suburb.guide

NSW · Lake Macquarie Council

Garden Suburb, 2289

Est. population · Jun 2025

2,050

Growth (1 yr)

+0.5%

Growth (5 yr)

+3.8%

Median age

41

Median income

$2,361/wk

Employment rate

62.5%

University qualified

28.4%

Work from home

24.3%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$1,215,000

Languages at home

9%non-English

Most common: Mandarin, Italian, French

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

52.2/100
Average

Top 27% of New South Wales' suburbs

Verified 95% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Outer suburban
What Garden Suburb is known for: Outer suburban

Using this data? Cite or embed. Publishers

Suburb snapshot infographic

Download PNG
Garden Suburb, NSW suburb snapshot — Suburb Guide

Embed this snapshot

The image links to the canonical suburb page. Copy the HTML as-is.

Garden Suburb, NSW suburb snapshot — Suburb Guide

Cite this suburb snapshot

Suburb Guide, “Garden Suburb, NSW Suburb Guide”, updated 2 October 2026, https://suburb.guide/nsw/garden-suburb

No registration is required. Please keep the link to the suburb page.

Suburb profile

Garden Suburb is an outer metropolitan suburb of Sydney, in Lake Macquarie Council. It is close to Lake Macquarie.

School access is strong, with school access 120% above the peer median. University qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 51% above the peer median. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high. Trade-offs centre on limited amenity for the price, thinner park access and higher crime, with park access 58% below the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising school access and university qualifications over amenity for the price.

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 strong
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Buyers pay a premium despite relatively limited amenity access
  • Park access is thinner than in comparable places
  • Reported crime in the wider postcode 2289 is elevated relative to comparable places

What stands out

  • Lake Macquarie
  • Space is a strength, but car dependence is high

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Garden Suburb compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$1.22M

+16% change

Median rent

$750/wk

Houses $760 · Units $580

Population (ERP)

2,050

+0.5% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

3.6%

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

#80

among Metro Sydney · Emerging

Crime rate

63rd

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

49th

percentile in NSW

Rented dwellings

11%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

9/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

56th

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
52.2/100 — Average
State standing
Top 27% of New South Wales' suburbs
National rank
1597th in Australia
State rank
559th in NSW
Peer rank
#80 among Metro Sydney · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#365 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)
$580
Houses (January to March 2026)
$760
All types (January to March 2026)
$750
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
151
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$1,215,000
Median price change
+15.7%

Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

2,050(June 2025)

+0.5% annual · +3.8% over 5 years · 49th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.5%
5-year growth
+3.8%
Change in 1 year
+10
Change in 5 years
+75
Growth rank in NSW
49th 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 (~2,100), extrapolated at +0.5% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
1,959
Median age
41
Median household income / week
$2,361
Dwelling vacancy
3.6%
Unoccupied private dwellings
24 of 658
Median monthly mortgage
$2,066
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$465
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
45.6% / 43.7% / 10.7%
Employment rate
62.5%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
24.3% / 0.6% / 57.7%
Walked or cycled to work
0.9%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
632 / 0 / 3

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.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

28.4% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 18% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified28.4% · 27.8% NSW
  • Diploma qualified9.7% · 9.3% NSW
  • Trade / vocational18% · 15% NSW
  • Year 12 or below44% · 47.9% NSW

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Engineering and related technologies20.3%
  • Management and commerce18.9%
  • Health14.1%
  • Society and culture12.1%
  • Education11.7%
  • Architecture and building5.3%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 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)
$66,944

81st percentile in NSW · +14% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$72,584

77th percentile in NSW · +12% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
15.0%

57th percentile in NSW · +9% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$104,325

82nd percentile in NSW · +65% vs Australia

Residents with business income
9.0%

23rd percentile in NSW · -13% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2289 — 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
13,110
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,993
Median net rent
-$689
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,120
Taxable income vs state median
+20%
Salary / wages vs state median
+16%
Rental investment vs state median
+7%
Super vs state median
+48%
Business income vs state median
-10%

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% speak a language other than English at home; 12.8% born overseas

Language at home
1,759 English only · 174 other
Non-English at home
9%
Born overseas
249 (12.8%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
64 (3.3%)
Australian citizens
1,853
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
8

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Mandarin9 · 20.5%
  • Italian8 · 18.2%
  • French6 · 13.6%
  • German5 · 11.4%
  • Gujarati5 · 11.4%
  • Macedonian5 · 11.4%
  • Arabic3 · 6.8%
  • Hindi3 · 6.8%

