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Hamilton, NSW 2303

Property data updated June 2026·4,614 residents
Last 12 months snapshot
113 sales · 224 leases · Refreshed June 2026

Hamilton, NSW 2303 market activity

Hamilton is a mixed market — house rentals narrowly lead, with 121 leases (up 10%) at $745 a week (up 6.4%), renting out in about 16 days (down from 19 days last year), one of the country's most in-demand house rental markets, around half are 3-bedroom.

Unit rentals follow closely, with 103 leases (up 2%) at $600 a week (up 7.1%), renting out in about 16 days (up from 14 days last year), with 2-bedroom the most common at around 60%. Followed by 78 house sales at around $1.1M (up 3.1%) and 35 unit sales at around $760K.

Middle-incomeMixed-agesRenter-heavyHigh-rise livingNewcomer-heavy

Who lives hereA middle-income, renter-heavy, mixed-age suburb — high-rise-heavy and newcomer-heavy.

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

Census · ABS 2021

Snapshot

Population
4,614
Median age
39yrs
Avg household
2.1people
Male · Female
47% · 53%
Owner-occupied
53%
Renting
45%
Lone person
35%
Couples, no kids
25%
Born overseas
18%
Year 12+ⓘ
68%

Hamilton on the map

1.41 km²
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Ranked against all suburbs
How well-off · ABS SEIFA 2021 · vs Australia
Overall advantageⓘ
Top 23%
decile 8/10
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage & Disadvantage. Combines income, education, occupation and housing. Higher = more advantaged overall.
Economic resourcesⓘ
Bottom 15%
decile 2/10
IER — Index of Economic Resources. Household income, rent/mortgage costs and dwelling size. Higher = more economic resources (lots of renters or students pulls it down).
Education & jobsⓘ
Top 15%
decile 9/10
IEO — Index of Education and Occupation. Residents’ qualifications and skilled occupations. Higher = a more educated, higher-skilled workforce.
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.Top 47%Median household income · $1,689/wk — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Rent stress (rent ÷ income)ⓘMedian weekly rent as a share of median weekly household income — a rough rental-affordability gauge. Higher = rent takes a bigger bite.Top 20%Rent stress · 25% — well above average: in the top 20%, more rent stress than 80% of Aussie suburbs.
Mortgage stress (repay ÷ income)ⓘMedian mortgage repayment (converted to weekly) as a share of median weekly household income. Higher = repayments take a bigger bite.Top 24%Mortgage stress · 27% — well above average: in the top 24%, more mortgage stress than 76% of Aussie suburbs.
Birthplace diversityⓘChance two random residents were born in different countries — 0 = everyone the same, 1 = all different.Top 43%Birthplace diversity · 0.32 — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Born overseasⓘResidents born outside Australia, of those who stated a birthplace.Top 43%Born overseas · 18% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Managers & professionalsⓘEmployed residents who work as managers or professionals.Top 22%Managers & professionals · 45% — well above average: in the top 22%, more professionals than 78% 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 44%Unemployment rate · 4.5% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Public transport to workⓘCommuters who travelled to work by train, bus, ferry or tram, of those who travelled.Top 26%Public transport to work · 3.6% — above average: in the top 26%, more public-transport commuters than 74% of Aussie suburbs.
No motor vehicleⓘHouseholds with no motor vehicle.Top 10%No motor vehicle · 11% — among the highest: in the top 10%, more car-free households than 90% of Aussie suburbs.
High-rise apartmentsⓘOccupied dwellings that are apartments in 4-storey-or-higher blocks.Top 11%High-rise apartments · 2.2% — well above average: in the top 11%, more high-rise apartments than 89% of Aussie suburbs.
Settled 5+ yearsⓘResidents living at the same address as five years ago — how settled the community is.Bottom 11%Settled 5+ years · 48% — well below average: in the bottom 11%, 89% 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
Owner-occupiedⓘHouseholds that own their home — outright or with a mortgage.Bottom 11%Owner-occupied · 53% — well below average: in the bottom 11%, 89% of Aussie suburbs have more owner-occupiers than this suburb.
RentingⓘHouseholds renting their home.Top 10%Renting · 45% — among the highest: in the top 10%, more renters than 90% of Aussie suburbs.
Owned outrightⓘHouseholds that own their home outright, with no mortgage.Bottom 25%Owned outright · 29% — below average: in the bottom 25%, 75% of Aussie suburbs have more outright owners than this suburb.
Owned with mortgageⓘHouseholds buying their home with a mortgage.Bottom 16%Owned with mortgage · 24% — well below average: in the bottom 16%, 84% of Aussie suburbs have more mortgaged owners than this suburb.
Separate housesⓘOccupied dwellings that are standalone (detached) houses.Bottom 11%Separate houses · 58% — well below average: in the bottom 11%, 89% of Aussie suburbs have more detached houses than this suburb.
ApartmentsⓘOccupied dwellings that are flats or apartments, any height.Top 12%Apartments · 15% — well above average: in the top 12%, more apartments than 88% of Aussie suburbs.
Median personal incomeⓘMiddle weekly income of individuals aged 15+.Top 27%Median personal income · $888/wk — above average: in the top 27%, higher personal income than 73% of Aussie suburbs.
Median family incomeⓘMiddle weekly income of families.Top 32%Median family income · $2,242/wk — above average: in the top 32%, higher family income than 68% of Aussie suburbs.
Low earners (<$500/wk)ⓘResidents earning under $500 per week.Bottom 12%Low earners · 27% — well below average: in the bottom 12%, 88% of Aussie suburbs have more low earners than this suburb.
Low-income households (<$650/wk)ⓘHouseholds with a total income under $650 per week.Top 43%Low-income households · 17% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Full-time workersⓘResidents in the labour force who are employed full-time.Top 50%Full-time workers · 35% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Part-time workersⓘEmployed residents working part-time, of all employed.Top 17%Part-time workers · 40% — well above average: in the top 17%, more part-time workers than 83% of Aussie suburbs.
Not in labour forceⓘResidents 15+ neither working nor looking for work — retirees, students, carers.Bottom 26%Not in labour force · 30% — below average: in the bottom 26%, fewer out of the workforce than 74% of Aussie suburbs.
Community & personal serviceⓘEmployed residents in community and personal-service jobs — care, hospitality, security and similar.Top 10%Community & personal service · 16% — among the highest: in the top 10%, more care and service workers than 90% of Aussie suburbs.
Clerical & adminⓘEmployed residents in clerical and administrative jobs.Bottom 36%Clerical & admin · 11% — below average: in the bottom 36%, 64% of Aussie suburbs have more clerical and admin workers than this suburb.
Sales workersⓘEmployed residents in sales jobs.Top 49%Sales workers · 8.1% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Completed Year 12+ⓘResidents aged 15+ whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.Top 17%Completed Year 12+ · 68% — well above average: in the top 17%, more Year-12 completion than 83% of Aussie suburbs.
In educationⓘResidents currently attending school, TAFE or university — full or part time.Top 34%In education · 24% — above average: in the top 34%, more students than 66% of Aussie suburbs.
Children (0–14)ⓘResidents aged 0–14.Bottom 8%Children · 11% — among the lowest: in the bottom 8%, 92% of Aussie suburbs have more children than this suburb.
Seniors (65+)ⓘResidents aged 65 and over.Top 47%Seniors · 19% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Youth dependencyⓘChildren (0–14) for every 100 working-age residents aged 15–64.Bottom 6%Youth dependency · 16.01 — among the lowest: in the bottom 6%, fewer children per worker than 94% of Aussie suburbs.
Total dependencyⓘChildren (0–14) plus seniors (65+) for every 100 working-age residents aged 15–64.Bottom 10%Total dependency · 43.66 — well below average: in the bottom 10%, fewer dependants per worker than 90% of Aussie suburbs.
Australian citizensⓘResidents who are Australian citizens — Australian-born and naturalised.Bottom 49%Australian citizens · 89% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Both parents born overseasⓘResidents whose mother and father were both born overseas — the second generation.Top 47%Both parents born overseas · 22% — 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 23%Established migrants · 66% — well below average: in the bottom 23%, 77% of Aussie suburbs have more long-settled migrants than this suburb.
Vehicles per dwellingⓘAverage number of motor vehicles per household.Bottom 20%Vehicles per dwelling · 1.00 — well below average: in the bottom 20%, fewer vehicles per home than 80% 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 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 & sex4,614 residentsMaleFemale
85+0.8% · 362.4% · 10980-840.9% · 401.3% · 6075-791.2% · 572.0% · 9170-742.2% · 1042.6% · 11965-693.0% · 1373.0% · 13860-642.9% · 1323.1% · 14355-593.3% · 1533.2% · 15050-542.7% · 1252.9% · 13345-492.5% · 1173.3% · 15140-442.9% · 1353.0% · 13835-393.4% · 1573.3% · 15130-343.9% · 1803.7% · 16925-294.6% · 2104.9% · 22620-245.5% · 2526.6% · 30415-191.9% · 902.1% · 9810-141.8% · 822.1% · 995-92.0% · 931.7% · 800-41.8% · 851.6% · 75◀ MaleFemale ▶

