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Suburbs›NSW›Newcastle & Lake Macquarie›Callaghan

Callaghan, NSW 2308

Property data updated June 2026·1,358 residents
Last 12 months snapshot
0 sales · 0 leases · Refreshed June 2026

Callaghan, NSW 2308 market activity

Callaghan's housing market is small — only a handful of recent activity, with 0 leases at $0 a week.

Low-incomeMixed-agesRenter–owner mixNewcomer-heavy

Who lives hereA low-income, mixed-age suburb, split fairly evenly between renters and owners — newcomer-heavy.

House covers houses, duplexes, semi-detached and terraces; Unit covers apartments, units, townhouses and villas.

Census · ABS 2021

Snapshot

Population
1,358
Median age
20yrs
Avg household
0.0people
Male · Female
44% · 56%
Owner-occupied
—
Renting
—
Born overseas
14%
Year 12+ⓘ
99%

Callaghan on the map

1.79 km²
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Ranked against all suburbs
IncomeMedian household incomeProfessionalsShare who are managers or professionalsDiversityBirthplace diversityMortgage stressMortgage repayments as a share of incomeTrain / busCommute by public transportNo carHouseholds with no carNew moversMoved in within the last yearRent stressRent as a share of income
Hover a point for its percentile · – – – median
LowMedianHighPercentile
Median household incomeⓘMiddle weekly income of all households — half earn more, half less.Bottom 1%Median household income · $0/wk — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, lower household income than 100% of Aussie suburbs.
Birthplace diversityⓘChance two random residents were born in different countries — 0 = everyone the same, 1 = all different.Bottom 43%Birthplace diversity · 0.26 — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Born overseasⓘResidents born outside Australia, of those who stated a birthplace.Bottom 42%Born overseas · 14% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Managers & professionalsⓘEmployed residents who work as managers or professionals.Bottom 1%Managers & professionals · 12% — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, 99% of Aussie suburbs have more professionals than this suburb.
Unemployment rateⓘShare of the labour force (people working or actively looking) who are unemployed — not a share of all residents.Top 1%Unemployment rate · 18% — among the highest: in the top 1%, more unemployment than 99% of Aussie suburbs.
Public transport to workⓘCommuters who travelled to work by train, bus, ferry or tram, of those who travelled.Top 18%Public transport to work · 5.1% — well above average: in the top 18%, more public-transport commuters than 82% of Aussie suburbs.
Settled 5+ yearsⓘResidents living at the same address as five years ago — how settled the community is.Bottom 1%Settled 5+ years · 1.7% — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, 100% of Aussie suburbs have more long-settled residents than this suburb.
This suburb Typical range · 25–75th Median
How this suburb comparesPosition among all Australian suburbs — “Top 10%” means higher than 90% of them.
LowMedianHighPercentile
LowMedianHighPercentile
Median personal incomeⓘMiddle weekly income of individuals aged 15+.Bottom 1%Median personal income · $302/wk — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, lower personal income than 99% of Aussie suburbs.
Median family incomeⓘMiddle weekly income of families.Bottom 1%Median family income · $0/wk — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, lower family income than 100% of Aussie suburbs.
Low earners (<$500/wk)ⓘResidents earning under $500 per week.Top 1%Low earners · 84% — among the highest: in the top 1%, more low earners than 100% of Aussie suburbs.
Full-time workersⓘResidents in the labour force who are employed full-time.Bottom 1%Full-time workers · 0.3% — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, 100% of Aussie suburbs have more full-time workers than this suburb.
Part-time workersⓘEmployed residents working part-time, of all employed.Top 1%Part-time workers · 74% — among the highest: in the top 1%, more part-time workers than 100% of Aussie suburbs.
Not in labour forceⓘResidents 15+ neither working nor looking for work — retirees, students, carers.Top 37%Not in labour force · 39% — above average: in the top 37%, more out of the workforce than 63% of Aussie suburbs.
Community & personal serviceⓘEmployed residents in community and personal-service jobs — care, hospitality, security and similar.Top 1%Community & personal service · 32% — among the highest: in the top 1%, more care and service workers than 100% of Aussie suburbs.
Clerical & adminⓘEmployed residents in clerical and administrative jobs.Bottom 11%Clerical & admin · 8.2% — well below average: in the bottom 11%, 89% of Aussie suburbs have more clerical and admin workers than this suburb.
Sales workersⓘEmployed residents in sales jobs.Top 1%Sales workers · 29% — among the highest: in the top 1%, more sales workers than 100% of Aussie suburbs.
Completed Year 12+ⓘResidents aged 15+ whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.Top 1%Completed Year 12+ · 99% — among the highest: in the top 1%, more Year-12 completion than 100% of Aussie suburbs.
In educationⓘResidents currently attending school, TAFE or university — full or part time.Top 1%In education · 72% — among the highest: in the top 1%, more students than 100% of Aussie suburbs.
Children (0–14)ⓘResidents aged 0–14.Bottom 1%Children · 0.0% — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, 100% of Aussie suburbs have more children than this suburb.
Seniors (65+)ⓘResidents aged 65 and over.Bottom 1%Seniors · 0.0% — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, 100% of Aussie suburbs have more seniors than this suburb.
Youth dependencyⓘChildren (0–14) for every 100 working-age residents aged 15–64.Bottom 1%Youth dependency · 0.00 — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, fewer children per worker than 100% of Aussie suburbs.
Total dependencyⓘChildren (0–14) plus seniors (65+) for every 100 working-age residents aged 15–64.Bottom 1%Total dependency · 0.00 — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, fewer dependants per worker than 100% of Aussie suburbs.
Australian citizensⓘResidents who are Australian citizens — Australian-born and naturalised.Bottom 3%Australian citizens · 68% — among the lowest: in the bottom 3%, 97% of Aussie suburbs have more Australian citizens than this suburb.
Both parents born overseasⓘResidents whose mother and father were both born overseas — the second generation.Bottom 41%Both parents born overseas · 18% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Established migrants (pre-2011)ⓘOf overseas-born residents, the share who arrived before 2011 — higher = a long-settled migrant community.Bottom 3%Established migrants · 42% — among the lowest: in the bottom 3%, 97% of Aussie suburbs have more long-settled migrants than this suburb.
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb

Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing and Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) 2021 · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.

Census · ABS 2021

Who lives here

The age structure, household make-up, and cultural fabric of the people who call this suburb home.

Age & sex1,358 residentsMaleFemale
85+0.0% · 00.0% · 080-840.0% · 00.0% · 075-790.0% · 00.0% · 070-740.0% · 00.0% · 065-690.0% · 00.0% · 060-640.0% · 00.0% · 055-590.0% · 00.0% · 050-540.0% · 00.4% · 545-490.0% · 00.0% · 040-440.0% · 00.0% · 035-390.0% · 00.0% · 030-340.0% · 00.4% · 525-290.3% · 41.2% · 1620-2425.3% · 34426.9% · 36515-1918.4% · 25027.2% · 36910-140.0% · 00.0% · 05-90.0% · 00.0% · 00-40.0% · 00.0% · 0◀ MaleFemale ▶

Share of all residents by 5-year band · hover a band for the count + split

Life stage
98%
Youth15–2498%Young adults25–342.1%Midlife35–540.3%
Household composition
0.0 people / household0.0 persons / bedroom— are 5+ person
Household sizepersons per dwelling
Cultural make-upshare of residents · diversity = odds two differ
Born overseasⓘResidents born outside Australia, as a share of those who stated a birthplace.14%
Other language at homeⓘResidents who mainly speak a language other than English at home — counts the language used, not how well English is spoken.12%
Limited EnglishⓘResidents who speak English “not well” or “not at all”. A language-barrier measure, not bilingualism — many who speak another language at home still speak English well.0.0%
Both parents overseasⓘResidents whose mother and father were both born overseas — the Australian-born-to-migrants “second generation”, distinct from being born overseas yourself.18%
Australian citizensⓘResidents who are Australian citizens — both Australian-born and people who have since naturalised.68%
Birthplace diversity26%
Chance two random residents were born in different countries
Language diversity24%
Chance two random residents speak different languages at home
Religious diversity51%
Chance two random residents follow different religions
Where residents were bornoverseas origins
Elsewhere1.9%
India1.3%
England1.1%
Hong Kong1.1%
Zimbabwe1.1%
South Africa1.0%
Malaysia0.9%
China0.8%
Born in Australia86%
Languages at homeother than English
Cantonese2.0%
Other1.6%
Mandarin1.5%
Arabic1.2%
German0.9%
Sinhalese0.6%
Hindi0.5%
Urdu0.5%
English only87%
Ancestry% reporting · multi-response
Australian35%
English28%
Irish11%
Scottish6.8%
Chinese3.8%
German3.1%
Faith & belieftap Christianity
No religion61%
▸Christianity33%
Hinduism1.9%
Islam1.8%
Buddhism1.6%
Other religions0.8%

11% report Irish ancestry, but only 0.0% were born in Ireland — the gap is the Australian-born and diaspora Irish community, invisible in birthplace alone.

