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Suburbs›NSW›Newcastle & Lake Macquarie›Wickham

Wickham, NSW 2293

Property data updated June 2026·1,637 residents
Last 12 months snapshot
90 sales · 120 leases · Refreshed June 2026

Wickham, NSW 2293 market activity

Most of Wickham's recent activity is unit rentals, with 91 leases (down 11.7%) at $740 a week (up 2.8%), renting out in about 12 days (down from 16 days last year), among the country's most in-demand unit rental markets, with 2-bedroom homes making up around two-thirds.

Unit sales follow closely, with 72 sales at around $876K (up sharply), taking about 33 days to sell (up a lot from 22 days last year), one of NSW's strongest unit price gains, with just over half being 2-bedroom. Followed by 29 house rentals at $750 a week (among the country's strongest house rent gains). 18 house sales at around $1.028M.

Above-average incomeYoung-professionalRenter-majorityHigh-rise livingNewcomer-heavy

Who lives hereAn above-average-income, renter-majority, young-professional 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
1,637
Median age
32yrs
Avg household
1.9people
Male · Female
49% · 52%
Owner-occupied
42%
Renting
56%
Lone person
39%
Couples, no kids
31%
Born overseas
17%
Year 12+ⓘ
72%

Wickham on the map

73.2 ha
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Ranked against all suburbs
How well-off · ABS SEIFA 2021 · vs Australia
Overall advantageⓘ
Top 8%
decile 10/10
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage & Disadvantage. Combines income, education, occupation and housing. Higher = more advantaged overall.
Economic resourcesⓘ
Bottom 17%
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 6%
decile 10/10
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 35%Median household income · $1,902/wk — above average: in the top 35%, higher household income than 65% 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 21%Rent stress · 25% — well above average: in the top 21%, more rent stress than 79% 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 43%Mortgage stress · 25% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Birthplace diversityⓘChance two random residents were born in different countries — 0 = everyone the same, 1 = all different.Top 45%Birthplace diversity · 0.31 — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Born overseasⓘResidents born outside Australia, of those who stated a birthplace.Top 47%Born overseas · 17% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Managers & professionalsⓘEmployed residents who work as managers or professionals.Top 17%Managers & professionals · 47% — well above average: in the top 17%, more professionals 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.Bottom 22%Unemployment rate · 3.0% — well below average: in the bottom 22%, less unemployment than 78% of Aussie suburbs.
Public transport to workⓘCommuters who travelled to work by train, bus, ferry or tram, of those who travelled.Top 15%Public transport to work · 5.9% — well above average: in the top 15%, more public-transport commuters than 85% of Aussie suburbs.
No motor vehicleⓘHouseholds with no motor vehicle.Top 19%No motor vehicle · 8.0% — well above average: in the top 19%, more car-free households than 81% of Aussie suburbs.
High-rise apartmentsⓘOccupied dwellings that are apartments in 4-storey-or-higher blocks.Top 3%High-rise apartments · 31% — among the highest: in the top 3%, more high-rise apartments than 97% of Aussie suburbs.
Settled 5+ yearsⓘResidents living at the same address as five years ago — how settled the community is.Bottom 3%Settled 5+ years · 28% — among the lowest: in the bottom 3%, 97% 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 6%Owner-occupied · 42% — among the lowest: in the bottom 6%, 94% of Aussie suburbs have more owner-occupiers than this suburb.
RentingⓘHouseholds renting their home.Top 5%Renting · 56% — among the highest: in the top 5%, more renters than 95% of Aussie suburbs.
Owned outrightⓘHouseholds that own their home outright, with no mortgage.Bottom 8%Owned outright · 18% — among the lowest: in the bottom 8%, 92% of Aussie suburbs have more outright owners than this suburb.
Owned with mortgageⓘHouseholds buying their home with a mortgage.Bottom 17%Owned with mortgage · 24% — well below average: in the bottom 17%, 83% of Aussie suburbs have more mortgaged owners than this suburb.
Separate housesⓘOccupied dwellings that are standalone (detached) houses.Bottom 3%Separate houses · 21% — among the lowest: in the bottom 3%, 97% of Aussie suburbs have more detached houses than this suburb.
ApartmentsⓘOccupied dwellings that are flats or apartments, any height.Top 4%Apartments · 45% — among the highest: in the top 4%, more apartments than 96% of Aussie suburbs.
Median personal incomeⓘMiddle weekly income of individuals aged 15+.Top 7%Median personal income · $1,135/wk — among the highest: in the top 7%, higher personal income than 93% of Aussie suburbs.
Median family incomeⓘMiddle weekly income of families.Top 17%Median family income · $2,538/wk — well above average: in the top 17%, higher family income than 83% of Aussie suburbs.
Low earners (<$500/wk)ⓘResidents earning under $500 per week.Bottom 2%Low earners · 18% — among the lowest: in the bottom 2%, 98% of Aussie suburbs have more low earners than this suburb.
Low-income households (<$650/wk)ⓘHouseholds with a total income under $650 per week.Bottom 32%Low-income households · 12% — below average: in the bottom 32%, 68% of Aussie suburbs have more low-income households than this suburb.
Full-time workersⓘResidents in the labour force who are employed full-time.Top 7%Full-time workers · 48% — among the highest: in the top 7%, more full-time workers than 93% of Aussie suburbs.
Part-time workersⓘEmployed residents working part-time, of all employed.Bottom 30%Part-time workers · 31% — below average: in the bottom 30%, 70% of Aussie suburbs have more part-time workers than this suburb.
Not in labour forceⓘResidents 15+ neither working nor looking for work — retirees, students, carers.Bottom 6%Not in labour force · 22% — among the lowest: in the bottom 6%, fewer out of the workforce than 94% of Aussie suburbs.
Community & personal serviceⓘEmployed residents in community and personal-service jobs — care, hospitality, security and similar.Top 23%Community & personal service · 14% — well above average: in the top 23%, more care and service workers than 77% of Aussie suburbs.
Clerical & adminⓘEmployed residents in clerical and administrative jobs.Top 47%Clerical & admin · 12% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Sales workersⓘEmployed residents in sales jobs.Bottom 18%Sales workers · 5.8% — well below average: in the bottom 18%, 82% of Aussie suburbs have more sales workers than this suburb.
Completed Year 12+ⓘResidents aged 15+ whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.Top 13%Completed Year 12+ · 72% — well above average: in the top 13%, more Year-12 completion than 87% of Aussie suburbs.
In educationⓘResidents currently attending school, TAFE or university — full or part time.Top 50%In education · 22% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Children (0–14)ⓘResidents aged 0–14.Bottom 3%Children · 7.8% — among the lowest: in the bottom 3%, 97% of Aussie suburbs have more children than this suburb.
Seniors (65+)ⓘResidents aged 65 and over.Bottom 13%Seniors · 11% — well below average: in the bottom 13%, 87% of Aussie suburbs have more seniors than this suburb.
Youth dependencyⓘChildren (0–14) for every 100 working-age residents aged 15–64.Bottom 2%Youth dependency · 9.80 — among the lowest: in the bottom 2%, fewer children per worker than 98% of Aussie suburbs.
Total dependencyⓘChildren (0–14) plus seniors (65+) for every 100 working-age residents aged 15–64.Bottom 2%Total dependency · 24.04 — among the lowest: in the bottom 2%, fewer dependants per worker than 98% of Aussie suburbs.
Australian citizensⓘResidents who are Australian citizens — Australian-born and naturalised.Bottom 42%Australian citizens · 88% — 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 50%Both parents born overseas · 21% — 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 6%Established migrants · 49% — among the lowest: in the bottom 6%, 94% 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 & sex1,637 residentsMaleFemale
85+0.4% · 60.6% · 1080-840.5% · 80.2% · 375-791.0% · 160.8% · 1370-742.4% · 401.6% · 2565-691.7% · 272.7% · 4560-643.3% · 543.5% · 5855-592.1% · 352.4% · 3950-542.9% · 482.7% · 4545-492.9% · 471.9% · 3040-442.5% · 412.3% · 3835-394.3% · 712.9% · 4830-345.3% · 866.9% · 11425-299.0% · 1478.9% · 14520-245.7% · 938.7% · 14315-190.8% · 131.4% · 2210-141.1% · 170.7% · 115-91.4% · 231.2% · 190-41.7% · 271.9% · 30◀ MaleFemale ▶

