Carrington is a suburb of Newcastle, New South
Wales, Australia, and is named after Lord
Carrington, governor of New South Wales in 1887
when the area was proclaimed a municipality.

Carrington had a population of 1,874 in 2011.

Carrington is a mixed residential, commercial and
industrial development that is physically
separated from other suburbs. It is close to the
harbour and CBD, services the Port and as such
has expensive housing. It is accessible by Cowper
Street bridge over Throsby Creek.