Family originsparents’ birthplace
18%
17%
65%
Both parents overseas18%One parent overseas17%Both parents in Australia65%

A predominantly Australian-born community.

When migrants arrivedshare of overseas-born
Before 19810.0%
1981-20002.4%
2001-201040%
2011-201511%
2016-202147%

2020–21 understated — COVID border closures.

Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.

Census · ABS 2021

Affordability, Ownership & Housing

What it costs to live here, who owns versus rents, and the shape of the housing stock.

Affordability at a glance
LowMedianHighPercentile
Median weekly rentⓘMiddle weekly rent paid by renting households.Bottom 1%Median weekly rent · $0/wk — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, lower rent than 100% of Aussie suburbs.
Median monthly mortgageⓘMiddle monthly mortgage repayment among households with a mortgage.Bottom 1%Median monthly mortgage · $0/mo — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, lower mortgages than 100% of Aussie suburbs.
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Bedrooms per dwellingshare of dwellings
Who owns vs rentsoccupied dwellings
What’s built heredwelling types
— separate houses— apartments— high-rise

Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.

Census · ABS 2021

Economy & Work

Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.

Income & work at a glance
LowMedianHighPercentile
Median personal incomeⓘMiddle weekly income of individuals aged 15+.Bottom 1%Median personal income · $302/wk — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, lower personal income than 99% of Aussie suburbs.
Median family incomeⓘMiddle weekly income of families.Bottom 1%Median family income · $0/wk — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, lower family income than 100% of Aussie suburbs.
Managers & professionalsⓘEmployed residents who work as managers or professionals.Bottom 1%Managers & professionals · 12% — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, 99% of Aussie suburbs have more professionals than this suburb.
High earners (≥$2k/wk)ⓘResidents earning $2,000 or more per week.Bottom 1%High earners · 0.3% — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, 100% of Aussie suburbs have more high earners than this suburb.
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Occupations
LowMedianHighPercentile
Managers & professionalsⓘEmployed residents who work as managers or professionals.Bottom 1%Managers & professionals · 12% — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, 99% of Aussie suburbs have more professionals than this suburb.
Clerical & adminⓘEmployed residents in clerical and administrative jobs.Bottom 11%Clerical & admin · 8.2% — well below average: in the bottom 11%, 89% of Aussie suburbs have more clerical and admin workers than this suburb.
Community & personal serviceⓘEmployed residents in community and personal-service jobs — care, hospitality, security and similar.Top 1%Community & personal service · 32% — among the highest: in the top 1%, more care and service workers than 100% of Aussie suburbs.
Sales workersⓘEmployed residents in sales jobs.Top 1%Sales workers · 29% — among the highest: in the top 1%, more sales workers than 100% of Aussie suburbs.
Technicians, trades & labourersⓘEmployed residents in technical/trade, machinery-operating and labouring jobs.Bottom 10%Technicians, trades & labourers · 18% — well below average: in the bottom 10%, 90% of Aussie suburbs have more trades and labourers than this suburb.
Household incomeheight = share of households · weekly
Personal incomeheight = share of residents 15+ · weekly
% of residents 15+$0$300$650$1k$1.8k$3.5k+
Labour forceemployment status · residents 15+
37%
39%
Employed full-time0.3%Employed part-time37%Employed (away/other)9.8%Unemployed11%Not in labour force39%
LowMedianHighPercentile
Full-time workersⓘResidents in the labour force who are employed full-time.Bottom 1%Full-time workers · 0.3% — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, 100% of Aussie suburbs have more full-time workers than this suburb.
Part-time workersⓘEmployed residents working part-time, of all employed.Top 1%Part-time workers · 74% — among the highest: in the top 1%, more part-time workers than 100% of Aussie suburbs.
Unemployment rateⓘShare of the labour force (people working or actively looking) who are unemployed — not a share of all residents.Top 1%Unemployment rate · 18% — among the highest: in the top 1%, more unemployment than 99% of Aussie suburbs.
Not in labour forceⓘResidents 15+ neither working nor looking for work — retirees, students, carers.Top 37%Not in labour force · 39% — above average: in the top 37%, more out of the workforce than 63% of Aussie suburbs.
Labour-force participationⓘResidents 15+ who are in the labour force — working or looking for work.Bottom 35%Labour-force participation · 61% — below average: in the bottom 35%, less workforce participation than 65% of Aussie suburbs.
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb

Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.