Religion

50.2%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 50.2%, while 41.3% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion41.3%32.8%
Christianity50.2%47.6%
Other / not stated8.4%19.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic19.4%22.4%
Anglican13.6%11.9%
Uniting Church4.1%2.1%
Christian (not further defined)2.9%2.4%
Baptist2.5%1.2%

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 2289, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
178
Against the person
29
Against property
99
Rate per 1,000 residents
86.8
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 68 residents
State crime-rate percentile
62.9th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-8.5%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
12
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
5.85

Most common offence types

  • Fraud11
  • Malicious Damage To Property11
  • Steal From Motor Vehicle17
  • Steal From Retail Store33
  • Transport Regulatory Offences25

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
11
Median school ICSEA (11 schools)
1,020
Median ICSEA percentile
56th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
5
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
2
School list
  • Garden Suburb Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1045 · 66th percentile · LBOTE 12% · 227 students · Top SEA quarter 29% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Cardiff High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 986 · 40th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 778 students · Top SEA quarter 11% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
  • St Kevin's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1071 · 76th percentile · LBOTE 19% · 130 students · Top SEA quarter 30% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Newcastle Junior SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 940 · 21th percentile · LBOTE 25% · 63 students · Top SEA quarter 12% · 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 →
  • Kotara South Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1069 · 75th percentile · LBOTE 15% · 309 students · Top SEA quarter 31% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • New Lambton Heights Infants SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1100 · 84th percentile · LBOTE 27% · 55 students · Top SEA quarter 44% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Cardiff South Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1017 · 54th percentile · LBOTE 15% · 298 students · Top SEA quarter 17% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
  • Cardiff North Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1014 · 53th percentile · LBOTE 6% · 149 students · Top SEA quarter 16% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Cardiff Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1000 · 47th percentile · LBOTE 7% · 283 students · Top SEA quarter 14% · 2.0 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Cardiff HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Cardiff NPSGovernment 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
  • Lambton HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • New Lambton Hts ISGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Wallsend SPSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_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

Public transport

28 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Kirinari Hostel, Myall Rd
  • Lance York Oval, Myall Rd
  • Lance York Oval, Myall Rd
  • Myall Rd Opp Kirinari Hostel
  • Myall Rd Opp Kirinari Hostel

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

  • Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed

Amenities

29 mapped amenities

1 places of worship · 1 playgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Decent local green space — 1 parks in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 28 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
30/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0.51
Community(3)
  • Garden Suburb Community HallCommunity centre
  • Yamuloong CentreCommunity centre

    71 Prospect Road

  • Garden Suburb Public SchoolSchool

    Garden Suburb

Sport & outdoors(10)
  • Fernleigh TrackCycling route
  • R2 Fernleigh Track to Richmond Vale (via Charlestown)Cycling route
  • R2 Fernleigh Track to Richmond Vale (via Charlestown) (Alternative)Cycling route
  • R4 Warners Bay to MayfieldCycling route
  • R5 Newcastle City to Speers PointCycling route
  • Campbell ReservePark
  • Playground
  • Lance Yorke FieldSports field
  • Margaret West Playing FieldsSports field
  • Sports field
Transport(13)

13 bus stops

Other(3)
  • Parking
  • Garden Suburb Uniting ChurchPlace of worship
  • Post Box

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
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Sporting clubs

1 named sporting club in this suburb

  • Garden Suburb Football Club

    Soccer

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Campbell ReservePark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
23.1%
Woodland / forest cover
20.6%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
23
Parks (OSM)
1
Typical summer maximum
27°C

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

1 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Garden Suburb Uniting Church

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Nearest hospital
Pendlebury Clinc Private Hospital (2.4 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0
Aged-care services
2
Residential aged-care places
85

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Aged-care services
  • Newcastle CACPs - Housing/HomelessGARDEN SUBURBSHome Care
  • Uniting Garden SuburbGARDEN SUBURBResidential

Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
92
Participants per 1,000 residents
44.9

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.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

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%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.

2026· 9 proposals

  • September 2026

  • Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home; Non-standard Housing; Residential Accommodation
    4 WIMBLEDON GROVE GARDEN SUBURB 2289Additional Information Requested

  • August 2026

  • Subdivision
    69 MYALL ROAD GARDEN SUBURB 2289Under Assessment

  • July 2026

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    2 BRAY CRESCENT GARDEN SUBURB 2289Determined

  • May 2026

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    3 PEPPERBUSH PLACE GARDEN SUBURB 2289Determined

  • April 2026

  • Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Centre-based child care
    158 MARSHALL STREET GARDEN SUBURB 2289Additional Information Requested
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    10 BARRETT AVENUE GARDEN SUBURB 2289Determined
  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Swimming pool
    12 WIMBLEDON GROVE GARDEN SUBURB 2289Determined

