Median priceⓘLast 12 months
1.87M
↑ +20.8% YoY
Activity in Newcastle East is split four ways, with unit rentals slightly in front, with 25 leases at $850 a week, renting out in about 17 days (up from 11 days last year), just under half of homes are 3-bedroom.
House rentals are nearly as big, with 17 leases at $793 a week, renting out in about 19 days, less sought-after than most house rental markets. Followed by 15 unit sales at around $1.867M (one of the country's least in-demand unit markets). 9 house sales at around $2.152M.
Who lives hereAn above-average-income, renter-majority, older-leaning suburb — apartment-dominated, newcomer-heavy and very walkable.
House covers houses, duplexes, semi-detached and terraces; Unit covers apartments, units, townhouses and villas.
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.
The age structure, household make-up, and cultural fabric of the people who call this suburb home.
Share of all residents by 5-year band · hover a band for the count + split
16% report Irish ancestry, but only 0.0% were born in Ireland — the gap is the Australian-born and diaspora Irish community, invisible in birthplace alone.
A predominantly Australian-born community.
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.
What it costs to live here, who owns versus rents, and the shape of the housing stock.
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.
Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.
A typical household pulls in about 1.8× the typical individual — a multi-earner area.
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.
How people get to work, and how car-dependent the suburb is — the clearest tell of inner-urban versus outer-suburban living.
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
No school inside Newcastle East itself — the closest options around it are shown. Distances are straight-line from the suburb centre and are not enrolment catchments — always confirm zones with the school.
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.
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.
How settled or transient the community is — and where newcomers came from.
Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for Newcastle East — choose a property type and size below.
Every segment this suburb tracks — sales and rentals side by side, ranked by total activity over the last twelve months.
Where each segment sits against its peers in the chosen geography — past the midline means it's outperforming the rest.
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.
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.
Two questions on one chart — how strong demand is right now, and which way it's heading year-on-year.
Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — Newcastle East in blue, peers in colour.
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.
Out of every property transaction in this suburb, what share are sales versus leases — each point a rolling twelve-month window.
Each tape traces one metric across sixty months for the selected segment — every point a trailing twelve-month figure, matching the headline KPIs above.
Every market within reach of Newcastle East, ranked by distance — each compared against this suburb's Units · Total segment so divergence reads at a glance.
NSW markets whose Units · Total segment behaves most like Newcastle East's on the buy side — ranked by a like-for-like blend of price, yield, days on market, ownership cost and cycle phase.
Comparable sales markets to Newcastle East include Mona Vale (NSW 2103), Avoca Beach (NSW 2251), Kurraba Point (NSW 2089), Cremorne Point (NSW 2090), Milsons Point (NSW 2061), Maryville (NSW 2293), Balmain East (NSW 2041) and Huskisson (NSW 2540). Each link opens that suburb's full market report.
22 data-driven answers about Newcastle East's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.
The median house price in Newcastle East, NSW 2300 is $2.15M as of June 2026, based on 9 sales recorded over the past 12 months. Houses there have moved +2.5% 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.
The median unit price in Newcastle East, NSW 2300 is $1.87M as of June 2026, based on 15 sales over the past 12 months. Units have moved +20.8% year-on-year and currently trade at roughly 87% of the median house price.
The median weekly house rent in Newcastle East is $793 as of June 2026, drawn from 17 leases over the past 12 months. Units rent for around $850 per week. House rents have moved +6.4% year-on-year. Current vacancy pressure is shown in the supply section above.
Gross rental yield in Newcastle East is 1.90% for houses and 2.40% 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.
As of June 2026, Newcastle East medians by bedroom count:
| Property | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | $1.62M | $2.82M | $1.97M | $2.15M |
| Units | — | $1.98M | $1.7M | — | $1.87M |
Figures cover only segments with enough recent transactions to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded.
At the median Newcastle East unit ($1.87M purchase, $850/week rent), weekly mortgage repayments sit at roughly $2065 — about $1215 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.
Newcastle East's property market trends to June 2026: house prices rose +2.5% year-on-year and units +20.8%; weekly house rents moved +6.4%; homes now sell in a median 26 days — faster than a year ago by 35; sales supply sits at 1.3 months (severe). Read together — price, rent, selling speed and supply — they show which way the Newcastle East market is leaning. The 5-year tape and demand cycle charts above plot the full trajectory.
As of June 2026 in Newcastle East, house prices rose +2.5% over the year, gross rental yield is 1.90% against a NSW median of 3.39%, houses take a median 26 days to sell, sales supply is 1.3 months (severe). 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.
Houses in Newcastle East sell in a median 26 days on market as of June 2026, with units clearing slightly slower at 64 days. Days on market have tightened by 35 days versus a year ago. Faster clearance typically coincides with stronger buyer demand and lower supply.
Newcastle East's sales market sits at 1.3 months of supply for houses as of June 2026 — classified as Severe (extreme shortage) 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 0.0 months of supply.
House prices in Newcastle East moved +2.5% over the 12 months to June 2026, while units moved +20.8%. The 5-year tape above plots the full monthly trajectory — showing where the market changed character rather than just crossing round numbers.
Newcastle East's house rental market sits at 0.0 months of supply as of June 2026 — classified as Severe (extreme shortage), with 17 houses leased over the past 12 months. Units sit at 1.4 months. Tighter supply typically corresponds to faster letting and upward pressure on rents.
Newcastle East's median house price ($2.15M) is 87% above the NSW median ($1.15M) as of June 2026. On selling speed, houses clear in 26 days vs 29 days state median. On gross yield, Newcastle East sits at 1.90% vs 3.39% state median.
Newcastle East's most-similar nearby market is Point Frederick (71.2 km away) with a median house price of $2.04M — about 5% 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.
The most-transacted segment in Newcastle East over the 12 months to June 2026 is 3 bed units with 10 sales. 3 bed houses come second at 5 sales. The 'Most popular' panel above breaks down the top segments with weekly mortgage, rent and ownership-cost detail.
Newcastle East recorded 9 house sales and 15 unit sales over the 12 months to June 2026 — a combined 24 transactions. On the rental side, 17 houses and 25 units were leased. Segments with statistically thin samples are excluded from displayed figures.
Newcastle East, NSW 2300 is home to 1,061 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 47, and the average household holds 2.1 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.
The median household in Newcastle East earns $2k per week — roughly $98k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $1k/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.
Newcastle East tilts towards renters: about 46% of households are owner-occupiers and 53% rent (ABS Census 2021). Of owners, 31% own outright and 15% are paying off a mortgage.
Newcastle East has 60 schools within reach — including St Peter's Primary School, Newcastle Grammar School, Newcastle East Public School. The Schools section above maps each one with sector, year range, enrolment, Micromarkets-compiled academic ratings and ICSEA (ACARA).
Newcastle East, NSW 2300 has a population of 1,061, a median age of 47, a median household income around $2k/week, 53% 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.
This Newcastle East 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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