Charlestown is an outer metropolitan suburb of Sydney, in Lake Macquarie Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development. It is close to Lake Macquarie.
Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Employment rates are stronger than in comparable places, with employment 11% above the peer median. Health access is an exceptional strength, well above typical levels for outer metropolitan suburbs. School access is exceptionally strong. Green cover is an exceptional strength, with green cover 109% above the peer median. Park access is thinner than in comparable places, with park access 58% below the peer median.
Overall, Charlestown suits people prioritising school access and daily services over open space.
Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.
Strengths and weaknesses
Outer metropolitan suburb · compared with outer metropolitan suburbs in New South Wales (504)
Strengths
School access is exceptionally strong
Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
Health-facility access is stronger than in comparable places
Green cover is stronger than in comparable places
Employment rates are stronger than in comparable places
Weaknesses
Park access is thinner than in comparable places
What stands out
Lake Macquarie
Who it suits
Stars are audience-fit ratings derived from Suburb.Guide data, not demographic counts or user reviews.
Families★★☆☆☆
Professionals★★☆☆☆
Retirees★★★☆☆
Students★☆☆☆☆
Budget buyers★★☆☆☆
Housing, growth and risk
How Charlestown compares
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$1.11M
+17% change
Median rent
$670/wk
Houses $720 · Units $575
Population (ERP)
15,053
+0.5% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
5.2%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#84
among Metro Sydney · Established
Crime rate
48th
percentile in state (higher = more crime)
Pop. growth
48th
percentile in NSW
Rented dwellings
27%
2021 Census tenure
Advantage (IRSAD)
7/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
60th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
60.6/100 — Good
State standing
Top 9% of New South Wales' suburbs
National rank
462nd in Australia
State rank
191st in NSW
Peer rank
#84 among Metro Sydney · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#150 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Data confidence
95%
Data sources & freshness
Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
Flats / units (January to March 2026)
$575
Houses (January to March 2026)
$720
All types (January to March 2026)
$670
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
207
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$1,115,000
Median price change
+17.4%
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
+0.5% annual · +3.6% over 5 years · 48th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.5%
5-year growth
+3.6%
Change in 1 year
+71
Change in 5 years
+520
Growth rank in NSW
48th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~15,400), extrapolated at +0.4% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
Population
13,601
Median age
38
Median household income / week
$1,839
Dwelling vacancy
5.2%
Unoccupied private dwellings
293 of 5,593
Median monthly mortgage
$2,000
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$400
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
35.2% / 38.1% / 26.7%
Employment rate
63.5%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
23% / 1% / 56.8%
Walked or cycled to work
2%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
4,031 / 789 / 470
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)
Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
26.2% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 20.7% have a trade or vocational qualification.
University qualified26.2% · 27.8% NSW
Diploma qualified10.2% · 9.3% NSW
Trade / vocational20.7% · 15% NSW
Year 12 or below42.8% · 47.9% NSW
Highest qualification field
Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).
Management and commerce20.7%
Engineering and related technologies17.5%
Health14.1%
Society and culture12.7%
Education11.2%
Architecture and building7.3%
How these groups are defined
Measure
Definition
University qualified
Bachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualified
Advanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocational
Certificate III + IV
Year 12
Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12
Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below
People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)
University qualifications from the 2021 Census
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Tax & income
Median taxable income (2023–24)
$62,884
72nd percentile in NSW · +7% vs Australia
Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$67,887
67th percentile in NSW · +4% vs Australia
Residents with rental investments
13.0%
39th percentile in NSW · -6% vs Australia
Median super balance (2023–24)
$96,056
79th percentile in NSW · +52% vs Australia
Residents with business income
8.0%
9th percentile in NSW · -23% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2290 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.
Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
21,405
Taxpayers reporting net rent
2,832
Median net rent
-$480
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,816
Taxable income vs state median
+12%
Salary / wages vs state median
+8%
Rental investment vs state median
-7%
Super vs state median
+36%
Business income vs state median
-20%
Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in NSW, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.
Data sources & freshness
Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary
Community & culture
9.3% speak a language other than English at home; 13.6% born overseas
Language at home
11,991 English only · 1,224 other
Non-English at home
9.3%
Born overseas
1,800 (13.6%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
518 (3.8%)
Australian citizens
12,529
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
31
Top languages other than English
Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).
