| Place name | Origin & meaning | Source |
| Quarry Lane (Wallsend) | Formerly Beauford Avenue between Minmi Road and McNaughton Avenue. | NCC Planning Department. |
| Quarry Road (Lambton) | Former name for Nerong Road as it led to the quarry at the other end. | Hoy,E; History of Lambton/New Lambton |
| Queen Elizabeth II Square (Muswellbrook) | To commemorate the coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Proclaimed on June 2, 1953. | Muswellbrook Chronicle 28.01.1983. |
| Queen Street ( Cooks Hill) | After Queen Victoria; formerly called Pitt Street | Newcastle - Streets folder |
| Queen Street (Muswellbrook) | After Queen Victoria. | Muswellbrook Chronicle 28.01.1983. |
| Queen Street (Stockton) | In honour of the monarch. | NMH 25.03.1978. |
| Queens Wharf | Created in 1850 by reclaiming harbour foreshores. After the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, it was renamed Kings Wharf, then reverting to its original title in 1952 with the ascension of Queen Elizabeth 11. Now part of harbour foreshore. | NHDHS: Ports and People |
| Quirindi | Aboriginal - dead tree on mountain top. | NSun 08.07.1953. |