Rathmines

Suburb

Rathmines is located on the western shores of Lake Macquarie. It is a quiet historical town with peaceful parklands and beautiful views of the lake. Rathmines was once home to the Rathmines Park Catalina Sea Plane Base, the major RAAF seaplane base from 1939 to 1952. Explore the base on a guided walk or enjoy a picnic by the lake’s edge.

Quick Facts

Rathmines is a suburb of Newcastle in New South Wales. It is located approximately 98kms from the capital Sydney covering an area of 4.059 square kilometres. Rathmines has a recorded population of 1905 residents and is within the Australian Eastern Daylight Time zone Australia/Sydney.

If you are planning a visit to Rathmines we’ve put together some of the things nearby that you can see or do while you are here. These include, places to stay, tours and attractions, some upcoming events and places where you can grab a meal. Go ahead, try one of the buttons above. Every destination has something worth seeing so start exploring… If you know Rathmines and think we’ve missed something, let us know and we’ll share it here.