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

Life stage
16%
30%
22%
11%
11%
Children0–147.8%Youth15–2416%Young adults25–3430%Midlife35–5422%Mature55–6411%Seniors65+11%
Household composition
39%
31%
12%
13%
Lone person39%Couples, no kids31%Families with kids12%Other families5.4%Group / share13%
1.9 people / household0.9 persons / bedroom1.5% are 5+ person
Household sizepersons per dwelling
39%1
44%2
9.1%3
6.1%4
1.5%5
0.0%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.17%
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.10%
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.1.0%
Both parents overseasⓘResidents whose mother and father were both born overseas — the Australian-born-to-migrants “second generation”, distinct from being born overseas yourself.21%
Australian citizensⓘResidents who are Australian citizens — both Australian-born and people who have since naturalised.88%
Birthplace diversity31%
Chance two random residents were born in different countries
Language diversity20%
Chance two random residents speak different languages at home
Religious diversity51%
Chance two random residents follow different religions
Where residents were bornoverseas origins
England3.0%
New Zealand2.2%
Elsewhere2.0%
China1.0%
Brazil0.8%
Philippines0.8%
Canada0.6%
USA0.6%
Born in Australia83%
Languages at homeother than English
Mandarin1.7%
Portuguese1.0%
Other0.8%
Cantonese0.8%
Nepali0.6%
Arabic0.6%
Russian0.5%
Malayalam0.4%
English only89%
Ancestry% reporting · multi-response
English44%
Australian32%
Irish16%
Scottish14%
German5.2%
Italian3.4%
Faith & belieftap Christianity
No religion60%
▸Christianity37%
Buddhism1.4%
Hinduism1.1%
Islam0.7%
Other religions0.3%

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.

Family originsparents’ birthplace
21%
14%
65%
Both parents overseas21%One parent overseas14%Both parents in Australia65%

A predominantly Australian-born community.

