The population of Hunter Region extends throughout nine cities, the one with the highest population (as of 2016) is City of Lake Macquarie which had 202,847 citizens that year.
City of Newcastle City of Maitland Port Stephens Council City of Cessnock Singleton Council Muswellbrook Shire Upper Hunter Shire Dungog Shire 1 City of Lake Macquarie 202,847 
