Merewether Heights, NSW 2291 — Suburb Profile
Last reviewed: · By Knowburb Research Team
In short
Merewether Heights is a suburb of New South Wales, postcode 2291, home to 1,495 residents with an established residential profile. Located in the Newcastle local government area.
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Snapshot
Median house—
Median rent$580 /wk
Population1,495
Area— km²
To CBD— km
LGANewcastle
Demographics
- Population
- 1,495
- Median age
- 41 years
- Median household income
- $3,022 /week
- Median personal income
- $1,159 /week
- Median family income
- $3,250 /week
- Average household size
- 2.9
- Persons per bedroom
- 0.8
- Local government area
- Newcastle
- Statistical region (SA4)
- Sydney - Sutherland
- Remoteness classification
- Major Cities of Australia
- Federal electorate
- Newcastle
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Property & cost of living
- Median rent
- $580 /week
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,600
- Rent share of household income
- 19%
Schools
School data refreshes annually from ACARA and state education departments.
Transport
Transport data refreshes monthly from state GTFS feeds.
Lifestyle & amenities
Amenity data refreshes quarterly from OpenStreetMap.
Climate
Climate normals from the Bureau of Meteorology.
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.