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

Life stage
11%
16%
17%
24%
13%
19%
Children0–1411%Youth15–2416%Young adults25–3417%Midlife35–5424%Mature55–6413%Seniors65+19%
Household composition
35%
25%
20%
12%
Lone person35%Couples, no kids25%Families with kids20%Other families9.1%Group / share12%
2.1 people / household0.8 persons / bedroom3.4% are 5+ person
Household sizepersons per dwelling
35%1
36%2
15%3
11%4
2.4%5
1.0%6+
Cultural make-upshare of residents · diversity = odds two differ
Born overseasⓘResidents born outside Australia, as a share of those who stated a birthplace.18%
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.1.7%
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.22%
Australian citizensⓘResidents who are Australian citizens — both Australian-born and people who have since naturalised.89%
Birthplace diversity32%
Chance two random residents were born in different countries
Language diversity22%
Chance two random residents speak different languages at home
Religious diversity54%
Chance two random residents follow different religions
Where residents were bornoverseas origins
England3.2%
Elsewhere2.1%
India1.4%
Italy1.2%
New Zealand1.1%
Nepal1.1%
Greece0.9%
North Macedonia0.6%
Born in Australia82%
Languages at homeother than English
Greek1.8%
Italian1.5%
Other1.1%
Macedonian1.1%
Nepali1.0%
Punjabi0.5%
German0.4%
Persian0.4%
English only88%
Ancestry% reporting · multi-response
English39%
Australian36%
Irish16%
Scottish13%
Italian4.7%
German4.5%
Faith & belieftap Christianity
No religion55%
▸Christianity40%
Hinduism1.9%
Buddhism1.3%
Other religions0.8%
Islam0.7%
Judaism0.1%

16% report Irish ancestry, but only 0.4% were born in Ireland — the gap is the Australian-born and diaspora Irish community, invisible in birthplace alone.

Family originsparents’ birthplace
22%
14%
64%
Both parents overseas22%One parent overseas14%Both parents in Australia64%

A predominantly Australian-born community.