  • March 2026

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    64 ROBINIA GROVE GARDEN SUBURB 2289Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    11 WIMBLEDON GROVE GARDEN SUBURB 2289Determined
2025· 16 proposals

  • December 2025

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    11 WIMBLEDON GROVE GARDEN SUBURB 2289Determined

  • October 2025

  • Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Swimming pool
    28 PROSPECT ROAD GARDEN SUBURB 2289Determined
  • Erection of a new structure; Minor building alterations (external)
    58 PROSPECT ROAD GARDEN SUBURB 2289Determined
  • Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support
    6 SANDALWOOD PLACE GARDEN SUBURB 2289Determined

  • September 2025

  • Shed; Erection of a new structure
    4 IRVINE STREET GARDEN SUBURB 2289Determined
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    11B PARK ROAD GARDEN SUBURB 2289Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    22 EWING STREET GARDEN SUBURB 2289Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    36 PROSPECT ROAD GARDEN SUBURB 2289Determined

  • August 2025

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    40 CUPANIA CRESCENT GARDEN SUBURB 2289Determined

  • July 2025

  • Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home; Non-standard Housing; Residential Accommodation
    4 WIMBLEDON GROVE GARDEN SUBURB 2289Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    16 SANDALWOOD PLACE GARDEN SUBURB 2289Determined
  • Secondary dwelling; Erection of a new structure
    22 SUNDEW CLOSE GARDEN SUBURB 2289Determined

  • June 2025

  • Erection of a new structure; Recreation area
    31 MYALL ROAD GARDEN SUBURB 2289Determined

  • May 2025

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    1 HEATHER CRESCENT GARDEN SUBURB 2289Determined

  • March 2025

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    21 PARK ROAD GARDEN SUBURB 2289Determined

  • January 2025

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Carport
    2 PROGRESS PLACE GARDEN SUBURB 2289Determined
2024· 13 proposals

  • December 2024

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    21 CUPANIA CRESCENT GARDEN SUBURB 2289Determined

  • November 2024

  • Shed; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Barbecues and other outdoor cooking structures; Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Entertainment associated with existing premises; Fences; Landscaping structures; Pathways and paving; Swimming pool; Residential Accommodation
    3 TOSCANA CLOSE GARDEN SUBURB 2289Determined
  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah
    15A EWING STREET GARDEN SUBURB 2289Determined
  • Subdivision
    9A, 69 & 82 Myall Road, Garden Suburb, NSW, 2285Deferred Commencement

  • October 2024

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Garage, carport or carparking space; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external)
    16 WHALAN STREET GARDEN SUBURB 2289Determined

  • August 2024

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah (screened enclosures); Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support
    25 GREENHOOD WAY GARDEN SUBURB 2289Determined

  • July 2024

  • Subdivision
    71 WIMBLEDON GROVE GARDEN SUBURB 2289Withdrawn
  • Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space
    21 PARK ROAD GARDEN SUBURB 2289Determined

  • May 2024

  • Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    3 HEATHER CRESCENT GARDEN SUBURB 2289Determined
  • Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space
    21 PARK ROAD GARDEN SUBURB 2289Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    2 IRVINE STREET GARDEN SUBURB 2289Determined

  • April 2024

  • Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
    66 PROSPECT ROAD GARDEN SUBURB 2289Determined
  • Temporary building, structure or use; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Swimming pool
    9 WIMBLEDON GROVE GARDEN SUBURB 2289Determined
2023· 5 proposals

  • December 2023

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Dual occupancy (detached)
    3 PROSPECT ROAD GARDEN SUBURB 2289Determined

  • November 2023

  • Demolition
    16 WHITEGUM WAY GARDEN SUBURB 2289Determined
  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Swimming pool
    10 PARK ROAD GARDEN SUBURB 2289Determined

  • September 2023

  • Demolition; Place of public worship; Advertising and signage; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    10 RESERVED ROAD GARDEN SUBURB 2289Determined
  • Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space; Pathways and paving
    49 Wimbledon Grove, Garden Suburb NSW 2289Determined

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

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 33.3%Labor 66.7%

5.2 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +4.5 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Garden SuburbLabor 65.9% · Coalition 34.1% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
  • Cardiff Heights (Shortland)Labor 67.5% · Coalition 32.5% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
  • Cardiff SouthLabor 65.9% · Coalition 34.1% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
  • HillsboroughLabor 66.9% · Coalition 33.1% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
  • Cardiff NorthLabor 71.7% · Coalition 28.4% TPP (2025)1.6 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.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
9/10
IRSD decile (2021)
9/10

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%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

Compare with

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

More in Lake Macquarie Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.