West Wallsend, NSW 2286 — Suburb Profile
Last reviewed: · By Knowburb Research Team
In short
West Wallsend is a suburb of New South Wales, postcode 2286, home to 2,981 residents with a balanced age mix. Located in the Lake Macquarie local government area.
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Snapshot
Median house—
Median rent$400 /wk
Population2,981
Area— km²
To CBD— km
LGALake Macquarie
Demographics
- Population
- 2,981
- Median age
- 36 years
- Median household income
- $1,627 /week
- Median personal income
- $763 /week
- Median family income
- $1,979 /week
- Average household size
- 2.6
- Persons per bedroom
- 0.8
- Local government area
- Lake Macquarie
- Statistical region (SA4)
- Sydney - Sutherland
- Remoteness classification
- Major Cities of Australia
- Federal electorate
- Hunter
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Property & cost of living
- Median rent
- $400 /week
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,863
- Rent share of household income
- 25%
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.