When migrants arrivedshare of overseas-born
Before 198135%
1981-200016%
2001-201015%
2011-201513%
2016-202121%

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.Top 22%Median weekly rent · $420/wk — well above average: in the top 22%, higher rent than 78% of Aussie suburbs.
Median monthly mortgageⓘMiddle monthly mortgage repayment among households with a mortgage.Top 33%Median monthly mortgage · $2,000/mo — above average: in the top 33%, higher mortgages than 67% of Aussie suburbs.
Rent stress (rent ÷ income)ⓘMedian weekly rent as a share of median weekly household income — a rough rental-affordability gauge. Higher = rent takes a bigger bite.Top 20%Rent stress · 25% — well above average: in the top 20%, more rent stress than 80% of Aussie suburbs.
Mortgage stress (repay ÷ income)ⓘMedian mortgage repayment (converted to weekly) as a share of median weekly household income. Higher = repayments take a bigger bite.Top 24%Mortgage stress · 27% — well above average: in the top 24%, more mortgage stress than 76% of Aussie suburbs.
High mortgage (≥$3k/mo)ⓘMortgaged households repaying $3,000 or more per month.Top 25%High mortgage · 23% — well above average: in the top 25%, more big mortgages than 75% of Aussie suburbs.
Social housingⓘHouseholds renting from a state housing authority or community housing provider.Top 26%Social housing · 3.6% — above average: in the top 26%, more social housing than 74% of Aussie suburbs.
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Bedrooms per dwellingshare of dwellings
0.5%0
9.8%1
33%2
41%3
12%4
2.4%5
0.8%6+
Who owns vs rentsoccupied dwellings
29%
24%
45%
Owned outright29%Mortgage24%Renting45%Other1.4%
What’s built heredwelling types
58%
25%
15%
House58%Townhouse25%Apartment15%Other1.5%
58% separate houses15% apartments2.2% 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+.Top 27%Median personal income · $888/wk — above average: in the top 27%, higher personal income than 73% of Aussie suburbs.
Median family incomeⓘMiddle weekly income of families.Top 32%Median family income · $2,242/wk — above average: in the top 32%, higher family income than 68% of Aussie suburbs.
Managers & professionalsⓘEmployed residents who work as managers or professionals.Top 22%Managers & professionals · 45% — well above average: in the top 22%, more professionals than 78% of Aussie suburbs.
High earners (≥$2k/wk)ⓘResidents earning $2,000 or more per week.Top 29%High earners · 15% — above average: in the top 29%, more high earners than 71% of Aussie suburbs.
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Occupations
LowMedianHighPercentile
Managers & professionalsⓘEmployed residents who work as managers or professionals.Top 22%Managers & professionals · 45% — well above average: in the top 22%, more professionals than 78% of Aussie suburbs.
Clerical & adminⓘEmployed residents in clerical and administrative jobs.Bottom 36%Clerical & admin · 11% — below average: in the bottom 36%, 64% 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 10%Community & personal service · 16% — among the highest: in the top 10%, more care and service workers than 90% of Aussie suburbs.
Sales workersⓘEmployed residents in sales jobs.Top 49%Sales workers · 8.1% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Technicians, trades & labourersⓘEmployed residents in technical/trade, machinery-operating and labouring jobs.Bottom 13%Technicians, trades & labourers · 20% — well below average: in the bottom 13%, 87% of Aussie suburbs have more trades and labourers than this suburb.
Household incomeheight = share of households · weekly
% of households$0$300$650$1.5k$2.5k$4k+
Personal incomeheight = share of residents 15+ · weekly
% of residents 15+$0$300$650$1k$1.8k$3.5k+

A typical household pulls in about 1.9× the typical individual — a multi-earner area.

Labour forceemployment status · residents 15+
35%
26%
30%
Employed full-time35%Employed part-time26%Employed (away/other)4.4%Unemployed3.2%Not in labour force30%
LowMedianHighPercentile
Full-time workersⓘResidents in the labour force who are employed full-time.Top 50%Full-time workers · 35% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Part-time workersⓘEmployed residents working part-time, of all employed.Top 17%Part-time workers · 40% — well above average: in the top 17%, more part-time workers than 83% 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 44%Unemployment rate · 4.5% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Not in labour forceⓘResidents 15+ neither working nor looking for work — retirees, students, carers.Bottom 26%Not in labour force · 30% — below average: in the bottom 26%, fewer out of the workforce than 74% of Aussie suburbs.
Labour-force participationⓘResidents 15+ who are in the labour force — working or looking for work.Top 27%Labour-force participation · 70% — above average: in the top 27%, more workforce participation than 73% 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 26%Public transport to work · 3.6% — above average: in the top 26%, more public-transport commuters than 74% of Aussie suburbs.
Walked or cycled to workⓘCommuters who walked or cycled to work, of those who travelled.Top 12%Walked or cycled to work · 12% — well above average: in the top 12%, more walking and cycling than 88% of Aussie suburbs.
Worked from homeⓘEmployed residents who worked from home in the Census week — elevated by COVID in 2021.Top 18%Worked from home · 26% — well above average: in the top 18%, more working from home than 82% of Aussie suburbs.
No motor vehicleⓘHouseholds with no motor vehicle.Top 10%No motor vehicle · 11% — among the highest: in the top 10%, more car-free households than 90% of Aussie suburbs.
Vehicles per dwellingⓘAverage number of motor vehicles per household.Bottom 20%Vehicles per dwelling · 1.00 — well below average: in the bottom 20%, fewer vehicles per home than 80% of Aussie suburbs.
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Journey to workamong commuters · top modes
Car (driver)77%
Walked8.9%
Car (passenger)3.5%
Other/combined3.3%
Bicycle3.0%
Bus2.9%
Motorbike1.2%
Vehicles per dwellingshare of households
11%0
45%1
32%2
8.1%3
4.5%4+

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 Hamilton

3 schools inside Hamilton, plus the closest options around it. Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre and are not enrolment catchments — always confirm zones with the school.

