| Type: | suburb |
| Kotara South | |
| City: | Greater Newcastle |
| State: | nsw |
| Alternative Location Map: | Australia Hunter Central Coast |
| Lga: | City of Lake Macquarie |
| Postcode: | 2289 |
| Pop: | 1,267 |
| Area: | 0.6 |
| Est: | 1829 |
| Parish: | Kahibah |
| Stategov: | Charlestown |
| Fedgov: | Shortland |
| Fedgov2: | Newcastle |
| Dist1: | 11 |
| Dir1: | WSW |
| Location1: | Newcastle |
| Dist2: | 2 |
| Dir2: | NW |
| Location2: | Charlestown |
| Near-Nw: | Garden Suburb |
| Near-N: | Kotara |
| Near-Ne: | Kotara |
| Near-W: | Garden Suburb |
| Near-E: | Adamstown Heights |
| Near-Sw: | Hillsborough |
| Near-S: | Charlestown |
| Near-Se: | Adamstown Heights |
Kotara South is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie, Greater Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia 11km (07miles) from Newcastle's central business district.
The Aboriginal people, in this area, the Awabakal, were the first people of this land.[1]