Waratah, NSW 2298 — Suburb Profile
Last reviewed: · By Knowburb Research Team
In short
Waratah is a suburb of New South Wales, postcode 2298, home to 4,927 residents with an established residential profile. Located in the Newcastle local government area.
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Snapshot
Median house—
Median rent$350 /wk
Population4,927
Area— km²
To CBD— km
LGANewcastle
Demographics
- Population
- 4,927
- Median age
- 41 years
- Median household income
- $1,511 /week
- Median personal income
- $785 /week
- Median family income
- $2,090 /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
- $350 /week
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,827
- Rent share of household income
- 23%
Schools
- Waratah Public School
- Newcastle Senior School
- Newcastle Middle School
- Callaghan College Waratah Campus
- Waratah West 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, 16.9 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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