Within Hamilton3schools in the suburb itself
Primary schools33within 5 km · nearest in suburb
Secondary schools13within 5 km · nearest in suburb
Median ICSEA rank80thenrolment-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 within50 schools
  • Within Hamilton · 3Order by
  • 1
    Hamilton Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Within suburb
    State RankTop 31%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students306Multilingual24%ICSEA Rank86th
  • 2
    St Francis Xavier's CollegeCatholic · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Within suburb
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students959Multilingual15%ICSEA Rank83rd
  • 3
    Newcastle High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Within suburb
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students1,072Multilingual15%ICSEA Rank59th
  • Nearby · within 5 km · 47
  • 4
    St Laurence Flexible Learning CentreCatholic · Special · Co-ed · Years U · Broadmeadow · 1.0 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students47Multilingual0%ICSEA Rank6th
  • 5
    Hamilton North Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Broadmeadow · 1.1 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students123Multilingual7%ICSEA Rank60th
  • 6
    Islington Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Islington · 1.1 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students159Multilingual11%ICSEA Rank81st
  • 7
    Merewether High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Broadmeadow · 1.2 km
    State RankTop 3%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students1,080Multilingual34%ICSEA Rank99th
  • 8
    Hunter School of Performing ArtsGovernment · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-12 · Broadmeadow · 1.5 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students1,094Multilingual12%ICSEA Rank80th
  • 9
    Hamilton South Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Merewether · 1.6 km
    State RankTop 12%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students362Multilingual16%ICSEA Rank93rd
  • 10
    Tighes Hill Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Tighes Hill · 1.7 km
    State RankTop 11%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students358Multilingual17%ICSEA Rank85th
  • 11
    Adamstown Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Adamstown · 1.7 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students439Multilingual19%ICSEA Rank78th
  • 12
    Merewether Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Merewether · 1.8 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students139Multilingual8%ICSEA Rank25th
  • 13
    NovoschoolIndependent · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-9 · Newcastle West · 2.1 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students79Multilingual1%ICSEA Rank78th
  • 14
    Lambton High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Lambton · 2.1 km
    State RankTop 35%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students1,176Multilingual21%ICSEA Rank71st
  • 15
    Carrington Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Carrington · 2.2 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students110Multilingual6%ICSEA Rank45th
  • 16
    St Joseph's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Merewether · 2.3 km
    State RankTop 19%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students387Multilingual15%ICSEA Rank94th
  • 17
    Callaghan College Waratah CampusGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-10 · Waratah · 2.3 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students848Multilingual26%ICSEA Rank28th
  • 18
    Newcastle Senior SchoolGovernment · Special · Co-ed · Years U · Waratah · 2.4 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students37Multilingual21%ICSEA Rank29th
  • 19
    St Columba's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Adamstown · 2.4 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students168Multilingual9%ICSEA Rank86th
  • 20
    The Junction Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Merewether · 2.5 km
    State RankTop 28%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students450Multilingual20%ICSEA Rank88th
  • 21
    Newcastle Middle SchoolGovernment · Special · Co-ed · Years U · Waratah · 2.5 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students45Multilingual20%ICSEA Rank32nd
  • 22
    St Philip's Christian College Dynamic LearningIndependent · Special · Co-ed · Years U · Waratah · 2.5 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students223Multilingual4%ICSEA Rank56th
  • 23
    St Philip's Christian College Young ParentsIndependent · Special · Co-ed · Years 10-12 · Waratah · 2.5 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students52Multilingual4%ICSEA Rank2nd
  • 24
    St Therese's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · New Lambton · 2.7 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students543Multilingual15%ICSEA Rank84th
  • 25
    New Lambton South Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · New Lambton · 2.7 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students462Multilingual18%ICSEA Rank83rd
  • 26
    Waratah Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years P-6 · Waratah · 2.7 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students351Multilingual18%ICSEA Rank56th
  • 27
    St Philip's Christian College - WaratahIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-12 · Waratah · 2.8 km
    State RankP Top 6%S Top 18%EnglishP ★★★★★★★★★★S ★★★★★★★★★★MathsP ★★★★★★★★★★S ★★★★★★★★★★Students1,466Multilingual13%ICSEA Rank93rd
  • 28
    St Columban's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Mayfield · 2.8 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students162Multilingual42%ICSEA Rank62nd
  • 29
    San Clemente Catholic CollegeCatholic · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-10 · Mayfield · 2.9 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students605Multilingual16%ICSEA Rank63rd
  • 30
    Merewether Heights Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Merewether Heights · 2.9 km
    State RankTop 17%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students269Multilingual10%ICSEA Rank91st
  • 31
    St Dominic's Catholic CollegeCatholic · Special · Co-ed · Years U · Mayfield · 2.9 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students43Multilingual16%ICSEA Rank32nd
  • 32
    New Lambton Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · New Lambton · 2.9 km
    State RankTop 15%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students538Multilingual33%ICSEA Rank86th
  • 33
    Mayfield East Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Mayfield East · 3.0 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students343Multilingual10%ICSEA Rank66th
  • 34
    Corpus Christi Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Waratah · 3.1 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students169Multilingual14%ICSEA Rank80th
  • 35
    Holy Family Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Merewether Beach · 3.1 km
    State RankTop 30%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students198Multilingual17%ICSEA Rank92nd
  • 36
    Newcastle East Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Newcastle · 3.2 km
    State RankTop 16%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students260Multilingual30%ICSEA Rank87th
  • 37
    Trinity Catholic CollegeCatholic · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-11 · Adamstown · 3.3 km
    State RankTop 34%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students849Multilingual14%ICSEA Rank81st
  • 38
    Newcastle Grammar SchoolIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-12 · The Hill · 3.5 km
    State RankP Top 5%S Top 7%EnglishP ★★★★★★★★★★S ★★★★★★★★★★MathsP ★★★★★★★★★★S ★★★★★★★★★★Students1,049Multilingual23%ICSEA Rank99th
  • 39
    Hunter Christian SchoolIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-12 · Mayfield · 3.5 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students337Multilingual8%ICSEA Rank72nd
  • 40
    Stockton Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years P-6 · Stockton · 3.6 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students254Multilingual9%ICSEA Rank47th
  • 41
    St Peter's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Stockton · 3.7 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students180Multilingual7%ICSEA Rank70th
  • 42
    Waratah West Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Waratah West · 3.7 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students113Multilingual31%ICSEA Rank30th
  • 43
    St John's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Lambton · 3.8 km
    State RankTop 20%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students200Multilingual29%ICSEA Rank79th
  • 44
    Mayfield West Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years P-6 · Mayfield · 3.9 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students342Multilingual23%ICSEA Rank61st
  • 45
    Lambton Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Lambton · 3.9 km
    State RankTop 22%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students339Multilingual20%ICSEA Rank74th
  • 46
    Belair Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Adamstown · 4.1 km
    State RankTop 17%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students409Multilingual15%ICSEA Rank85th
  • 47
    John Hunter Hospital SchoolGovernment · Special · New Lambton Heights · 4.4 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students—Multilingual—ICSEA Rank—
  • 48
    Kotara High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Adamstown · 4.5 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students1,130Multilingual13%ICSEA Rank74th
  • 49
    Kotara SchoolGovernment · Special · Co-ed · Years U · Kotara · 4.7 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students25Multilingual0%ICSEA Rank3rd
  • 50
    Jesmond Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Jesmond · 5.0 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students216Multilingual78%ICSEA Rank16th
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 11%Settled 5+ years · 48% — well below average: in the bottom 11%, 89% 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 8%Moved in past year · 22% — among the highest: in the top 8%, more recent movers than 92% of Aussie suburbs.
Arrived from overseas (5 yr)ⓘResidents who arrived in Australia from overseas within the past five years.Top 23%Arrived from overseas · 4.6% — well above average: in the top 23%, more recent migrants than 77% of Aussie suburbs.
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Where residents lived 5 years agoof those who stated
48%
40%
Same address48%Moved within area5.4%From elsewhere in Australia40%From overseas4.6%
Residential paceshare of residents
Moved in the past yearⓘResidents living at a different address one year earlier.22%
Moved in the past 5 yearsⓘResidents not living at the same address as five years ago.52%
Arrived from overseas (5 yr)ⓘResidents who arrived in Australia from overseas within the past five years.4.6%
Property market
Market data

