Mayfield East, NSW 2304 — Suburb Profile
Last reviewed: · By Knowburb Research Team
In short
Mayfield East is a suburb of New South Wales, postcode 2304, home to 1,794 residents with a balanced age mix. Located in the Newcastle local government area.
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Snapshot
Median house—
Median rent$420 /wk
Population1,794
Area— km²
To CBD— km
LGANewcastle
Demographics
- Population
- 1,794
- Median age
- 36 years
- Median household income
- $1,809 /week
- Median personal income
- $903 /week
- Median family income
- $2,394 /week
- Average household size
- 2.2
- Persons per bedroom
- 0.8
- Local government area
- Newcastle
- Statistical region (SA4)
- Newcastle and Lake Macquarie
- Remoteness classification
- Major Cities of Australia
- Federal electorate
- Newcastle
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Property & cost of living
- Median rent
- $420 /week
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,000
- Rent share of household income
- 23%
Schools
- Mayfield West Public School
- Mayfield East Public School
- Callaghan College Waratah Campus
- Waratah West Public School
- Waratah Public School
Transport
- Within 800 m walk: 3 bus stops
- Within 1.6 km: 43 bus stops
- Tourle Street Bridge, Tourle St
- Tourle St Before Tourle St Bridge
- Shell Beach Park, Tourle St
- Industrial Dr After Woodstock St
- Industrial Dr Before Woodstock St
Lifestyle & amenities
Amenity data refreshes quarterly from OpenStreetMap.
Climate
- Warmest month: Jan (28.3°C avg max)
- Coolest month: Jul (17.2°C avg max)
- Annual rainfall: 1134 mm
- Reference station: Williamtown RAAF, 13.8 km away
NBN & connectivity
NBN coverage data refreshes monthly from NBN Co.
Safety
- Recorded offences: 1,599 across postcode 2304 in the year to Dec 2025 (up 6% on the prior year).
- Most common categories: 497 theft, 374 violent offences, 227 vehicle theft.
Frequently asked questions
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Sources & methodology
Demographics from ABS Census. Property data from SQM Research. Climate from Bureau of Meteorology. Schools from ACARA. NBN from NBN Co. Amenities from OpenStreetMap. See full methodology.
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