When migrants arrivedshare of overseas-born
Before 198115%
1981-200017%
2001-201017%
2011-201520%
2016-202131%

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 12%Median weekly rent · $470/wk — well above average: in the top 12%, higher rent than 88% of Aussie suburbs.
Median monthly mortgageⓘMiddle monthly mortgage repayment among households with a mortgage.Top 28%Median monthly mortgage · $2,024/mo — above average: in the top 28%, higher mortgages than 72% 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 21%Rent stress · 25% — well above average: in the top 21%, more rent stress than 79% 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 43%Mortgage stress · 25% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
High mortgage (≥$3k/mo)ⓘMortgaged households repaying $3,000 or more per month.Top 45%High mortgage · 12% — typical: right around the median for Aussie suburbs.
Social housingⓘHouseholds renting from a state housing authority or community housing provider.Top 17%Social housing · 5.7% — well above average: in the top 17%, more social housing than 83% of Aussie suburbs.
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Bedrooms per dwellingshare of dwellings
1.0%0
19%1
46%2
29%3
3.0%4
0.0%5
0.7%6+
Who owns vs rentsoccupied dwellings
18%
24%
56%
Owned outright18%Mortgage24%Renting56%Other1.5%
What’s built heredwelling types
21%
31%
45%
House21%Townhouse31%Apartment45%Other2.0%
21% separate houses45% apartments31% 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 7%Median personal income · $1,135/wk — among the highest: in the top 7%, higher personal income than 93% of Aussie suburbs.
Median family incomeⓘMiddle weekly income of families.Top 17%Median family income · $2,538/wk — well above average: in the top 17%, higher family income than 83% of Aussie suburbs.
Managers & professionalsⓘEmployed residents who work as managers or professionals.Top 17%Managers & professionals · 47% — well above average: in the top 17%, more professionals than 83% of Aussie suburbs.
High earners (≥$2k/wk)ⓘResidents earning $2,000 or more per week.Top 22%High earners · 17% — well above average: in the top 22%, more high earners than 78% of Aussie suburbs.
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Occupations
LowMedianHighPercentile
Managers & professionalsⓘEmployed residents who work as managers or professionals.Top 17%Managers & professionals · 47% — well above average: in the top 17%, more professionals than 83% of Aussie suburbs.
Clerical & adminⓘEmployed residents in clerical and administrative jobs.Top 47%Clerical & admin · 12% — 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 23%Community & personal service · 14% — well above average: in the top 23%, more care and service workers than 77% of Aussie suburbs.
Sales workersⓘEmployed residents in sales jobs.Bottom 18%Sales workers · 5.8% — well below average: in the bottom 18%, 82% of Aussie suburbs have more sales workers than this suburb.
Technicians, trades & labourersⓘEmployed residents in technical/trade, machinery-operating and labouring jobs.Bottom 14%Technicians, trades & labourers · 20% — well below average: in the bottom 14%, 86% 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 earns about 1.7× the typical individual here.

Labour forceemployment status · residents 15+
48%
24%
22%
Employed full-time48%Employed part-time24%Employed (away/other)3.4%Unemployed2.4%Not in labour force22%
LowMedianHighPercentile
Full-time workersⓘResidents in the labour force who are employed full-time.Top 7%Full-time workers · 48% — among the highest: in the top 7%, more full-time workers than 93% of Aussie suburbs.
Part-time workersⓘEmployed residents working part-time, of all employed.Bottom 30%Part-time workers · 31% — below average: in the bottom 30%, 70% of Aussie suburbs have more part-time workers than this suburb.
Unemployment rateⓘShare of the labour force (people working or actively looking) who are unemployed — not a share of all residents.Bottom 22%Unemployment rate · 3.0% — well below average: in the bottom 22%, less unemployment than 78% of Aussie suburbs.
Not in labour forceⓘResidents 15+ neither working nor looking for work — retirees, students, carers.Bottom 6%Not in labour force · 22% — among the lowest: in the bottom 6%, fewer out of the workforce than 94% of Aussie suburbs.
Labour-force participationⓘResidents 15+ who are in the labour force — working or looking for work.Top 5%Labour-force participation · 78% — among the highest: in the top 5%, more workforce participation than 95% 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 15%Public transport to work · 5.9% — well above average: in the top 15%, more public-transport commuters than 85% of Aussie suburbs.
Walked or cycled to workⓘCommuters who walked or cycled to work, of those who travelled.Top 11%Walked or cycled to work · 13% — well above average: in the top 11%, more walking and cycling than 89% of Aussie suburbs.
Worked from homeⓘEmployed residents who worked from home in the Census week — elevated by COVID in 2021.Top 17%Worked from home · 27% — well above average: in the top 17%, more working from home than 83% of Aussie suburbs.
No motor vehicleⓘHouseholds with no motor vehicle.Top 19%No motor vehicle · 8.0% — well above average: in the top 19%, more car-free households than 81% 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)74%
Walked9.2%
Other/combined4.8%
Car (passenger)4.7%
Bicycle3.3%
Tram/light rail2.7%
Bus1.8%
Vehicles per dwellingshare of households
8.0%0
53%1
32%2
4.7%3
2.5%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 Wickham