Census · ABS 2021

Getting Around

How people get to work, and how car-dependent the suburb is — the clearest tell of inner-urban versus outer-suburban living.

Transport at a glance
LowMedianHighPercentile
Public transport to workⓘCommuters who travelled to work by train, bus, ferry or tram, of those who travelled.Top 18%Public transport to work · 5.1% — well above average: in the top 18%, more public-transport commuters than 82% of Aussie suburbs.
Walked or cycled to workⓘCommuters who walked or cycled to work, of those who travelled.Top 20%Walked or cycled to work · 8.2% — well above average: in the top 20%, more walking and cycling than 80% of Aussie suburbs.
Worked from homeⓘEmployed residents who worked from home in the Census week — elevated by COVID in 2021.Bottom 25%Worked from home · 8.5% — below average: in the bottom 25%, less working from home than 75% of Aussie suburbs.
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Journey to workamong commuters · top modes
Car (driver)80%
Walked8.2%
Bus5.1%
Car (passenger)2.7%
Other/combined2.7%
Vehicles per dwellingshare of households

Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.


Education · ACARA My School 2025

Schools in and around Callaghan

No school inside Callaghan itself — the closest options around it are shown. Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre and are not enrolment catchments — always confirm zones with the school.

Within Callaghan0schools in the suburb itself
Primary schools28within 5 km · nearest 1.0 km
Secondary schools9within 5 km · nearest 1.5 km
Median ICSEA rank71stenrolment-weighted
What is ICSEA Rank?

ICSEA is ACARA’s official measure of a school’s socio-educational advantage — based mainly on parents’ education and occupation, plus the school’s location and student mix.

