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Callaghan, NSW 2308
Property data updated ·1,358 residents
Last 12 months snapshot
No recorded sales or leases · Census profile below · Refreshed July 2026
Callaghan, NSW 2308 property snapshot
Callaghan, NSW 2308 recorded no house or unit sales or leases in the last 12 months. There is no recent price or rent to quote for the area. It is home to about 1,358 residents.
For a fuller picture of Callaghan, the resident profile below is drawn from the most recent Census.
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
Callaghan demographics & population
Population
1,358
Median age
20yrs
Avg household
0.0people
Male · Female
44% · 56%
Owner-occupied
—
Renting
—
Born overseas
50%
Year 12+ⓘ
50%
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.
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Census · ABS 2021
Who lives in Callaghan?
The age structure, household make-up, and cultural fabric of the people who call this suburb home.
Age & sex816 residentsMaleFemale
Share of all residents by 5-year band · hover a band for the count + split
Life stage
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
Children0–1450%Youth15–2450%Young adults25–3450%Midlife35–5450%Mature55–6450%Seniors65+50%
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.50%
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.50%
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.50%
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.50%
Australian citizensⓘResidents who are Australian citizens — both Australian-born and people who have since naturalised.50%
Birthplace diversity23%
Chance two random residents were born in different countries
Language diversity20%
Chance two random residents speak different languages at home
Religious diversity34%
Chance two random residents follow different religions
Where residents were borntop birthplaces
Afghanistan50%
Australia50%
Bangladesh50%
Bosnia & Herzegovina50%
Brazil50%
Cambodia50%
Canada50%
Chile50%
Languages at hometop languages
English only50%
Afrikaans50%
Arabic50%
Australian Indigenous50%
Cantonese50%
Mandarin50%
Other Chinese50%
Croatian50%
Ancestry% reporting · multi-response
Australian50%
Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander50%
Chinese50%
Croatian50%
Dutch50%
English50%
Faith & belieftap Christianity
No religion50%
▸Christianity50%
Islam50%
Buddhism50%
Hinduism50%
Judaism50%
Other religions50%
Family originsparents’ birthplace
50%
50%
50%
Both parents overseas50%One parent overseas50%Both parents in Australia50%
A strongly multicultural community with deep migrant heritage.
When migrants arrivedshare of overseas-born
Before 198150%
1981-200050%
2001-201050%
2011-201550%
2016-202150%
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
Housing & affordability in Callaghan
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 99% 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 99% 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
Income & employment in Callaghan
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 · $220/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 99% of Aussie suburbs.
Managers & professionalsⓘEmployed residents who work as managers or professionals.Top 50%Managers & professionals · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
High earners (≥$2k/wk)ⓘResidents earning $2,000 or more per week.Top 50%High earners · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Occupations
LowMedianHighPercentile
Managers & professionalsⓘEmployed residents who work as managers or professionals.Top 50%Managers & professionals · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Clerical & adminⓘEmployed residents in clerical and administrative jobs.Top 50%Clerical & admin · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Community & personal serviceⓘEmployed residents in community and personal-service jobs — care, hospitality, security and similar.Top 50%Community & personal service · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Sales workersⓘEmployed residents in sales jobs.Top 50%Sales workers · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Technicians, trades & labourersⓘEmployed residents in technical/trade, machinery-operating and labouring jobs.Top 50%Technicians, trades & labourers · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Household incomeheight = share of households · weekly
Personal incomeheight = share of residents 15+ · weekly
Labour forceemployment status · residents 15+
50%
50%
50%
50%
50%
Employed full-time50%Employed part-time50%Employed (away/other)50%Unemployed50%Not in labour force50%
LowMedianHighPercentile
Full-time workersⓘResidents in the labour force who are employed full-time.Top 50%Full-time workers · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Part-time workersⓘEmployed residents working part-time, of all employed.Top 50%Part-time workers · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Unemployment rateⓘShare of the labour force (people working or actively looking) who are unemployed — not a share of all residents.Top 50%Unemployment rate · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Not in labour forceⓘResidents 15+ neither working nor looking for work — retirees, students, carers.Top 50%Not in labour force · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Labour-force participationⓘResidents 15+ who are in the labour force — working or looking for work.Top 50%Labour-force participation · 50% — typical: right around the median for 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 Callaghan
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 50%Public transport to work · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Walked or cycled to workⓘCommuters who walked or cycled to work, of those who travelled.Top 50%Walked or cycled to work · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Worked from homeⓘEmployed residents who worked from home in the Census week — elevated by COVID in 2021.Top 50%Worked from home · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Journey to workamong commuters · top modes
Car (driver)50%
Car (passenger)50%
Train50%
Bus50%
Tram/light rail50%
Ferry50%
Walked50%
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. Families can choose from 108 primary schools in Callaghan and its surrounds, and 34 high schools covering the secondary years. 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 schools108within 5 km · nearest 4.5 km
Secondary schools34within 5 km · nearest 4.5 km
Median ICSEA rank50thenrolment-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 within150 schools
- Nearby · within 5 km · 150Order by
