East Seaham is under the local government area
of Port Stephens Council and is situated 179
kilometres north of Sydney, 40 kilometres
north-northwest of Newcastle, 14.6 kilometres
north-northwest of Raymond Terrace and 22
kilometres northeast of Maitland. The Williams
River flows along the eastern border of East
Seaham and meets the Hunter River further south.

East Seaham is a primarily rural suburb of the Port
Stephens local government area in the Hunter
Region of New South Wales, Australia. East
Seaham is situated on the east bank of the
Williams River, opposite Glen Oak and Seaham. At
the 2011 census, the population of East Seaham
and the adjacecent suburb of Balickera was 359,
with the two suburbs having an average population
density of 5.5/km2.