Snapshot

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

Active segment
Houses
Units
Median priceⓘLast 12 months
1.10M
↑ +3.1% YoY
Days on marketⓘLast 12 months
24
↑ 2 days YoY
SoldⓘLast 12 months
78
↑ +8.3% YoY
Months of supplyⓘLast 12 months
2.3mo
Median rentⓘLast 12 months
$745/w
↑ +6.4% YoY
Days to leaseⓘLast 12 months
16
↑ 3 days YoY
LeasedⓘLast 12 months
121
↑ +10.0% YoY
Gross yieldⓘLast 12 months
3.60%
Annualised
Data confidenceSales sample78StrongLease sample121Strong
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
01
Houses · 3 bed42 sales · 63 leases
Sales42▲+16.7%
Price$1.12M▲+8.5%
Sales DOM24 days+0d
Leased63▲+6.8%
Rent$778/wk▲+11.1%
Rental DOM16 days−1d
3.60%
73/100
89/100
02
Units · 2 bed16 sales · 61 leases
Sales16+0.0%
Price$747k▲+11.8%
Sales DOM19 days▼−8d
Leased61▼−3.2%
Rent$605/wk▲+9.0%
Rental DOM15 days+1d
4.20%
63/100
69/100
03
Houses · 2 bed12 sales · 39 leases
Sales12▼−33.3%
Price—
Sales DOM—
Leased39▲+44.4%
Rent$665/wk▲+9.9%
Rental DOM16 days▼−5d
3.90%
—
84/100
04
Houses · 4 bed14 sales · 21 leases
Sales14▲+7.7%
Price—
Sales DOM—
Leased21▲+5.0%
Rent$915/wk▲+7.6%
Rental DOM16 days▼−7d
3.00%
—
70/100
05
Units · 1 bed6 sales · 21 leases
Sales6▲+100.0%
Price—
Sales DOM—
Leased21▼−4.5%
Rent$488/wk▲+12.2%
Rental DOM21 days+2d
4.80%
—
11/100
06
Units · 3 bed7 sales · 12 leases
Sales7+0.0%
Price—
Sales DOM—
Leased12▼−14.3%
Rent—
Rental DOM—
—
—
—
All houses
Sales78▲+8.3%
Price$1.10M▲+3.1%
Sales DOM24 days−2d
Leased121▲+10.0%
Rent$745/wk▲+6.4%
Rental DOM16 days▼−3d
3.60%
76/100
97/100
All units
Sales35▲+34.6%
Price$760k▲+11.0%
Sales DOM27 days+2d
Leased103+2.0%
Rent$600/wk▲+7.1%
Rental DOM16 days+2d
4.10%
45/100
69/100
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
2/2above median
02550 · MEDIAN75100
Percentile vs NSW
Value
Units
1/2above 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
Units · 2 bed: +37%
Units · Total: +40%
Houses · 3 bed: +59%
Houses · Total: +63%
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
01
Houses · 3 bed42 sales · 63 leases
−$460/wk
$1,238/wk
$778/wk
+59%
Typical premium
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
2 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
House Total
Demand index
62 / 100vs Australia
Days on market
24 days▼ −2 days YoY
Median price
$1.10M▲ +3.1% YoY
Sold (last year)
78▲ +8.3% YoY
House 3 bed
Demand index
54 / 100vs Australia
Days on market
24 days0 days YoY
Median price
$1.12M▲ +8.5% YoY
Sold (last year)
42▲ +16.7% YoY
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

Hamilton against the neighbourhood

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

Pair
View
Property
How fast — and is it getting faster?
1 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
House 3 bed
Demand index
54 / 100vs Australia
Days on market
24 days0 days YoY
Median price
$1.12M▲ +8.5% YoY
Sold (last year)
42▲ +16.7% YoY
Gross yield
3.60%
Hamilton · this suburb
Demand index
62 / 100vs Australia
Days on market
24 days▼ −2 days YoY
Median price
$1.10M▲ +3.1% YoY
Sold (last year)
78▲ +8.3% YoY
Gross yield
3.60%
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?

