tennis 1, Tutoring & STEM 1

    1 school · 3 parks

  • Adamstown Heights1.1 km · same council

    Other sports 1

    1 school · 2 parks

  • New Lambton2.1 km · same council

    Soccer 2, Tutoring & STEM 1

    3 schools · 4 parks

  • Broadmeadow2.7 km · same council

    Tennis 3, Kids' activities & play 2, Other sports 2, Football (AFL) 1 +1

    4 schools · 0 parks

  • Lambton3.3 km · same council

    Party entertainers 1, Swimming 1

    3 schools · 2 parks

  • Merewether3.9 km · same council

    Martial arts 2, Cricket 1, Netball 1, Other sports 1 +1

    4 schools · 3 parks

Each row counts only what is listed in that suburb itself; distances are between suburb centres.

Explore nearby family guides

Adamstown Heights family guide · 1.1 kmNew Lambton family guide · 2.1 kmBroadmeadow family guide · 2.7 kmLambton family guide · 3.3 kmMerewether family guide · 3.9 kmWaratah family guide · 4.1 kmElermore Vale family guide · 4.2 kmHamilton South family guide · 4.2 kmCharlestown family guide · 2.8 kmJesmond family guide · 4.6 kmNewcastle West family guide · 4.9 km

This introduction and the sentences marked AI on this page were written with AI from the AroundSchools listings shown here (refreshed 21 Oct 2026) — what we've listed, not everywhere nearby, and it may be outdated. General information, not advice.

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Parents searching for a play centre around Kotara can start with the Kids' activities & play section, which links Strike Charlestown and other play listings from Broadmeadow and Charlestown.

Inside Kotara itself, the page lists GKR Karate for martial arts and Kip McGrath - Kotara for tutoring.

For tennis, the listings come from Broadmeadow, and the Other sports section adds clubs from Adamstown Heights and Broadmeadow. The parks section lists reserves inside Kotara.

AINext, open the Broadmeadow page for tennis and play listings, or the City of Newcastle guide for the council area.

Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 21 Oct 2026.

Recorded offences in Kotara

SuburbRecorded offences (12 months)
Kotara771
Adamstown690
Adamstown Heights183
Broadmeadow610
Callaghan56
Cardiff967
Charlestown1,207
Elermore Vale282
Garden Suburb26
Gateshead494
Georgetown71
Hamilton1,236

Recorded offences, 12 months to 2026-06 · Source: © State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) · source

Kids activities across City of Newcastle

58 kids activities listed
on AroundSchools, in City of Newcastle
Sports46Entertainment8Academic4Creative Arts3Music2

Local guides & reading

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School, activity and family guides for readers exploring Kotara.

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All kids' activities listed in Kotara

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