Nearby within41 schools
  • Nearby · within 5 km · 41Order by
  • 1
    Margaret Jurd CollegeIndependent · Special · Co-ed · Years U · Shortland · 0.9 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students103Multilingual0%ICSEA Rank9th
  • 2
    Our Lady of Victories Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Shortland · 1.0 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students130Multilingual34%ICSEA Rank58th
  • 3
    Shortland Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Shortland · 1.3 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students271Multilingual20%ICSEA Rank17th
  • 4
    Waratah West Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Waratah West · 1.4 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students113Multilingual31%ICSEA Rank30th
  • 5
    Heaton Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Jesmond · 1.4 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students162Multilingual57%ICSEA Rank27th
  • 6
    Callaghan College Jesmond Senior CampusGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 11-12 · Jesmond · 1.5 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students659Multilingual25%ICSEA Rank38th
  • 7
    Jesmond Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Jesmond · 1.8 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students216Multilingual78%ICSEA Rank16th
  • 8
    Awabakal Environmental Education CentreGovernment · Combined · Shortland · 1.8 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students—Multilingual—ICSEA Rank—
  • 9
    Corpus Christi Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Waratah · 2.0 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students169Multilingual14%ICSEA Rank80th
  • 10
    St John's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Lambton · 2.2 km
    State RankTop 20%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students200Multilingual29%ICSEA Rank79th
  • 11
    St Philip's Christian College - WaratahIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-12 · Waratah · 2.3 km
    State RankP Top 6%S Top 18%EnglishP ★★★★★★★★★★S ★★★★★★★★★★MathsP ★★★★★★★★★★S ★★★★★★★★★★Students1,466Multilingual13%ICSEA Rank93rd
  • 12
    Waratah Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years P-6 · Waratah · 2.4 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students351Multilingual18%ICSEA Rank56th
  • 13
    Mayfield West Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years P-6 · Mayfield · 2.4 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students342Multilingual23%ICSEA Rank61st
  • 14
    Lambton Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Lambton · 2.4 km
    State RankTop 22%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students339Multilingual20%ICSEA Rank74th
  • 15
    St Philip's Christian College Dynamic LearningIndependent · Special · Co-ed · Years U · Waratah · 2.5 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students223Multilingual4%ICSEA Rank56th
  • 16
    St Philip's Christian College Young ParentsIndependent · Special · Co-ed · Years 10-12 · Waratah · 2.5 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students52Multilingual4%ICSEA Rank2nd
  • 17
    Newcastle Middle SchoolGovernment · Special · Co-ed · Years U · Waratah · 2.7 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students45Multilingual20%ICSEA Rank32nd
  • 18
    Newcastle Senior SchoolGovernment · Special · Co-ed · Years U · Waratah · 2.7 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students37Multilingual21%ICSEA Rank29th
  • 19
    Callaghan College Waratah CampusGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-10 · Waratah · 2.8 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students848Multilingual26%ICSEA Rank28th
  • 20
    Hunter Christian SchoolIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-12 · Mayfield · 3.1 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students337Multilingual8%ICSEA Rank72nd
  • 21
    Callaghan College Wallsend CampusGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-10 · Wallsend · 3.3 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students890Multilingual19%ICSEA Rank26th
  • 22
    Plattsburg Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Wallsend · 3.4 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students195Multilingual30%ICSEA Rank13th
  • 23
    Lambton High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Lambton · 3.5 km
    State RankTop 35%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students1,176Multilingual21%ICSEA Rank71st
  • 24
    John Hunter Hospital SchoolGovernment · Special · New Lambton Heights · 3.5 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students—Multilingual—ICSEA Rank—
  • 25
    St Columban's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Mayfield · 3.6 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students162Multilingual42%ICSEA Rank62nd
  • 26
    Wallsend Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Wallsend · 3.6 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students252Multilingual27%ICSEA Rank31st
  • 27
    San Clemente Catholic CollegeCatholic · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-10 · Mayfield · 3.7 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students605Multilingual16%ICSEA Rank63rd
  • 28
    St Dominic's Catholic CollegeCatholic · Special · Co-ed · Years U · Mayfield · 3.7 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students43Multilingual16%ICSEA Rank32nd
  • 29
    New Lambton Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · New Lambton · 3.8 km
    State RankTop 15%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students538Multilingual33%ICSEA Rank86th
  • 30
    St Patrick's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Wallsend · 4.0 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students323Multilingual33%ICSEA Rank77th
  • 31
    St Therese's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · New Lambton · 4.1 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students543Multilingual15%ICSEA Rank84th
  • 32
    Hamilton North Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Broadmeadow · 4.1 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students123Multilingual7%ICSEA Rank60th
  • 33
    Mayfield East Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Mayfield East · 4.2 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students343Multilingual10%ICSEA Rank66th
  • 34
    St Laurence Flexible Learning CentreCatholic · Special · Co-ed · Years U · Broadmeadow · 4.2 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students47Multilingual0%ICSEA Rank6th
  • 35
    Wallsend South Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Wallsend · 4.3 km
    State RankTop 18%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students583Multilingual22%ICSEA Rank80th
  • 36
    Islington Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Islington · 4.3 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students159Multilingual11%ICSEA Rank81st
  • 37
    Hunter School of Performing ArtsGovernment · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-12 · Broadmeadow · 4.4 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students1,094Multilingual12%ICSEA Rank80th
  • 38
    Maryland Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Maryland · 4.5 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students368Multilingual25%ICSEA Rank45th
  • 39
    Elermore Vale Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years P-6 · Wallsend · 4.5 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students290Multilingual22%ICSEA Rank45th
  • 40
    New Lambton South Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · New Lambton · 4.7 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students462Multilingual18%ICSEA Rank83rd
  • 41
    Tighes Hill Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Tighes Hill · 4.7 km
    State RankTop 11%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students358Multilingual17%ICSEA Rank85th
GovernmentCatholicIndependent

Why are some State Rank and star ratings blank? Schools can choose not to publish their results. In practice, schools that score well above their state average almost always publish theirs — so a blank rating more often reflects a school opting out than a top result being hidden. Academic results also tend to rise with ICSEA Rank, so higher-ICSEA schools more often carry a strong State Rank as well.

School profile and ICSEA data sourced from ACARA — © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (data year 2025) · State Rank & star columns are Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings from publicly available school results · Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre, not catchments.