Mandarin59 · 12.1%
Macedonian52 · 10.7%
Cantonese51 · 10.5%
Italian31 · 6.4%
Nepali29 · 5.9%
Korean25 · 5.1%
Greek24 · 4.9%
Spanish22 · 4.5%
Religion
47.2%Most common religion · Christianity
Christianity is the most common response at 47.2%, while 44.8% reported no religion.
Measure
Suburb
State
No religion
44.8%
32.8%
Christianity
47.2%
47.6%
Other / not stated
8%
19.6%
Christian denominations
Denomination
Suburb
State
Catholic
19.7%
22.4%
Anglican
12.7%
11.9%
Uniting Church
3.5%
2.1%
Christian (not further defined)
2.8%
2.4%
Presbyterian and Reformed
2.1%
1.9%
2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 2290, which is shared with other suburbs.
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
996
Against the person
242
Against property
548
Rate per 1,000 residents
66.2
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 56 residents
State crime-rate percentile
48.4th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+1.1%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
135
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
8.97
Most common offence types
Domestic Violence Related Assault63
Fraud80
Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment73
Malicious Damage To Property78
Steal From Retail Store177
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates
BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
Schools within 2 km
12
Median school ICSEA (12 schools)
1,029.5
Median ICSEA percentile
60th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
9
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
4
School list
Charlestown Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1037 · 63th percentile · LBOTE 22% · 234 students · Top SEA quarter 26% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
Charlestown South Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1075 · 77th percentile · LBOTE 16% · 235 students · Top SEA quarter 32% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
St Joseph's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1102 · 85th percentile · LBOTE 12% · 361 students · Top SEA quarter 40% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
Charlestown East Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1036 · 62th percentile · LBOTE 6% · 319 students · Top SEA quarter 22% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
Lakeside SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 910 · 13th percentile · LBOTE 5% · 58 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
St Paul's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1023 · 57th percentile · LBOTE 8% · 294 students · Top SEA quarter 23% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
Hillsborough Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1020 · 56th percentile · LBOTE 19% · 164 students · Top SEA quarter 21% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
Newcastle Junior SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 940 · 21th percentile · LBOTE 25% · 63 students · Top SEA quarter 12% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
St Mary's Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1062 · 73th percentile · LBOTE 6% · 989 students · Top SEA quarter 29% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
Kahibah Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1076 · 77th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 291 students · Top SEA quarter 35% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
Belair PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Cardiff HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
Charlestown EPSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Charlestown PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Charlestown SPSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Garden Suburb PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Hillsborough PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Hunter Sp HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
Kahibah PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Kotara HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.
Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)
Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts
Data sources & freshness
NSW government school intake zones — NSW Department of Education · current · Updated · Open catchment polygons where published