- 1St Philip's Christian College - WaratahIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-12 · Waratah · 4.5 kmState RankP Top 50%S Top 50%EnglishP ★★★★★★★★★★S ★★★★★★★★★★MathsP ★★★★★★★★★★S ★★★★★★★★★★Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 2Lambton High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Lambton · 4.5 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 3Merewether High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Broadmeadow · 4.5 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 4Trinity Catholic CollegeCatholic · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-11 · Adamstown · 4.5 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 5Bishop Tyrrell Anglican CollegeIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-12 · Fletcher · 4.5 kmState RankP Top 50%S Top 50%EnglishP ★★★★★★★★★★S ★★★★★★★★★★MathsP ★★★★★★★★★★S ★★★★★★★★★★Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 6Macquarie CollegeIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-12 · Wallsend · 4.5 kmState RankP Top 50%S Top 50%EnglishP ★★★★★★★★★★S ★★★★★★★★★★MathsP ★★★★★★★★★★S ★★★★★★★★★★Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 7Newcastle Grammar SchoolIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-12 · The Hill · 4.5 kmState RankP Top 50%S Top 50%EnglishP ★★★★★★★★★★S ★★★★★★★★★★MathsP ★★★★★★★★★★S ★★★★★★★★★★Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 8Belmont Christian CollegeIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-12 · Belmont North · 4.5 kmState RankP Top 50%S Top 50%EnglishP ★★★★★★★★★★S ★★★★★★★★★★MathsP ★★★★★★★★★★S ★★★★★★★★★★Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 9St John's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Lambton · 4.5 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 10Lambton Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Lambton · 4.5 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 11New Lambton Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · New Lambton · 4.5 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 12Wallsend South Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Wallsend · 4.5 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 13Tighes Hill Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Tighes Hill · 4.5 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 14Hamilton Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Hamilton · 4.5 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 15Belair Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Adamstown · 4.5 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 16St James' Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Kotara South · 4.5 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 17Hamilton South Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Merewether · 4.5 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 18St Kevin's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Cardiff · 4.5 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 19Merewether Heights Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Merewether Heights · 4.5 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 20St Joseph's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Merewether · 4.5 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 21The Junction Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Merewether · 4.5 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 22Holy Family Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Merewether Beach · 4.5 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 23Newcastle East Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Newcastle · 4.5 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 24Kahibah Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Kahibah · 4.5 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 25Charlestown South Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Charlestown · 4.5 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 26Charlestown East Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Charlestown · 4.5 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 27St Mary's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Warners Bay · 4.5 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 28Eleebana Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Eleebana · 4.5 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 29Redhead Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Redhead · 4.5 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 30Valentine Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Valentine · 4.5 kmState RankTop 50%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 31Margaret Jurd CollegeIndependent · Special · Co-ed · Years U · Shortland · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual1%ICSEA Rank50th
- 32Our Lady of Victories Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Shortland · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 33Shortland Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Shortland · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 34Waratah West Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Waratah West · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 35Heaton Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Jesmond · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 36Callaghan College Jesmond Senior CampusGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 11-12 · Jesmond · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 37Jesmond Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Jesmond · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 38Corpus Christi Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Waratah · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 39Waratah Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years P-6 · Waratah · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 40Mayfield West Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years P-6 · Mayfield · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 41St Philip's Christian College Dynamic LearningIndependent · Special · Co-ed · Years U · Waratah · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 42St Philip's Christian College Young ParentsIndependent · Special · Co-ed · Years 10-12 · Waratah · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 43Newcastle Middle SchoolGovernment · Special · Co-ed · Years U · Waratah · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 44Newcastle Senior SchoolGovernment · Special · Co-ed · Years U · Waratah · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 45Callaghan College Waratah CampusGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-10 · Waratah · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 46Hunter Christian SchoolIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-12 · Mayfield · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 47Callaghan College Wallsend CampusGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-10 · Wallsend · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 48Plattsburg Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Wallsend · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 49St Columban's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Mayfield · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 50Wallsend Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Wallsend · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 51San Clemente Catholic CollegeCatholic · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-10 · Mayfield · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 52St Dominic's Catholic CollegeCatholic · Special · Co-ed · Years U · Mayfield · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 53St Patrick's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Wallsend · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 54St Therese's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · New Lambton · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 55Hamilton North Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Broadmeadow · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 56Mayfield East Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Mayfield East · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 57St Laurence Flexible Learning CentreCatholic · Special · Co-ed · Years U · Broadmeadow · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual1%ICSEA Rank50th