Out of every property transaction in this suburb, what share are sales versus leases — each point a rolling twelve-month window.

Property
Hamilton — Units & Houses, all bedrooms
Jun 2021 – May 2026 · each point = a 12-month window
0%25%50%75%100%20222023202420252026
Sales · buyer transactions
Leases · tenant transactions
Latest tenant share · trailing year
68.1%

of Hamilton's transactions in the year to May 2026 were leases.

5-year shift

Tenant share moved ↑ 0.6 pts since the 12 months ending Jun 2021, from 67.5% to 68.1%.

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 (trailing year)
May 2026
$1.15M+5.3%
5y median $1.03Mvs last year $1.09M
Total sales (trailing year)
May 2026
74-1.3%
5y median 74vs last year 75
Days on market (trailing year)
May 2026
24 days-17
5y median 37 daysvs last year 41 days
Median rent (trailing year)
May 2026
$745/wk+6.4%
5y median $650/wkvs last year $700/wk
Total leases (trailing year)
May 2026
121+10.0%
5y median 120vs last year 110
Days on market (rental) (trailing year)
May 2026
16 days-3
5y median 17 daysvs last year 19 days
Gross yield (trailing year)
May 2026
3.37%+0.03 pt
5y median 3.43%vs last year 3.34%
Months of supply
May 2026
3.6 months+50.0%
5y median 2.4 monthsvs last year 2.4 months
Months of supply (rental)
May 2026
1.5 months-37.5%
5y median 1.8 monthsvs last year 2.4 months
Market data

Nearby markets

Every market within reach of Hamilton, 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 marketHamiltonNSW 2303 · Houses · Total
Price$1.10M
DOM24 days
Sold78
34 markets within 5kmLast 12 months
01
IslingtonNSW 2296 · 0.9km · Houses · Total
Price$1.04M
DOM23 days
Sold31
cheapersimilar speed
02
BroadmeadowNSW 2292 · 0.9km · Houses · Total
Price$1.22M
DOM23 days
Sold16
priciersimilar speed
03
Hamilton NorthNSW 2292 · 1.0km · Houses · Total
Price$1.10M
DOM20 days
Sold15
similar pricedfaster
04
WickhamNSW 2293 · 1.1km · Houses · Total
Price$1.03M
DOM32 days
Sold18
cheaperslower
05
Hamilton EastNSW 2303 · 1.2km · Houses · Total
Price$2.13M
DOM34 days
Sold17
much pricierslower
06
Hamilton SouthNSW 2303 · 1.3km · Houses · Total
Price$1.65M
DOM31 days
Sold48
much pricierslower
07
MaryvilleNSW 2293 · 1.5km · Houses · Total
Price$1.22M
DOM22 days
Sold32
pricierfaster
08
Tighes HillNSW 2297 · 1.7km · Houses · Total
Price$1.28M
DOM24 days
Sold30
priciersimilar speed
09
GeorgetownNSW 2298 · 1.8km · Houses · Total
Price$1.08M
DOM28 days
Sold42
similar pricedslower
10
Newcastle WestNSW 2302 · 2.0km · Houses · Total
Price$1.38M
DOM77 days
Sold5
priciermuch slower
11
CarringtonNSW 2294 · 2.3km · Houses · Total
Price$959k
DOM24 days
Sold46
cheapersimilar speed
12
The JunctionNSW 2291 · 2.4km · Houses · Total
Price$1.68M
DOM41 days
Sold16
much priciermuch slower
13
WaratahNSW 2298 · 2.5km · Houses · Total
Price$963k
DOM21 days
Sold58
cheaperfaster
14
Mayfield EastNSW 2304 · 2.5km · Houses · Total
Price$1.06M
DOM22 days
Sold38
cheaperfaster
15
Cooks HillNSW 2300 · 2.5km · Houses · Total
Price$1.67M
DOM28 days
Sold39
much pricierslower
16
AdamstownNSW 2289 · 2.6km · Houses · Total
Price$1.15M
DOM21 days
Sold81
pricierfaster
17
MayfieldNSW 2304 · 2.7km · Houses · Total
Price$1.05M
DOM21 days
Sold177
cheaperfaster
18
MerewetherNSW 2291 · 2.9km · Houses · Total
Price$2.13M
DOM29 days
Sold156
much pricierslower
19
Merewether HeightsNSW 2291 · 3.0km · Houses · Total
Price$1.72M
DOM24 days
Sold21
much priciersimilar speed
20
Bar BeachNSW 2300 · 3.0km · Houses · Total
Price$3.82M
DOM30 days
Sold10
much pricierslower
21
The HillNSW 2300 · 3.1km · Houses · Total
Price$2.35M
DOM45 days
Sold16
much priciermuch slower
22
New LambtonNSW 2305 · 3.3km · Houses · Total
Price$1.26M
DOM23 days
Sold169
priciersimilar speed
23
Mayfield NorthNSW 2304 · 3.5km · Houses · Total
Price—
DOM150 days
Sold—
much slower
24
LambtonNSW 2299 · 3.6km · Houses · Total
Price$1.25M
DOM19 days
Sold65
pricierfaster
25
Waratah WestNSW 2298 · 3.7km · Houses · Total
Price$954k
DOM23 days
Sold52
cheapersimilar speed
26
NewcastleNSW 2300 · 3.8km · Houses · Total
Price$1.55M
DOM20 days
Sold7
much pricierfaster
27
North LambtonNSW 2299 · 4.2km · Houses · Total
Price$1.01M
DOM21 days
Sold58
cheaperfaster
28
Mayfield WestNSW 2304 · 4.2km · Houses · Total
Price$1.02M
DOM22 days
Sold28
cheaperfaster
29
Adamstown HeightsNSW 2289 · 4.3km · Houses · Total
Price$1.28M
DOM23 days
Sold114
priciersimilar speed
30
Newcastle EastNSW 2300 · 4.4km · Houses · Total
Price$2.15M
DOM26 days
Sold9
much pricierslower
31
HighfieldsNSW 2289 · 4.7km · Houses · Total
Price$996k
DOM32 days
Sold16
cheaperslower
32
New Lambton HeightsNSW 2305 · 4.7km · Houses · Total
Price$1.25M
DOM24 days
Sold42
priciersimilar speed
33
StocktonNSW 2295 · 4.9km · Houses · Total
Price$1.34M
DOM44 days
Sold77
priciermuch slower
34
WarabrookNSW 2304 · 5.0km · Houses · Total
Price$986k
DOM20 days
Sold20
cheaperfaster
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Houses · TotalSales market
Stat colourHow each suburb's stat compares to Hamilton
Much lowerLowerSimilarHigherMuch higher
Market data

