| Type: | suburb |
| Waratah West | |
| City: | Newcastle |
| State: | nsw |
| Lga: | City of Newcastle |
| Postcode: | 2298 |
| Pop: | 2988 |
| Area: | 1.4 |
| Parish: | Newcastle |
| Stategov: | Wallsend |
| Fedgov: | Newcastle |
| Alternative Location Map: | Australia Newcastle |
| Coordinates: | -32.9011°N 151.715°W |
| Dist1: | 8 |
| Dir1: | WNW |
| Location1: | Newcastle |
| Near-Nw: | Callaghan |
| Near-N: | Warabrook |
| Near-Ne: | Mayfield |
| Near-W: | North Lambton |
| Near-E: | Waratah |
| Near-Sw: | North Lambton |
| Near-S: | Lambton |
| Near-Se: | Waratah |
Waratah West is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 8km (05miles) from Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area.
The Aboriginal people, in this area, the Awabakal, were the first people of this land.[1]
Waratah West Public School is a co-ed government primary located on 22 Leonora Parade.