Census · ABS 2021

Turnover

How settled or transient the community is — and where newcomers came from.

Settledness at a glance
LowMedianHighPercentile
Settled 5+ yearsⓘResidents living at the same address as five years ago — how settled the community is.Bottom 1%Settled 5+ years · 1.7% — among the lowest: in the bottom 1%, 100% of Aussie suburbs have more long-settled residents than this suburb.
Moved in past yearⓘResidents living at a different address one year earlier.Top 1%Moved in past year · 73% — among the highest: in the top 1%, more recent movers than 100% of Aussie suburbs.
Arrived from overseas (5 yr)ⓘResidents who arrived in Australia from overseas within the past five years.Top 9%Arrived from overseas · 8.1% — among the highest: in the top 9%, more recent migrants than 91% of Aussie suburbs.
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Where residents lived 5 years agoof those who stated
87%
Same address1.7%From elsewhere in Australia87%From overseas8.1%
Residential paceshare of residents
Moved in the past yearⓘResidents living at a different address one year earlier.73%
Moved in the past 5 yearsⓘResidents not living at the same address as five years ago.98%
Arrived from overseas (5 yr)ⓘResidents who arrived in Australia from overseas within the past five years.8.1%
Property market
Market data

Snapshot

Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for Callaghan — choose a property type and size below.

Active segment
Houses
Units
Median priceⓘLast 12 months
—k
Days on marketⓘLast 12 months
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SoldⓘLast 12 months
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Months of supplyⓘLast 12 months
—mo
Median rentⓘLast 12 months
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Days to leaseⓘLast 12 months
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LeasedⓘLast 12 months
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Gross yieldⓘLast 12 months
—%
Annualised
Data confidenceSales sample0Too thinLease sample0Too thinThin samples can swing month-to-month — treat single-figure deltas with care.
Market data

Segment breakdown

Every segment this suburb tracks — sales and rentals side by side, ranked by total activity over the last twelve months.

Year-on-year growth · demand percentile rank 0–100
Segment
Sales
Price
DOM
Leased
Rent
DOM
Yield
Market demand
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Houses · 2 bed0 sales · 0 leases
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Houses · 4 bed0 sales · 0 leases
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Units · 1 bed0 sales · 0 leases
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Units · 3 bed0 sales · 0 leases
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Market data

Where each segment ranks

Where each segment sits against its peers in the chosen geography — past the midline means it's outperforming the rest.

Metric
Ranked against

Market demandHow fast this market is moving — a velocity index built from trailing-year transaction volume and median days on market. Strong volume lifts the score; days on market drags it down, with the drag growing sharply once listings start lingering. Ranked against peers in the chosen geography.

Houses
0/4above median
02550 · MEDIAN75100
Percentile vs NSW
Value
Units
0/4above median
02550 · MEDIAN75100
Percentile vs NSW
Value
Market data

The buy-versus-rent equation

What it costs each week to own a property versus renting the same one — positive means buying carries the premium, negative means rent covers the mortgage.

Property
Compare to
NSW MEDIAN · +70%
Rent covers itRenting matches or beats the cost of owning−10% to 0%
BalancedMortgage roughly matches asking rent+30% to +60%
Far pricier to ownBuying costs much more than renting+100% to +130%+
BreakdownLast 12 months
Holding cost
Mortgage
Rent
Premium
Band
Assumes 80% LVR·6.0% rate·30y P&I
Premium = (weekly mortgage − weekly rent) ÷ weekly rent. Band thresholds are national breakpoints across ~11,400 eligible Australian segments — the Typical premium band spans national P25 to P75, so it’s literally what’s typical.
Market data

How strong is demand, and which way is it heading?

Two questions on one chart — how strong demand is right now, and which way it's heading year-on-year.

Side
View
Property
Compared against
Sales demand
0 segments · sales · vs Australia
rising
DOM change YoYis demand rising or falling?
falling
median
median
Recoveryweak but rising
Boomstrong and rising
Troughweak and falling
Peakstrong but easing
weakSales demandhow strong sales demand isstrong
Property segments · coloured by market phaseHover a point for its figures
Sales demand
How strong is sales demand — and is it rising or falling?
What this shows

Each dot is one of this suburb's property segments on the sales side. Left-right shows how strong sales demand is — combining how many properties sold in the last 12 months with how quickly they sold (median days on market). Top-bottom shows whether that demand is rising or falling compared to 12 months ago.