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

Within Wickham0schools in the suburb itself
Primary schools31within 5 km · nearest 1.2 km
Secondary schools12within 5 km · nearest 0.9 km
Median ICSEA rank81stenrolment-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 within45 schools
  • Nearby · within 5 km · 45Order by
  • 1
    St Francis Xavier's CollegeCatholic · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Hamilton · 0.9 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students959Multilingual15%ICSEA Rank83rd
  • 2
    Carrington Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Carrington · 1.2 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students110Multilingual6%ICSEA Rank45th
  • 3
    Hamilton Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Hamilton · 1.3 km
    State RankTop 31%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students306Multilingual24%ICSEA Rank86th
  • 4
    NovoschoolIndependent · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-9 · Newcastle West · 1.3 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students79Multilingual1%ICSEA Rank78th
  • 5
    Newcastle High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Hamilton · 1.4 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students1,072Multilingual15%ICSEA Rank59th
  • 6
    Tighes Hill Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Tighes Hill · 1.4 km
    State RankTop 11%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students358Multilingual17%ICSEA Rank85th
  • 7
    Islington Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Islington · 1.4 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students159Multilingual11%ICSEA Rank81st
  • 8
    Hamilton South Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Merewether · 1.6 km
    State RankTop 12%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students362Multilingual16%ICSEA Rank93rd
  • 9
    St Joseph's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Merewether · 2.0 km
    State RankTop 19%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students387Multilingual15%ICSEA Rank94th
  • 10
    St Laurence Flexible Learning CentreCatholic · Special · Co-ed · Years U · Broadmeadow · 2.0 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students47Multilingual0%ICSEA Rank6th
  • 11
    Hamilton North Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Broadmeadow · 2.0 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students123Multilingual7%ICSEA Rank60th
  • 12
    Merewether High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Broadmeadow · 2.3 km
    State RankTop 3%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students1,080Multilingual34%ICSEA Rank99th
  • 13
    The Junction Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Merewether · 2.3 km
    State RankTop 28%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students450Multilingual20%ICSEA Rank88th
  • 14
    Newcastle East Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Newcastle · 2.3 km
    State RankTop 16%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students260Multilingual30%ICSEA Rank87th
  • 15
    Merewether Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Merewether · 2.4 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students139Multilingual8%ICSEA Rank25th
  • 16
    Newcastle Grammar SchoolIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-12 · The Hill · 2.5 km
    State RankP Top 5%S Top 7%EnglishP ★★★★★★★★★★S ★★★★★★★★★★MathsP ★★★★★★★★★★S ★★★★★★★★★★Students1,049Multilingual23%ICSEA Rank99th
  • 17
    Stockton Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years P-6 · Stockton · 2.5 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students254Multilingual9%ICSEA Rank47th
  • 18
    St Peter's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Stockton · 2.6 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students180Multilingual7%ICSEA Rank70th
  • 19
    Hunter School of Performing ArtsGovernment · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-12 · Broadmeadow · 2.7 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students1,094Multilingual12%ICSEA Rank80th
  • 20
    Adamstown Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Adamstown · 2.7 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students439Multilingual19%ICSEA Rank78th
  • 21
    Mayfield East Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Mayfield East · 2.8 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students343Multilingual10%ICSEA Rank66th
  • 22
    San Clemente Catholic CollegeCatholic · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-10 · Mayfield · 2.8 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students605Multilingual16%ICSEA Rank63rd
  • 23
    St Columban's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Mayfield · 2.8 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students162Multilingual42%ICSEA Rank62nd
  • 24
    St Dominic's Catholic CollegeCatholic · Special · Co-ed · Years U · Mayfield · 2.9 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students43Multilingual16%ICSEA Rank32nd
  • 25
    Callaghan College Waratah CampusGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-10 · Waratah · 3.0 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students848Multilingual26%ICSEA Rank28th
  • 26
    Lambton High SchoolGovernment · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-12 · Lambton · 3.2 km
    State RankTop 35%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students1,176Multilingual21%ICSEA Rank71st
  • 27
    Newcastle Senior SchoolGovernment · Special · Co-ed · Years U · Waratah · 3.3 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students37Multilingual21%ICSEA Rank29th
  • 28
    St Philip's Christian College Dynamic LearningIndependent · Special · Co-ed · Years U · Waratah · 3.3 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students223Multilingual4%ICSEA Rank56th
  • 29
    Holy Family Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Merewether Beach · 3.3 km
    State RankTop 30%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students198Multilingual17%ICSEA Rank92nd
  • 30
    St Philip's Christian College Young ParentsIndependent · Special · Co-ed · Years 10-12 · Waratah · 3.3 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students52Multilingual4%ICSEA Rank2nd
  • 31
    St Columba's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Adamstown · 3.4 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students168Multilingual9%ICSEA Rank86th
  • 32
    Newcastle Middle SchoolGovernment · Special · Co-ed · Years U · Waratah · 3.4 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students45Multilingual20%ICSEA Rank32nd
  • 33
    Waratah Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years P-6 · Waratah · 3.5 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students351Multilingual18%ICSEA Rank56th
  • 34
    St Philip's Christian College - WaratahIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-12 · Waratah · 3.5 km
    State RankP Top 6%S Top 18%EnglishP ★★★★★★★★★★S ★★★★★★★★★★MathsP ★★★★★★★★★★S ★★★★★★★★★★Students1,466Multilingual13%ICSEA Rank93rd
  • 35
    Merewether Heights Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Merewether Heights · 3.5 km
    State RankTop 17%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students269Multilingual10%ICSEA Rank91st
  • 36
    Hunter Christian SchoolIndependent · Combined · Co-ed · Years K-12 · Mayfield · 3.6 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students337Multilingual8%ICSEA Rank72nd
  • 37
    Corpus Christi Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Waratah · 3.7 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students169Multilingual14%ICSEA Rank80th
  • 38
    St Therese's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · New Lambton · 3.8 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students543Multilingual15%ICSEA Rank84th
  • 39
    New Lambton South Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · New Lambton · 3.8 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students462Multilingual18%ICSEA Rank83rd
  • 40
    New Lambton Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · New Lambton · 4.0 km
    State RankTop 15%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students538Multilingual33%ICSEA Rank86th
  • 41
    Mayfield West Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years P-6 · Mayfield · 4.2 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students342Multilingual23%ICSEA Rank61st
  • 42
    Trinity Catholic CollegeCatholic · Secondary · Co-ed · Years 7-11 · Adamstown · 4.3 km
    State RankTop 34%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students849Multilingual14%ICSEA Rank81st
  • 43
    Waratah West Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Waratah West · 4.4 km
    State Rank—English—Maths—Students113Multilingual31%ICSEA Rank30th
  • 44
    St John's Primary SchoolCatholic · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Lambton · 4.8 km
    State RankTop 20%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students200Multilingual29%ICSEA Rank79th
  • 45
    Lambton Public SchoolGovernment · Primary · Co-ed · Years K-6 · Lambton · 4.9 km
    State RankTop 22%English★★★★★★★★★★Maths★★★★★★★★★★Students339Multilingual20%ICSEA Rank74th
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 3%Settled 5+ years · 28% — among the lowest: in the bottom 3%, 97% of Aussie suburbs have more long-settled residents than this suburb.
Moved in past yearⓘResidents living at a different address one year earlier.Top 1%Moved in past year · 36% — among the highest: in the top 1%, more recent movers than 99% of Aussie suburbs.
Arrived from overseas (5 yr)ⓘResidents who arrived in Australia from overseas within the past five years.Top 14%Arrived from overseas · 6.5% — well above average: in the top 14%, more recent migrants than 86% of Aussie suburbs.
This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb
Where residents lived 5 years agoof those who stated
28%
59%
Same address28%Moved within area4.8%From elsewhere in Australia59%From overseas6.5%
Residential paceshare of residents
Moved in the past yearⓘResidents living at a different address one year earlier.36%
Moved in the past 5 yearsⓘResidents not living at the same address as five years ago.72%
Arrived from overseas (5 yr)ⓘResidents who arrived in Australia from overseas within the past five years.6.5%
Property market
Market data