Similar markets

NSW markets whose Houses · Total segment behaves most like Hamilton's on the buy side — ranked by a like-for-like blend of price, yield, days on market, ownership cost and cycle phase.

Colour by
Property
Bedrooms
Market
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This marketHamiltonNSW 2303 · Houses · Total
Price$1.10M
DOM24 days
Sold78
Most similar sales markets · within 2.5–202 kmLast 12 months
01
Mayfield EastNSW 2304 · 3km · 87% match
Price$1.06M
DOM22 days
Sold38
02
MayfieldNSW 2304 · 3km · 86% match
Price$1.05M
DOM21 days
Sold177
03
Bolwarra HeightsNSW 2320 · 29km · 85% match
Price$1.02M
DOM24 days
Sold65
04
CharlestownNSW 2290 · 7km · 84% match
Price$1.07M
DOM18 days
Sold197
05
AdamstownNSW 2289 · 3km · 84% match
Price$1.15M
DOM21 days
Sold81
06
Warners BayNSW 2282 · 10km · 84% match
Price$1.14M
DOM22 days
Sold100
07
North LambtonNSW 2299 · 4km · 84% match
Price$1.01M
DOM21 days
Sold58
08
MedowieNSW 2318 · 24km · 83% match
Price$1.00M
DOM27 days
Sold232
09
MardiNSW 2259 · 52km · 83% match
Price$1.07M
DOM21 days
Sold53
10
FlindersNSW 2529 · 202km · 83% match
Price$1.15M
DOM24 days
Sold70
24
Fern BayNSW 2295 · 9km · 79% match
Price$995k
DOM19 days
Sold62
26
Adamstown HeightsNSW 2289 · 4km · 79% match
Price$1.28M
DOM23 days
Sold114
45
LambtonNSW 2299 · 4km · 77% match
Price$1.25M
DOM19 days
Sold65
110
Macquarie HillsNSW 2285 · 10km · 74% match
Price$1000k
DOM19 days
Sold58
111
WyomingNSW 2250 · 64km · 74% match
Price$961k
DOM23 days
Sold188
118
Cardiff SouthNSW 2285 · 8km · 74% match
Price$901k
DOM15 days
Sold47
Stat colourHow each suburb's stat compares to Hamilton
Much lowerLowerSimilarHigherMuch higher

Comparable sales markets to Hamilton include Mayfield East (NSW 2304), Mayfield (NSW 2304), Bolwarra Heights (NSW 2320), Charlestown (NSW 2290), Adamstown (NSW 2289), Warners Bay (NSW 2282), North Lambton (NSW 2299) and Medowie (NSW 2318). Each link opens that suburb's full market report.

Market data

Frequently asked · Hamilton

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

Browse by
  • What things costPrices, rent, yield, ownership cost6
  • How the market is movingSpeed, supply, growth, cycle phase7
  • How it comparesVs state, vs nearby, vs popular4
  • About the areaPopulation, income, who lives here, schools5
  • About this dataMethodology and update cadence1

What things cost

Prices, rent, yield, ownership cost
01

What is the median house price in Hamilton?

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The median house price in Hamilton, NSW 2303 is $1.1M as of June 2026, based on 78 sales recorded over the past 12 months. Houses there have moved +3.1% year-on-year. Prices vary by bedroom count, from compact two-bedroom homes to larger four-bedroom houses. See the bedroom-level breakdown below for 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom medians.

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What is the median unit price in Hamilton?

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The median unit price in Hamilton, NSW 2303 is $760k as of June 2026, based on 35 sales over the past 12 months. Units have moved +11.0% year-on-year and currently trade at roughly 69% of the median house price.

03

How much does it cost to rent in Hamilton?

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The median weekly house rent in Hamilton is $745 as of June 2026, drawn from 121 leases over the past 12 months. Units rent for around $600 per week. House rents have moved +6.4% year-on-year. Current vacancy pressure is shown in the supply section above.

04

What is the gross rental yield in Hamilton?

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Gross rental yield in Hamilton is 3.60% for houses and 4.10% for units as of June 2026, compared with the NSW unit median of 4.81%. Gross yield is annual rent divided by purchase price — it doesn't account for ownership costs like council rates, strata, maintenance or vacancy.