The two axes
Sales demandX axis
how strong sales demand is

A composite of 12-month sales volume and median days on market. Higher means more sales completed faster — stronger sales demand right now.

Days on market change (Year-on-year)Y axis
is demand rising or falling?

How much faster (or slower) sales are completing compared to 12 months ago. Top half means sales are completing faster than a year ago (demand growing).

Market data

Callaghan against the neighbourhood

Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — Callaghan in blue, peers in colour.

Pair
View
Property
How fast — and is it getting faster?
0 peer segments · Total house
faster
DOM change YoYvs 12 months ago
slower
median
median
Recoveringquiet but accelerating
Boomingbusy and accelerating
Stalledquiet and slowing further
Coolingbusy but slowing
Callaghan · this suburb
Demand index
0 / 100vs Australia
Days on market
150 days—
Median price
—▲ +50.0% YoY
Sold (last year)
—▲ +175.0% YoY
Gross yield
8.00%
slowDays on marketmedian days to sellfast
This suburb Property segments · coloured by market phaseHover a point for its figures
PAIR 01 OF 08
How fast — and is it getting faster?
What this shows

Combines the current median days on market with how much faster or slower it is changing compared to last year. Top-right means a fast-selling market that is getting faster compared to last year — peak demand.

The two axes
Days on marketX axis
median days to sell

Median days a property sits on the market before selling. Right side = fewer days (faster).

Days on market change (Year-on-year)Y axis
vs 12 months ago

How much faster (or slower) sales are completing compared to 12 months ago. Top = sales completing faster than a year ago.

Market data

How much stock is available right now?

How long current listings would take to clear at the recent rate of sales or leases. Critical shortage and Oversupply only fire at the genuine tails of the national distribution — sales tip in under 0.7 months, rentals far faster, under 0.3.

View
Sales market
SegmentBandMonths of supply leftYoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening.ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate.SoldSold (last year)Total sold transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months.Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are sold each month in this segment, over the last 12 months.
median
Rental market
SegmentBandMonths of supply leftYoYYoY change12-month change in months of supply. Down means stock is tightening (fewer months than a year ago); up means stock is loosening.ListedListedActive listings in this segment right now, derived from months of supply multiplied by the recent transaction rate.LeasedLeased (last year)Total leased transactions completed in this segment over the last 12 months.Per monthPer monthAverage monthly absorption — how many properties are leased each month in this segment, over the last 12 months.
median
Severe
Very Tight
Tight
Balanced
Loose
Very Loose
Saturated
Under-suppliedOver-supplied
Market data

Who's transacting — buyers or tenants?

Transaction-mix timeseries not available for this suburb.

Market data

Five-year arc — how this market has moved

Each tape traces one metric across sixty months for the selected segment — every point a trailing twelve-month figure, matching the headline KPIs above.

Property
Bedrooms
Median price
No data
Total sales
No data
Days on market
No data
Median rent
No data
Total leases
No data
Days on market (rental)
No data
Gross yield (trailing year)
Mar 2026
5.70%-1.30 pt
5y median 6.20%vs last year 7.00%
Months of supply
No data
Months of supply (rental)
No data
Market data

Nearby markets

Every market within reach of Callaghan, ranked by distance — each compared against this suburb's Houses · Total segment so divergence reads at a glance.