Snapshot

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

Active segment
Houses
Units
Median priceⓘLast 12 months
876kk
↑ +23.4% YoY
Days on marketⓘLast 12 months
33
↓ 11 days YoY
SoldⓘLast 12 months
72
↑ +24.1% YoY
Months of supplyⓘLast 12 months
1.3mo
Median rentⓘLast 12 months
$740/w
↑ +2.8% YoY
Days to leaseⓘLast 12 months
12
↑ 4 days YoY
LeasedⓘLast 12 months
91
↓ -11.7% YoY
Gross yieldⓘLast 12 months
4.40%
Annualised
Data confidenceSales sample72GoodLease sample91Strong
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
Units · 2 bed36 sales · 60 leases
Sales36▲+44.0%
Price$894k▲+12.8%
Sales DOM34 days▲+14d
Leased60▼−13.0%
Rent$755/wk▲+5.6%
Rental DOM15 days−1d
4.40%
31/100
69/100
02
Units · 1 bed22 sales · 31 leases
Sales22▼−8.3%
Price$658k▲+5.9%
Sales DOM31 days▲+13d
Leased31▲+40.9%
Rent$645/wk▲+8.4%
Rental DOM10 days−1d
5.10%
37/100
78/100
03
Houses · 3 bed9 sales · 15 leases
Sales9▲+28.6%
Price—
Sales DOM—
Leased15▼−16.7%
Rent$798/wk▲+14.8%
Rental DOM16 days▲+4d
3.50%
—
53/100
04
Units · 3 bed17 sales · 4 leases
Sales17▲+183.3%
Price$1.15M▼−5.9%
Sales DOM44 days▼−24d
Leased4▼−75.0%
Rent—
Rental DOM—
4.30%
16/100
—
05
Houses · 2 bed4 sales · 13 leases
Sales4▼−20.0%
Price—
Sales DOM—
Leased13▲+44.4%
Rent—
Rental DOM—
—
—
—
06
Houses · 4 bed1 sales · 1 leases
Sales1
Price—
Sales DOM—
Leased1▼−75.0%
Rent—
Rental DOM—
—
—
—
All houses
Sales18▲+38.5%
Price$1.03M▲+14.3%
Sales DOM32 days▼−16d
Leased29▼−17.1%
Rent$750/wk▲+13.6%
Rental DOM18 days+2d
3.70%
30/100
57/100
All units
Sales72▲+24.1%
Price$876k▲+23.4%
Sales DOM33 days▲+11d
Leased91▼−11.7%
Rent$740/wk+2.8%
Rental DOM12 days▼−4d
4.40%
41/100
91/100
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
0/1above median
02550 · MEDIAN75100
Percentile vs NSW
Value
Units
0/4above median
02550 · MEDIAN75100
Percentile vs NSW
Value
Market data