Great for outdoor family life — 7 parks mapped in suburb, 3 playgrounds nearby
Well connected by public transport — 225 public transport stops
Good everyday shopping nearby — 6 shops and services
Strong local sport and recreation — 13 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
88/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.07
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.66
Parks per 1,000 residents
0.51
Food & drink(9)
Mama-P WholefoodsCafe
142 Pacific Highway
CrustFast food
Domino'sFast food
Unit 1 158 Pacific Highway, Charlestown
McDonald'sFast food
RascalFast food
Mattara HotelPub
Dragon Pearl Chinese RestaurantRestaurant
Restaurant
VistanaRestaurant
Shopping(14)
LiquorlandBottle shop
EG AustraliaConvenience store
FoodaryConvenience store
Kahibah Road GrocerConvenience store
Big WDepartment store
Charlestown
MyerDepartment store
TargetDepartment store
SalvosOp shop
Unit 2 219 Pacific Highway, Charlestown
Charlestown SquareShopping centre
30 Pearson Street, Charlestown
AldiSupermarket
ColesSupermarket
WoolworthsSupermarket
Everyday services(5)
7 ElevenPetrol station
AmpolPetrol station
EG AmpolPetrol station
ShellPetrol station
Charlestown Post ShopPost office
46 Pearson Street, Charlestown
Community(8)
The PlaceCommunity centre
Charlestown LibraryLibrary
Charlestown East Public SchoolSchool
Charlestown
Charlestown Public SchoolSchool
Charlestown
Charlestown South Public SchoolSchool
9 Patricia Avenue, Charlestown
Hillsborough Public SchoolSchool
83 Waratah Avenue
Pure DanceSchool
School
Health & services(12)
CSCAN RadiologyClinic
Smith Street Medical Centre & Skin Cancer ClinicClinic
Affordable Dental CharlestownDentist
Unit 6 158 Pacific Highway, Charlestown
Pacific SmilesDentist
Charelstown Medical and Dental CentreMedical clinic
316 Charlestown Road
Charlestown Health HubMedical clinic
99 Pacific Highway, Charlestown
H2 SquareMedical clinic
Hunter GynecologyMedical clinic
Medical clinic
Discount Chemist WarehousePharmacy
William’s Discount ChemistPharmacy
The Lake Vet HospitalVeterinary
Sport & outdoors(30)
Fernleigh TrackCycling route
R1-11 Fernleigh Track to KahibahCycling route
R10 - Warners Bay to RedheadCycling route
R2 Fernleigh Track to Richmond Vale (via Charlestown)Cycling route
R2 Fernleigh Track to Richmond Vale (via Charlestown) (Alternative)Cycling route
R2 to R10 via WindaleCycling route
R4 Warners Bay to MayfieldCycling route
R5 Newcastle City to Speers PointCycling route
Drinking water
FitstopGym
Unit 9 228 Pacific Highway, Charlestown
Twin Creeks ReserveNature reserve
Anniversary GrovePark
Attunga ParkPark
Charlestown OvalPark
Mahraahkah ParkPark
Park (2)
Playground (3)
Public toilets
Charlestown Bowling ClubSports centre
Andy Bird FieldSports field
Kahibah OvalSports field
Sports field
St John OvalSports field
PoolSwimming pool
Swimming pool (3)
Places to stay(3)
Apollo International HotelHotel
290 Pacific Highway, Charlestown
Surf Beach Motel NewcastleHotel
270 Pacific Highway, Charlestown
Panorama Motor InnMotel
256 Pacific Highway, Charlestown
Entertainment(1)
HoytsCinema
Transport(88)
88 bus stops
Other(31)
Bicycle Parking
Strike Bowling BarBowling Alley
SixtCar Rental
272 Pacific Highway
Nova Auto InnovationsCar repair
223 Pacific Highway, Charlestown
The InksmithElectronics
Charlestown Fire StationFire station
3 Charles Street, Charlestown
Garden
Grave Yard
Simon Curwood JewellersJewelry
Unit Shop 1043 30 Pearson Street, Charlestown
WhitakersJewelry
212 Pacific Highway, Charlestown
Vista KitchensKitchen
Unit 7A 158 Pacific Highway, Charlestown
Holey MoleyMiniature Golf
Musos CornerMusic
252 Pacific Highway, Charlestown
GPT GroupParking
Pearson Street
Parking (14)
Parking Entrance
Designer DelightsPastry
Unit 4 158 Pacific Highway, Charlestown
Picnic Table (3)
Charlestown SDA ChurchPlace of worship
51 Dickson Street
Globe ChurchPlace of worship
Place of worship
Saint Mary ImmaculatePlace of worship
St David’s PresbyterianPlace of worship
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsPlace of worship
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsPlace of worship
5 Nalya Close
Charlestown Police StationPolice
Shelter (4)
Charlestown Tobacco HubTobacco
Unit 2 158 Pacific Highway
Tyres & MoreTyres
Waste Basket
Golf Mart CharlestownYes
Unit 5 158 Pacific Highway, Charlestown
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.
Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)
Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000
Data sources & freshness
OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries
Places of worship
7 places of worship within ~1.5 km
Charlestown SDA Church
51 Dickson Street
Globe Church
Place of worship
Saint Mary Immaculate
St David’s Presbyterian
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
5 Nalya Close
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
Usual max / min
27° / 18°
Rainfall
295 mm · ~37 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
Usual max / min
23° / 14°
Rainfall
366 mm · ~46 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
Usual max / min
18° / 8°
Rainfall
272 mm · ~34 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
Usual max / min
23° / 13°
Rainfall
230 mm · ~29 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool
7 MIMOSA AVENUE CHARLESTOWN 2290Under Assessment
Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool
40 WAKAL STREET CHARLESTOWN 2290Under Assessment
Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external); Swimming pool
7 KATRINA CLOSE CHARLESTOWN 2290Under Assessment
Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
5 MIMOSA AVENUE CHARLESTOWN 2290Determined
Shed; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool
35 TIRRIKI STREET CHARLESTOWN 2290Additional Information Requested
Demolition; Multi-dwelling housing; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure
258 CHARLESTOWN ROAD CHARLESTOWN 2290Additional Information Requested
Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
27 MAURENE CRESCENT CHARLESTOWN 2290Determined
Demolition; Multi-dwelling housing; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure
1 HUTTON STREET CHARLESTOWN 2290Under Assessment
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
79 DUDLEY ROAD CHARLESTOWN 2290Under Assessment
Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah
21 JUNCEA CLOSE CHARLESTOWN 2290Determined
August 2026
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
184 KAHIBAH ROAD CHARLESTOWN 2290Determined
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
57 DICKINSON STREET CHARLESTOWN 2290Additional Information Requested
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Carport; Residential Accommodation; Supporting Development
30 HILLSBOROUGH ROAD CHARLESTOWN 2290Determined
Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure
1 ALVESTOR CLOSE CHARLESTOWN 2290Under Assessment
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
51 APOLLO DRIVE CHARLESTOWN 2290Determined
July 2026
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Garage, carport or carparking space
54 ROSLYN AVENUE CHARLESTOWN 2290Under Assessment
Shed; Erection of a new structure
48 JAMES STREET CHARLESTOWN 2290Determined
Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
12 DUDLEY ROAD CHARLESTOWN 2290Additional Information Requested
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Landscaping structures; Swimming pool; Hours of operation and trading
5 MIMOSA AVENUE CHARLESTOWN 2290Under Assessment
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Supporting Development
43 BUWA STREET CHARLESTOWN 2290Determined
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Community facility; Other Infrastructure
11 BULA STREET CHARLESTOWN 2290Under Assessment
Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool
18 PATRICIA AVENUE CHARLESTOWN 2290Determined
Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Fences; Landscaping structures
38 MERRAN AVENUE CHARLESTOWN 2290Determined
Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Stairway
7 DEA PLACE CHARLESTOWN 2290Under Assessment
Demolition; Multi-dwelling housing; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
10 EDWARD STREET CHARLESTOWN 2290Additional Information Requested
Subdivision
11A E K Avenue CharlestownWithdrawn
Subdivision
11B E K Avenue CharlestownWithdrawn
Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool
42 TIRRIKI STREET CHARLESTOWN 2290Determined
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool
44 ALGONA ROAD CHARLESTOWN 2290Under Assessment
Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Co-living
2 BULLER STREET CHARLESTOWN 2290Under Assessment
Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
5 MIMOSA AVENUE CHARLESTOWN 2290Determined
June 2026
Demolition; Subdivision; Medium Density Housing; Erection of a new structure
3 JORDAN STREET CHARLESTOWN 2290Determined
Demolition; Residential flat building; Erection of a new structure
57 KALEEN STREET CHARLESTOWN 2290Additional Information Requested
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
13 KALEEN STREET CHARLESTOWN 2290Determined
Demolition
70 JAMES STREET CHARLESTOWN 2290Determined
Demolition; Shed; Erection of a new structure
98 WARATAH AVENUE CHARLESTOWN 2290Determined
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
41 KULLAROO ROAD CHARLESTOWN 2290Determined
Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Garage, carport or carparking space; Swimming pool
28 GARI STREET CHARLESTOWN 2290Determined
Demolition; Multi-dwelling housing; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping. Flood cover uses NSW flood planning polygons against the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Bushfire and flood hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
Federal electorate
Shortland
Member of Parliament
Pat CONROY (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
122,971
Turnout (2025)
93.4%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+5.5 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 38.5%Labor 61.5%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.5 km away).
Coalition 32.1%Labor 67.9%
6.4 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +5.9 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
CharlestownLabor 68.2% · Coalition 31.8% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
Charlestown SouthLabor 67.9% · Coalition 32.1% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
Charlestown EastLabor 67.0% · Coalition 33.0% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
HillsboroughLabor 66.9% · Coalition 33.1% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
WhitebridgeLabor 63.5% · Coalition 36.5% TPP (2025)1.9 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)