- 58Islington Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Islington · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 59Hunter School of Performing ArtsGovernment · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-12 · Broadmeadow · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 60Maryland Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Maryland · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 61Elermore Vale Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years P-6 · Wallsend · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 62New Lambton South Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · New Lambton · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 63Alesco Secondary CollegeIndependent · Special · Co-ed · Years 9-12 · Cooks Hill · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual1%ICSEA Rank50th
- 64New Lambton Heights Infants SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-2 · New Lambton Heights · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 65Adamstown Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Adamstown · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 66Glendore Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Maryland · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 67St Columba's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Adamstown · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 68Kotara SchoolGovernment · Special · Co-ed · Years U · Kotara · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual1%ICSEA Rank50th
- 69Newcastle Waldorf SchoolIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-12 · Glendale · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 70Carrington Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Carrington · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 71St Francis Xavier's CollegeCatholic · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Hamilton · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 72Glendale East Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Glendale · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 73Merewether Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Merewether · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 74Kotara South Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Kotara · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 75Kotara High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Adamstown · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 76Cardiff North Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Cardiff · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 77Garden Suburb Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Garden Suburb · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 78Newcastle High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Hamilton · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 79Glendale Technology High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Glendale · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 80Holy Cross Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Glendale · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 81NovoschoolIndependent · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-9 · Newcastle West · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual1%ICSEA Rank50th
- 82Stockton Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years P-6 · Stockton · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 83Cardiff High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Cardiff · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 84Cardiff Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Cardiff · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 85St Peter's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Stockton · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 86Newcastle Junior SchoolGovernment · Special · Co-ed · Years U · Hillsborough · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 87Cardiff South Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years P-6 · Cardiff South · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 88Hillsborough Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Charlestown · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 89Minmi Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Minmi · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 90Charlestown Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Charlestown · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 91St Joseph's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Charlestown · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 92Fern Bay Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Fern Bay · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 93Edgeworth Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years P-6 · Edgeworth · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 94Argenton Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Argenton · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 95Whitebridge High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Whitebridge · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 96St Benedict's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Edgeworth · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 97Tarro Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Tarro · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 98Lakeside SchoolGovernment · Special · Co-ed · Years U · Gateshead · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 99Edgeworth Heights Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Edgeworth · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 100Warners Bay High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Warners Bay · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 101Our Lady of Lourdes Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Tarro · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 102St Paul's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Gateshead · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 103Black Hill Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Black Hill · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 104St Mary's Catholic CollegeCatholic · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Gateshead · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 105Boolaroo Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Boolaroo · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 106Mount Hutton Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Mount Hutton · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 107Biddabah Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Warners Bay · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 108Wiripaang Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Gateshead · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 109Hunter Sports High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Gateshead · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 110Beresfield Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Beresfield · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 111Speers Point Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Speers Point · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 112Dudley Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Dudley · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 113Francis Greenway High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Beresfield · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 114Warners Bay Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Warners Bay · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 115Barnsley Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Barnsley · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 116Woodberry Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Woodberry · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 117Woodberry Learning CentreGovernment · Special · Co-ed · Years U · Woodberry · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual1%ICSEA Rank50th