The buy-versus-rent equation

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

Property
Compare to
Units · 1 bed: +13%
Units · Total: +31%
Units · 2 bed: +31%
Houses · Total: +52%
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
Units · 2 bed36 sales · 60 leases
−$234/wk
$989/wk
$755/wk
+31%
Typical premium
02
Units · 1 bed22 sales · 31 leases
−$82/wk
$727/wk
$645/wk
+13%
Mild 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
4 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
Unit Total
Demand index
36 / 100vs Australia
Days on market
33 days▲ +11 days YoY
Median price
$876k▲ +23.4% YoY
Sold (last year)
72▲ +24.1% YoY
Unit 1 bed
Demand index
32 / 100vs Australia
Days on market
31 days▲ +13 days YoY
Median price
$658k▲ +5.9% YoY
Sold (last year)
22▼ −8.3% YoY
Unit 2 bed
Demand index
26 / 100vs Australia
Days on market
34 days▲ +14 days YoY
Median price
$894k▲ +12.8% YoY
Sold (last year)
36▲ +44.0% YoY
Unit 3 bed
Demand index
10 / 100vs Australia
Days on market
44 days▼ −24 days YoY
Median price
$1.15M▼ −5.9% YoY
Sold (last year)
17▲ +183.3% 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

Wickham against the neighbourhood

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

Pair
View
Property
How fast — and is it getting faster?
1 peer segments · Total unit
faster
DOM change YoYvs 12 months ago
slower
median
median
Recoveringquiet but accelerating
Boomingbusy and accelerating
Stalledquiet and slowing further
Coolingbusy but slowing
Unit 2 bed
Demand index
26 / 100vs Australia
Days on market
34 days▲ +14 days YoY
Median price
$894k▲ +12.8% YoY
Sold (last year)
36▲ +44.0% YoY
Gross yield
4.40%
Wickham · this suburb
Demand index
36 / 100vs Australia
Days on market
33 days▲ +11 days YoY
Median price
$876k▲ +23.4% YoY
Sold (last year)
72▲ +24.1% YoY
Gross yield
4.40%
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
Wickham — 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
57.1%

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

5-year shift

Tenant share moved ↑ 6.3 pts since the 12 months ending Jun 2021, from 50.9% to 57.1%.

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
$894k+29.1%
5y median $735kvs last year $693k
Total sales (trailing year)
May 2026
73+25.9%
5y median 60vs last year 58
Days on market (trailing year)
May 2026
36 days+4
5y median 40 daysvs last year 32 days
Median rent (trailing year)
May 2026
$740/wk+2.8%
5y median $645/wkvs last year $720/wk
Total leases (trailing year)
May 2026
91-11.7%
5y median 113vs last year 103
Days on market (rental) (trailing year)
May 2026
13 days-2
5y median 15 daysvs last year 15 days
Gross yield (trailing year)
May 2026
4.30%-1.11 pt
5y median 4.46%vs last year 5.41%
Months of supply
May 2026
2.5 months-7.4%
5y median 2.8 monthsvs last year 2.7 months
Months of supply (rental)
May 2026
1.5 months+7.1%
5y median 1.6 monthsvs last year 1.4 months
Market data

