Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera. It was first broadcast on 18 March 1985 and airs on digital channel 10 Peach. The following is a list of characters that first appear in the show in 2022, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the show's executive producer Jason Herbison. The 2022 season of Neighbours began airing from 3 January, following the first Christmas transmission break since 2018. was introduced in the first episode of the season and made her debut three weeks later. will make her first appearance in March, followed by and . From 7 January, episodes began airing on Channel 5 in the UK prior to their Australian broadcast. Dates below refer to the Australian broadcast, unless otherwise specified.