- 118North AcademyIndependent · Special · Co-ed · Years 9-11 · West Wallsend · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual1%ICSEA Rank50th
- 119St Pius X Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Windale · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 120Windale Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years P-6 · Windale · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 121West Wallsend Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · West Wallsend · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 122West Wallsend High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · West Wallsend · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 123Teralba Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Teralba · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 124Hunter River High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Heatherbrae · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 125Booragul Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Booragul · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 126Lake Macquarie High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Booragul · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 127Five Islands SchoolGovernment · Special · Co-ed · Years U · Booragul · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 128St Paul's Catholic CollegeCatholic · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Booragul · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 129Aspect Hunter SchoolIndependent · Special · Co-ed · Years U · Thornton · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 130Thornton Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Thornton · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 131Jewells Primary SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Jewells · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 132Raymond Terrace Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Raymond Terrace · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 133Floraville Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Belmont · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 134St Brigid's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Raymond Terrace · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 135Belmont North Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Belmont · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 136Fennell Bay Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Fennell Bay · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 137Wakefield SchoolGovernment · Special · Co-ed · Years U · Wakefield · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 138Fassifern Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Fassifern · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 139Millers Forest Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Millers Forest · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 140Irrawang Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years P-6 · Raymond Terrace · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 141Irrawang High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Raymond Terrace · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 142Belmont High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Belmont · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 143Charlton Christian CollegeIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-12 · Fassifern · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 144Belmont Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Belmont · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 145Grahamstown Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Raymond Terrace · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 146Ashtonfield Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Ashtonfield · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 147Metford Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Metford · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 148Hunter River Community SchoolGovernment · Special · Co-ed · Years U · Metford · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students273Multilingual50%ICSEA Rank50th
- 149Awabakal Environmental Education CentreGovernment · Combined · Shortland · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students—Multilingual—ICSEA Rank—
- 150John Hunter Hospital SchoolGovernment · Special · New Lambton Heights · 4.5 kmState Rank—English—Maths—Students—Multilingual—ICSEA Rank—
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.Top 50%Settled 5+ years · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Moved in past yearⓘResidents living at a different address one year earlier.Top 50%Moved in past year · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Arrived from overseas (5 yr)ⓘResidents who arrived in Australia from overseas within the past five years.Top 50%Arrived from overseas · 50% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Where residents lived 5 years agoof those who stated
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Residential paceshare of residents
Moved in the past yearⓘResidents living at a different address one year earlier.50%
Moved in the past 5 yearsⓘResidents not living at the same address as five years ago.50%
Arrived from overseas (5 yr)ⓘResidents who arrived in Australia from overseas within the past five years.50%
Property market
Market snapshot
Callaghan median house price & rent
Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for Callaghan — choose a property type and size below.
Active segment
Houses
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Data confidenceSales sample0Too thinLease sample0Too thinThin samples can swing month-to-month — treat single-figure deltas with care.
Segment breakdown
House & unit prices by bedroom
Every segment this suburb tracks — sales and rentals side by side, ranked by total activity over the last twelve months.
Demand percentile 0–100 · last 12 months12-mo change
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Where each segment ranks
Callaghan property growth
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
The buy-versus-rent equation
Buying vs renting in Callaghan
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.
Not enough overlapping sales and rental activity in Callaghan to compute an ownership premium yet.
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.
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Compared against
Sales market velocity
5 nearby suburbs · 10km · Total house · sales
risingfalling
DOM change YoYis demand rising or falling?
median
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Recoveryweak but rising
Boomstrong and rising
Troughweak and falling
Peakstrong but easing
Nearby suburb
Demand index
91 / 100vs NSW
Days on market
10 days▼ −9 days YoY
Median price
$758k▼ −0.4% YoY
Sold (last year)
14▲ +13.6% YoY
Nearby suburb
Demand index
93 / 100vs NSW
Days on market
11 days▼ −2 days YoY
Median price
$782k▲ +13.2% YoY
Sold (last year)
38▲ +32.0% YoY
Nearby suburb
Demand index
78 / 100vs NSW
Days on market
19 days▲ +3 days YoY
Median price
$847k▲ +6.5% YoY
Sold (last year)
51▲ +16.0% YoY
Nearby suburb
Demand index
92 / 100vs NSW
Days on market
11 days▼ −3 days YoY
Median price
$765k▲ +12.9% YoY
Sold (last year)
37▲ +4.5% YoY
Nearby suburb
Demand index
50 / 100vs NSW
Days on market
24 days▲ +2 days YoY
Median price
$547k▲ +8.6% YoY
Sold (last year)
29▼ −1.9% YoY
weakSales market velocityhow strong sales demand isstrong
Neighbouring suburbs · coloured by market phaseHover a point for its figures
Market data
Callaghan against the neighbourhood
Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — Callaghan in blue, peers in colour.