Nearby markets

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

Market
Property
Bedrooms
Radius
Colour by
This marketWickhamNSW 2293 · Units · Total
Price$876k
DOM33 days
Sold72
29 markets within 5kmLast 12 months
01
IslingtonNSW 2296 · 0.8km · Units · Total
Price$808k
DOM24 days
Sold21
cheaperfaster
02
MaryvilleNSW 2293 · 0.9km · Units · Total
Price$1.53M
DOM41 days
Sold15
much pricierslower
03
Hamilton EastNSW 2303 · 0.9km · Units · Total
Price$910k
DOM16 days
Sold1
priciermuch faster
04
HamiltonNSW 2303 · 1.1km · Units · Total
Price$760k
DOM27 days
Sold35
cheaperfaster
05
Newcastle WestNSW 2302 · 1.2km · Units · Total
Price$720k
DOM31 days
Sold81
cheaperfaster
06
CarringtonNSW 2294 · 1.3km · Units · Total
Price$911k
DOM37 days
Sold16
pricierslower
07
Tighes HillNSW 2297 · 1.4km · Units · Total
Price$946k
DOM47 days
Sold17
pricierslower
08
Hamilton NorthNSW 2292 · 1.7km · Units · Total
Price$705k
DOM29 days
Sold1
cheaperfaster
09
Hamilton SouthNSW 2303 · 1.7km · Units · Total
Price$899k
DOM27 days
Sold5
pricierfaster
10
Cooks HillNSW 2300 · 1.9km · Units · Total
Price$820k
DOM24 days
Sold44
cheaperfaster
11
BroadmeadowNSW 2292 · 2.0km · Units · Total
Price$771k
DOM26 days
Sold28
cheaperfaster
12
The JunctionNSW 2291 · 2.1km · Units · Total
Price$799k
DOM30 days
Sold7
cheaperfaster
13
Mayfield EastNSW 2304 · 2.2km · Units · Total
Price$928k
DOM29 days
Sold8
pricierfaster
14
The HillNSW 2300 · 2.4km · Units · Total
Price$741k
DOM22 days
Sold53
cheaperfaster
15
GeorgetownNSW 2298 · 2.5km · Units · Total
Price$714k
DOM46 days
Sold20
cheaperslower
16
Bar BeachNSW 2300 · 2.5km · Units · Total
Price$834k
DOM24 days
Sold11
cheaperfaster
17
NewcastleNSW 2300 · 2.8km · Units · Total
Price$1.07M
DOM37 days
Sold182
pricierslower
18
MayfieldNSW 2304 · 2.9km · Units · Total
Price$827k
DOM23 days
Sold34
cheaperfaster
19
WaratahNSW 2298 · 3.1km · Units · Total
Price$734k
DOM20 days
Sold24
cheaperfaster
20
Mayfield NorthNSW 2304 · 3.1km · Units · Total
Price—
DOM150 days
Sold—
much slower
21
MerewetherNSW 2291 · 3.2km · Units · Total
Price$934k
DOM25 days
Sold111
pricierfaster
22
Newcastle EastNSW 2300 · 3.4km · Units · Total
Price$1.87M
DOM64 days
Sold15
much priciermuch slower
23
AdamstownNSW 2289 · 3.6km · Units · Total
Price$805k
DOM22 days
Sold75
cheaperfaster
24
Merewether HeightsNSW 2291 · 3.6km · Units · Total
Price—
DOM150 days
Sold—
much slower
25
StocktonNSW 2295 · 3.9km · Units · Total
Price$1.13M
DOM65 days
Sold5
priciermuch slower
26
New LambtonNSW 2305 · 4.4km · Units · Total
Price$804k
DOM23 days
Sold55
cheaperfaster
27
Waratah WestNSW 2298 · 4.5km · Units · Total
Price$777k
DOM41 days
Sold25
cheaperslower
28
Mayfield WestNSW 2304 · 4.6km · Units · Total
Price$834k
DOM23 days
Sold13
cheaperfaster
29
LambtonNSW 2299 · 4.6km · Units · Total
Price$761k
DOM17 days
Sold18
cheapermuch faster
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Units · TotalSales market
Stat colourHow each suburb's stat compares to Wickham
Much lowerLowerSimilarHigherMuch higher
Market data

Similar markets

NSW markets whose Units · Total segment behaves most like Wickham'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 marketWickhamNSW 2293 · Units · Total
Price$876k
DOM33 days
Sold72
Most similar sales markets · within 1.1–140 kmLast 12 months
01
CasulaNSW 2170 · 140km · 81% match
Price$853k
DOM28 days
Sold64
02
NewingtonNSW 2127 · 121km · 81% match
Price$834k
DOM36 days
Sold53
03
CarringtonNSW 2294 · 1km · 80% match
Price$911k
DOM37 days
Sold16
04
Emu PlainsNSW 2750 · 137km · 80% match
Price$875k
DOM28 days
Sold20
05
HamiltonNSW 2303 · 1km · 80% match
Price$760k
DOM27 days
Sold35
06
WhitebridgeNSW 2290 · 7km · 80% match
Price$900k
DOM38 days
Sold17
07
KotaraNSW 2289 · 6km · 80% match
Price$784k
DOM34 days
Sold19
08
South WentworthvilleNSW 2145 · 124km · 79% match
Price$788k
DOM29 days
Sold47
09
ThornleighNSW 2120 · 109km · 78% match
Price$819k
DOM29 days
Sold54
10
Waratah WestNSW 2298 · 5km · 78% match
Price$777k
DOM41 days
Sold25
105
CharlestownNSW 2290 · 8km · 69% match
Price$712k
DOM27 days
Sold130
119
CamperdownNSW 2050 · 120km · 69% match
Price$927k
DOM25 days
Sold184
140
NewcastleNSW 2300 · 3km · 68% match
Price$1.07M
DOM37 days
Sold182
144
Potts PointNSW 2011 · 116km · 68% match
Price$923k
DOM28 days
Sold235
203
WaitaraNSW 2077 · 107km · 65% match
Price$788k
DOM25 days
Sold197
224
RydeNSW 2112 · 115km · 64% match
Price$735k
DOM30 days
Sold543
231
HurstvilleNSW 2220 · 131km · 64% match
Price$785k
DOM25 days
Sold457
234
East GosfordNSW 2250 · 68km · 64% match
Price$840k
DOM17 days
Sold76
243
WooloowareNSW 2230 · 138km · 63% match
Price$997k
DOM27 days
Sold132
258
KingsfordNSW 2032 · 122km · 63% match
Price$1.02M
DOM24 days
Sold95
Stat colourHow each suburb's stat compares to Wickham
Much lowerLowerSimilarHigherMuch higher

Comparable sales markets to Wickham include Casula (NSW 2170), Newington (NSW 2127), Carrington (NSW 2294), Emu Plains (NSW 2750), Hamilton (NSW 2303), Whitebridge (NSW 2290), Kotara (NSW 2289) and South Wentworthville (NSW 2145). Each link opens that suburb's full market report.