Market
Property
Bedrooms
Radius
Colour by
This marketCallaghanNSW 2308 · Houses · Total
Price—
DOM—
Sold—
25 markets within 5kmLast 12 months
01
WarabrookNSW 2304 · 1.1km · Houses · Total
Price$986k
DOM20 days
Sold20
02
Birmingham GardensNSW 2287 · 1.4km · Houses · Total
Price$879k
DOM16 days
Sold52
03
Waratah WestNSW 2298 · 1.4km · Houses · Total
Price$954k
DOM23 days
Sold52
04
North LambtonNSW 2299 · 1.5km · Houses · Total
Price$1.01M
DOM21 days
Sold58
05
JesmondNSW 2299 · 1.8km · Houses · Total
Price$865k
DOM28 days
Sold38
06
Mayfield WestNSW 2304 · 2.1km · Houses · Total
Price$1.02M
DOM22 days
Sold28
07
ShortlandNSW 2307 · 2.1km · Houses · Total
Price$826k
DOM22 days
Sold62
08
SandgateNSW 2304 · 2.4km · Houses · Total
Price—
DOM150 days
Sold—
09
WaratahNSW 2298 · 2.6km · Houses · Total
Price$963k
DOM21 days
Sold58
10
LambtonNSW 2299 · 2.6km · Houses · Total
Price$1.25M
DOM19 days
Sold65
11
MayfieldNSW 2304 · 3.2km · Houses · Total
Price$1.05M
DOM21 days
Sold177
12
GeorgetownNSW 2298 · 3.3km · Houses · Total
Price$1.08M
DOM28 days
Sold42
13
WallsendNSW 2287 · 4.0km · Houses · Total
Price$877k
DOM22 days
Sold210
14
MarylandNSW 2287 · 4.0km · Houses · Total
Price$910k
DOM16 days
Sold96
15
Hamilton NorthNSW 2292 · 4.1km · Houses · Total
Price$1.10M
DOM20 days
Sold15
16
New Lambton HeightsNSW 2305 · 4.2km · Houses · Total
Price$1.25M
DOM24 days
Sold42
17
New LambtonNSW 2305 · 4.3km · Houses · Total
Price$1.26M
DOM23 days
Sold169
18
Mayfield EastNSW 2304 · 4.4km · Houses · Total
Price$1.06M
DOM22 days
Sold38
19
BroadmeadowNSW 2292 · 4.5km · Houses · Total
Price$1.22M
DOM23 days
Sold16
20
Rankin ParkNSW 2287 · 4.6km · Houses · Total
Price$989k
DOM15 days
Sold50
21
KooragangNSW 2304 · 4.6km · Houses · Total
Price—
DOM150 days
Sold—
22
Mayfield NorthNSW 2304 · 4.6km · Houses · Total
Price—
DOM150 days
Sold—
23
Tighes HillNSW 2297 · 4.8km · Houses · Total
Price$1.28M
DOM24 days
Sold30
24
Elermore ValeNSW 2287 · 4.9km · Houses · Total
Price$925k
DOM16 days
Sold61
25
IslingtonNSW 2296 · 5.0km · Houses · Total
Price$1.04M
DOM23 days
Sold31
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Market data

Frequently asked · Callaghan

5 data-driven answers about Callaghan's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.

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  • About the areaPopulation, income, who lives here, schools4
  • About this dataMethodology and update cadence1

About the area

Population, income, who lives here, schools
01

What is the population of Callaghan?

#

Callaghan, NSW 2308 is home to 1,358 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 20, and the average household holds 0.0 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.

02

What is the median household income in Callaghan?

#

The median household in Callaghan earns $0 per week — roughly $0 a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $302/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.

03

What schools are near Callaghan?

#

Callaghan has 60 schools within reach — including Margaret Jurd College, Our Lady of Victories Primary School, Shortland Public School. The Schools section above maps each one with sector, year range, enrolment, Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings and ICSEA (ACARA).

04

Is Callaghan a good place to live?

#

Callaghan, NSW 2308 has a population of 1,358, a median age of 20, a median household income around $0/week (ABS Census 2021). There are 60 schools within reach. Whether it's the right fit depends on your priorities — these figures describe the community, housing mix and amenity rather than offer a verdict.

About this data

Methodology and update cadence
05

When was this Callaghan market data last updated?

#

This Callaghan market data was last updated June 2026. Figures are computed monthly from 12-month rolling windows of recorded sales and leases, with five years of monthly history behind the trend charts. Methodology, glossary and data sources are linked in the footer.

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Suburbs near Callaghan

  • Warabrook1.1km
  • Birmingham Gardens1.4km
  • Waratah West1.4km
  • North Lambton1.5km
  • Jesmond1.8km
  • Mayfield West2.1km
  • Shortland2.1km
  • Sandgate2.4km
  • Waratah2.6km
  • Lambton2.6km
  • Mayfield3.2km
  • Georgetown3.3km
  • Wallsend4.0km
  • Maryland4.0km
  • Hamilton North4.1km
  • New Lambton Heights4.2km
  • New Lambton4.3km
  • Mayfield East4.4km
  • Broadmeadow4.5km
  • Rankin Park4.6km
Disclaimer

Information is provided for general analytical purposes and does not constitute financial, investment, or property advice. Past performance does not predict future returns.

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