Newcastle West, NSW 2302 — Suburb Profile
Last reviewed: · By Knowburb Research Team
In short
Newcastle West is a suburb of New South Wales, postcode 2302, home to 1,453 residents with an established residential profile. Located in the Newcastle local government area.
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Snapshot
Median house—
Median rent$460 /wk
Population1,453
Area— km²
To CBD— km
LGANewcastle
Demographics
- Population
- 1,453
- Median age
- 42 years
- Median household income
- $1,639 /week
- Median personal income
- $1,022 /week
- Median family income
- $2,318 /week
- Average household size
- 1.7
- Persons per bedroom
- 0.9
- 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
- $460 /week
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,907
- Rent share of household income
- 28%
Schools
- Hamilton South Public School
- Newcastle High School
- The Junction Public School
- Hamilton Public School
- Merewether Public School
Transport
Transport data refreshes monthly from state GTFS feeds.
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, 17.7 km away
NBN & connectivity
NBN coverage data refreshes monthly from NBN Co.
Safety
Crime data refreshes quarterly from state police open-data feeds.
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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