Market data

Frequently asked · Wickham

23 data-driven answers about Wickham'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 Wickham?

#

The median house price in Wickham, NSW 2293 is $1.03M as of June 2026, based on 18 sales recorded over the past 12 months. Houses there have moved +14.3% 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.

02

What is the median unit price in Wickham?

#

The median unit price in Wickham, NSW 2293 is $876k as of June 2026, based on 72 sales over the past 12 months. Units have moved +23.4% year-on-year and currently trade at roughly 85% of the median house price.

03

How much does it cost to rent in Wickham?

#

The median weekly house rent in Wickham is $750 as of June 2026, drawn from 29 leases over the past 12 months. Units rent for around $740 per week. House rents have moved +13.6% year-on-year. Current vacancy pressure is shown in the supply section above.

04

What is the gross rental yield in Wickham?

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Gross rental yield in Wickham is 3.70% for houses and 4.40% 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.

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What are typical sale prices by bedroom count in Wickham?

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As of June 2026, Wickham medians by bedroom count:

Property1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bedTotal
Houses—$881k$1.17M$1.2M$1.03M
Units$658k$894k$1.15M—$876k

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

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

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At the median Wickham unit ($876k purchase, $740/week rent), weekly mortgage repayments sit at roughly $969 — about $229 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
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What are Wickham's property market trends?

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Wickham's property market trends to June 2026: house prices rose +14.3% year-on-year and units +23.4%; weekly house rents moved +13.6%; homes now sell in a median 32 days — faster than a year ago by 16; sales supply sits at 0.7 months (severe). Read together — price, rent, selling speed and supply — they show which way the Wickham market is leaning. The 5-year tape and demand cycle charts above plot the full trajectory.

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What does the data say about Wickham as an investment?

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As of June 2026 in Wickham, house prices rose +14.3% over the year, gross rental yield is 3.70% against a NSW median of 3.39%, houses take a median 32 days to sell, sales supply is 0.7 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.

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How quickly do houses sell in Wickham?

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Houses in Wickham sell in a median 32 days on market as of June 2026, with units clearing slightly slower at 33 days. Days on market have tightened by 16 days versus a year ago. Faster clearance typically coincides with stronger buyer demand and lower supply.

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Is Wickham a tight or loose property market right now?

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Wickham's sales market sits at 0.7 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.

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Have property prices in Wickham gone up or down?

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House prices in Wickham moved +14.3% over the 12 months to June 2026, while units moved +23.4%. The 5-year tape above plots the full monthly trajectory — showing where the market changed character rather than just crossing round numbers.

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How active is the rental market in Wickham?

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Wickham's house rental market sits at 0.0 months of supply as of June 2026 — classified as Severe (extreme shortage), with 29 houses leased over the past 12 months. Units sit at 0.5 months. Tighter supply typically corresponds to faster letting and upward pressure on rents.

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Where is Wickham in its property market cycle?

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Wickham's house market is currently in the 'softer_firming' phase as of June 2026 — combining below-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 Wickham compare to other NSW suburbs?

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Wickham's median house price ($1.03M) is 11% below the NSW median ($1.15M) as of June 2026. On selling speed, houses clear in 32 days vs 29 days state median. On gross yield, Wickham sits at 3.70% vs 3.39% state median.

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How does Wickham compare to neighbouring suburbs?

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Wickham's most-similar nearby market is Marks Point (18.5 km away) with a median house price of $1M — 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 Wickham?

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The most-transacted segment in Wickham over the 12 months to June 2026 is 2 bed units with 36 sales. 1 bed units come second at 22 sales. The 'Most popular' panel above breaks down the top segments with weekly mortgage, rent and ownership-cost detail.

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

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Wickham recorded 18 house sales and 72 unit sales over the 12 months to June 2026 — a combined 90 transactions. On the rental side, 29 houses and 91 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 Wickham?

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Wickham, NSW 2293 is home to 1,637 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 32, and the average household holds 1.9 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 Wickham?

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The median household in Wickham earns $2k per week — roughly $99k 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.

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Do people own or rent in Wickham?

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Wickham tilts towards renters: about 42% of households are owner-occupiers and 56% rent (ABS Census 2021). Of owners, 18% own outright and 24% are paying off a mortgage.

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What schools are near Wickham?

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Wickham has 60 schools within reach — including St Francis Xavier's College, Carrington Public School, Hamilton Public 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 Wickham a good place to live?

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Wickham, NSW 2293 has a population of 1,637, a median age of 32, a median household income around $2k/week, 56% 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 Wickham market data last updated?

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This Wickham 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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