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Property
Bedrooms
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How fast — and is it getting faster?
4 peer suburbs · 10km · Total house
fasterslower
DOM change YoYvs 12 months ago
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Recoveringquiet but accelerating
Boomingbusy and accelerating
Stalledquiet and slowing further
Coolingbusy but slowing
Nearby suburb
Demand index
44 / 100vs Australia
Days on market
11 days▼ −2 days YoY
Median price
$782k▲ +13.2% YoY
Sold (last year)
38▲ +32.0% YoY
Gross yield
2.90%
Nearby suburb
Demand index
32 / 100vs Australia
Days on market
19 days▲ +3 days YoY
Median price
$847k▲ +6.5% YoY
Sold (last year)
51▲ +16.0% YoY
Gross yield
2.42%
Nearby suburb
Demand index
60 / 100vs Australia
Days on market
11 days▼ −3 days YoY
Median price
$765k▲ +12.9% YoY
Sold (last year)
37▲ +4.5% YoY
Gross yield
2.56%
Nearby suburb
Demand index
35 / 100vs Australia
Days on market
24 days▲ +2 days YoY
Median price
$547k▲ +8.6% YoY
Sold (last year)
29▼ −1.9% YoY
Gross yield
2.26%
Callaghan · this suburb
Demand index
1 / 100vs Australia
Days on market
122 days—
Median price
—▲ +35.0% YoY
Sold (last year)
—▲ +162.0% YoY
Gross yield
6.00%
slowDays on marketmedian days to sellfast
This suburb Neighbouring suburbs · coloured by market phaseHover a point for its figures
How much is available right now?
Housing supply & months of stock
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.
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Sales market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY 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. |
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Rental market
| Segment | Band | Months of supply left | YoYYoY 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. |
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Market data
Who's transacting — buyers or tenants?
Transaction-mix timeseries not available for this suburb.
Five-year arc
Callaghan median house price & rent history
Each tape traces one metric across sixty months for the selected segment — every point a trailing twelve-month figure, matching the headline KPIs above.
PropertyBedrooms
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Gross yield (trailing year)
Mar 2026
5.06%+0.06 pt
5y median 5.00%vs last year 5.00%
Months of supply
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Months of supply (rental)
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Nearby markets
Suburbs near Callaghan: prices compared
The nearest suburbs to Callaghan, ranked by distance — each lined up against Callaghan on the same measures, so the differences jump out at a glance.
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This marketCallaghanNSW 2308 · Houses · Total
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5 markets within 5kmLast 12 months
0102030405
Birmingham GardensNSW 2287 · 0.8km · Houses · Total
Price$782k
DOM11 days
Sold38
WarabrookNSW 2304 · 0.8km · Houses · Total
Price$758k
DOM10 days
Sold14
Waratah WestNSW 2298 · 1.2km · Houses · Total
Price$847k
DOM19 days
Sold51
North LambtonNSW 2299 · 1.2km · Houses · Total
Price$765k
DOM11 days
Sold37
JesmondNSW 2299 · 1.2km · Houses · Total
Price$547k
DOM24 days
Sold29
Houses · TotalSales market
Stat colourHow each suburb's stat compares to Callaghan
Much lowerLowerSimilarHigherMuch higher
Market data
Frequently asked · Callaghan
7 data-driven answers about Callaghan's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.
About the area
Population, income, who lives here, schoolsWhat postcode is Callaghan in?
#Callaghan is in postcode 2308, in the Newcastle & Lake Macquarie region of NSW. Addresses there are written as Callaghan, NSW 2308.
What is the population of Callaghan?
#Callaghan, NSW 2308 is home to 816 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 13. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.
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 $220/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.
What is the unemployment rate in Callaghan?
#The unemployment rate in Callaghan is 50.0% (ABS Census 2021). That sits right around the median for Australian suburbs. The rate counts people who are working or actively looking for work — not a share of all residents. Workforce participation sits at 50%. The local economy section above covers incomes, employment status and the occupation mix.
What schools are near Callaghan?
#Callaghan has 150 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).
Is Callaghan a good place to live?
#Callaghan, NSW 2308 has a population of 816, a median age of 13, a median household income around $0/week (ABS Census 2021). There are 150 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 cadenceWhen was this Callaghan market data last updated?
#This Callaghan market data was last updated July 2026, covering the 12 months to 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.