05

What are typical sale prices by bedroom count in Hamilton?

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As of June 2026, Hamilton medians by bedroom count:

Property1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bedTotal
Houses—$881k$1.12M$1.6M$1.1M
Units$529k$747k$927k—$760k

Figures cover only segments with enough recent transactions to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded.

06

What does it cost to own versus rent at the Hamilton median?

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At the median Hamilton unit ($760k purchase, $600/week rent), weekly mortgage repayments sit at roughly $841 — about $241 more per week than renting. That gap is the ownership premium. Figures assume 80% LVR, a 6.0% interest rate and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan.

How the market is moving

Speed, supply, growth, cycle phase
07

What are Hamilton's property market trends?

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Hamilton's property market trends to June 2026: house prices rose +3.1% year-on-year and units +11.0%; weekly house rents moved +6.4%; homes now sell in a median 24 days — faster than a year ago by 2; sales supply sits at 2.3 months (tight). Read together — price, rent, selling speed and supply — they show which way the Hamilton market is leaning. The 5-year tape and demand cycle charts above plot the full trajectory.

08

What does the data say about Hamilton as an investment?

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As of June 2026 in Hamilton, house prices rose +3.1% over the year, gross rental yield is 3.60% against a NSW median of 3.39%, houses take a median 24 days to sell, sales supply is 2.3 months (tight). Capital growth, rental yield, selling speed and supply are the signals investors weigh — but these figures describe the market, not a recommendation. This is data, not financial advice; always do your own research and consider a licensed adviser.

09

How quickly do houses sell in Hamilton?

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Houses in Hamilton sell in a median 24 days on market as of June 2026, with units clearing slightly slower at 27 days. Days on market have tightened by 2 days versus a year ago. Faster clearance typically coincides with stronger buyer demand and lower supply.

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Is Hamilton a tight or loose property market right now?

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Hamilton's sales market sits at 2.3 months of supply for houses as of June 2026 — classified as Tight against the Australian distribution. Under 1.7 months is Severe (extreme shortage); over 4.5 months is Loose. The rental side is tighter still at 0.6 months of supply.

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Have property prices in Hamilton gone up or down?

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House prices in Hamilton moved +3.1% over the 12 months to June 2026, while units moved +11.0%. The 5-year tape above plots the full monthly trajectory — showing where the market changed character rather than just crossing round numbers.

12

How active is the rental market in Hamilton?

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Hamilton's house rental market sits at 0.6 months of supply as of June 2026 — classified as Severe (extreme shortage), with 121 houses leased over the past 12 months. Units sit at 1.3 months. Tighter supply typically corresponds to faster letting and upward pressure on rents.

13

Where is Hamilton in its property market cycle?

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Hamilton's house market is currently in the 'in_demand_growing' phase as of June 2026 — combining above-median sales velocity nationally with year-on-year tightening in days on market. The demand cycle chart above plots all eight segments on the same demand-versus-direction axes.

How it compares

Vs state, vs nearby, vs popular
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How does Hamilton compare to other NSW suburbs?

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Hamilton's median house price ($1.1M) is 4% below the NSW median ($1.15M) as of June 2026. On selling speed, houses clear in 24 days vs 29 days state median. On gross yield, Hamilton sits at 3.60% vs 3.39% state median.

15

How does Hamilton compare to neighbouring suburbs?

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Hamilton's most-similar nearby market is Mayfield East (2.5 km away) with a median house price of $1.06M — about 3% cheaper. The Nearby and Similar markets sections above rank every peer within radius and by composite similarity across price, days on market, yield, ownership cost and cycle phase.

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What's the most popular property type in Hamilton?

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The most-transacted segment in Hamilton over the 12 months to June 2026 is 3 bed houses with 42 sales. 2 bed units come second at 16 sales. The 'Most popular' panel above breaks down the top segments with weekly mortgage, rent and ownership-cost detail.

17

How many properties were sold and leased in Hamilton last year?

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Hamilton recorded 78 house sales and 35 unit sales over the 12 months to June 2026 — a combined 113 transactions. On the rental side, 121 houses and 103 units were leased. Segments with statistically thin samples are excluded from displayed figures.

About the area

Population, income, who lives here, schools
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What is the population of Hamilton?

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Hamilton, NSW 2303 is home to 4,614 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 39, and the average household holds 2.1 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.

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What is the median household income in Hamilton?

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The median household in Hamilton earns $2k per week — roughly $88k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $888/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.

20

Do people own or rent in Hamilton?

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Hamilton is mostly owner-occupied: about 53% of households are owner-occupiers and 45% rent (ABS Census 2021). Of owners, 29% own outright and 24% are paying off a mortgage.

21

What schools are near Hamilton?

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Hamilton has 60 schools within reach, 3 of them inside the suburb itself — including Hamilton Public School, St Francis Xavier's College, Newcastle High School. The Schools section above maps each one with sector, year range, enrolment, Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings and ICSEA (ACARA).

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Is Hamilton a good place to live?

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Hamilton, NSW 2303 has a population of 4,614, a median age of 39, a median household income around $2k/week, 45% of households renting (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
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When was this Hamilton market data last updated?

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This Hamilton 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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  • Hamilton North1.0km
  • Wickham1.1km
  • Hamilton East1.2km
  • Hamilton South1.3km
  • Maryville1.5km
  • Tighes Hill1.7km
  • Georgetown1.8km
  • Newcastle West2.0km
  • Carrington2.3km
  • The Junction2.4km
  • Waratah2.5km
  • Mayfield East2.5km
  • Cooks Hill2.5km
  • Adamstown2.6km
  • Mayfield2.7km
  • Merewether2.9km
  • Merewether Heights3.0km
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