Median house price
$1.05M
+13% change
NSW · Newcastle Council
Mayfield East, 2304
Est. population · Jun 2025
1,871
Growth (1 yr)
+0.2%
Growth (5 yr)
+3.0%
Median age
36
Median income
$1,809/wk
Employment rate
66.6%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$1,055,000
Languages at home
7.3%non-English
Most common: Mandarin, Spanish, Macedonian
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Education hub
- Excellent transport
- Café precinct
- High desirability
Suburb profile
In Newcastle Council, Mayfield East keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. The capital is not on the doorstep: Sydney is a proper journey, while nearby towns cover more day-to-day needs. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with a strong presence of young families throughout.
Education outcomes and school provision stand out relative to comparable suburbs. Local shops and services cover the basics well, with more choice a short trip into neighbouring suburbs. Strong connections via buses keep the wider area accessible.
Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers. Occasional new builds add variety while most of the suburb keeps its established look.
Desirability lands below average here: softer local dining and lifestyle amenities, plus parks and green space weighing on the result versus similar metro suburbs, even with growth momentum, plus community and employment holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Mayfield East snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$550/wk
Houses $680 · Units $423
Population (ERP)
1,871
+0.2% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
6.5%
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
#216
among Metro Sydney · Emerging
Safety
79th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
42nd
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
7/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
65th
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
- 35.1/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 4663rd in Australia
- State rank
- 1484th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #216 among Metro Sydney · Emerging suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #768 among Metro Sydney suburbs
- Data confidence
- 89%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $423
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $680
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $550
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 247
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $1,055,000
- Median price change
- +13.4%
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 (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent and sales tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January to March 2026; October to December 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
1,871(June 2025)
+0.2% annual · +3.0% over 5 years · 42th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.2%
- 5-year growth
- +3.0%
- Change in 1 year
- +4
- Change in 5 years
- +54
- Growth rank in NSW
- 42th 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 (~1,900), extrapolated at +0.4% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 1,794
- Median age
- 36
- Median household income / week
- $1,809
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 53 of 818
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,000
- Employment rate
- 66.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 631 / 104 / 24
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 204
- Against the person
- 49
- Against property
- 106
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 109
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 37 residents
- State safety percentile
- 78.7th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +0.3%
Most common offence types
- Fraud127
- Malicious Damage To Property136
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault128
- Steal From Motor Vehicle154
- Steal From Retail Store159
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- 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
- 8
- Median school ICSEA (8 schools)
- 1,041
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 65th
School list
- Mayfield East Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1044 · 66th percentile · LBOTE 10% · 343 students · Top SEA quarter 30% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
- San Clemente Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1038 · 63th percentile · LBOTE 16% · 605 students · Top SEA quarter 24% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
- St Dominic's Catholic CollegeSpecial · Catholic · ICSEA 966 · 32th percentile · LBOTE 16% · 43 students · Top SEA quarter 7% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
- St Columban's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1034 · 62th percentile · LBOTE 42% · 162 students · Top SEA quarter 19% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
- Tighes Hill Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1104 · 85th percentile · LBOTE 17% · 358 students · Top SEA quarter 45% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
- Islington Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1090 · 81th percentile · LBOTE 11% · 159 students · Top SEA quarter 39% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
- Hunter Christian SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1061 · 72th percentile · LBOTE 8% · 337 students · Top SEA quarter 29% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
- Carrington Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 996 · 45th percentile · LBOTE 6% · 110 students · Top SEA quarter 17% · 2.0 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
23 public transport stops in this suburb
- Ingall St Opp Hann St
- Ingall St Opp Hann St
- Maitland Rd At Tarin St
- Maitland Rd At Tarin St
- Mayfield East Public School, Ingall St
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
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
17 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 cafes · 2 fast food
Local character & venue list
Local character
- A car helps for daily errands
- Well connected by public transport — 23 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 36/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.56
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 1.67
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0.56
Food & drink(3)
- Equium SocialCafe
Unit 1 5 Maitland Road, Mayfield East
- Bitches KitchenFast food
- McDonald'sFast food
1A George Street, Mayfield East
Community(1)
- Mayfield East Public SchoolSchool
32 Crebert Street
Sport & outdoors(1)
- Ingall ParkPark
Transport(7)
7 bus stops
Other(4)
- Richard & Deals Discount TyresCar Parts
- Hippocrates Aged CareNursing Home
- Parking
- Post Box (2)
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Ingall ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Hunter New England Mental Health Service (2.7 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 85
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 45.4
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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 (15%)
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· 10 proposals
July 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure18 WALSH STREET MAYFIELD EAST 2304Additional Information Requested
- Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation4 MARGARET STREET MAYFIELD EAST 2304Additional Information Requested
June 2026
- Demolition62 MARGARET STREET MAYFIELD EAST 2304Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure52 HENSON AVENUE MAYFIELD EAST 2304Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure25 KITCHENER PARADE MAYFIELD EAST 2304Under Assessment
April 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space41 HOLT STREET MAYFIELD EAST 2304Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah (screened enclosures); Residential Accommodation; Supporting Development107 INGALL STREET MAYFIELD 2304Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Non-standard Housing; Residential Accommodation21 MOUNTER STREET MAYFIELD EAST 2304Determined
January 2026
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation36 HOLT STREET MAYFIELD EAST 2304Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Garage, carport or carparking space; Residential Accommodation105 MARGARET STREET MAYFIELD EAST 2304Determined
2025· 9 proposals
December 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool4 GORRICK STREET MAYFIELD EAST 2304Determined
November 2025
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure38 HENSON AVENUE MAYFIELD EAST 2304Determined
July 2025
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation36 HOLT STREET MAYFIELD EAST 2304Determined
- Demolition; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation36 HOLT STREET MAYFIELD EAST 2304Determined
June 2025
- Demolition; Multi-dwelling housing; Erection of a new structure41 MARGARET STREET MAYFIELD EAST 2304Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation14 CLARA STREET MAYFIELD EAST 2304Determined
May 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation95 MARGARET STREET MAYFIELD EAST 2304Determined
January 2025
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure21 HOLT STREET MAYFIELD EAST 2304Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool; Residential Accommodation45 KITCHENER PARADE MAYFIELD EAST 2304Determined
2024· 6 proposals
November 2024
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure54 GREAVES STREET MAYFIELD EAST 2304Determined
August 2024
- Dual occupancy; Dwelling house; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)47 KITCHENER PARADE MAYFIELD EAST 2304Determined
July 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external)13 GEORGE STREET MAYFIELD EAST 2304Determined
- Dual occupancy; Dwelling house; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)47 KITCHENER PARADE MAYFIELD EAST 2304Determined
February 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure28 MOUNTER STREET MAYFIELD EAST 2304Determined
- Dual occupancy; Dwelling house; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (detached)47 KITCHENER PARADE MAYFIELD EAST 2304Determined
2023· 18 proposals
December 2023
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool91 MARGARET STREET MAYFIELD EAST 2304Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure36 GREAVES STREET MAYFIELD EAST 2304Determined
November 2023
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure40 CLARA STREET MAYFIELD EAST 2304Determined
October 2023
- Erection of a new structure; Portable swimming pools and spas and child-resistant barriers11 MARGARET STREET MAYFIELD EAST 2304Determined
September 2023
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure34 GREAVES STREET MAYFIELD EAST 2304Determined
- Dwelling; Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Garages, carports and car parking spaces105 MARGARET STREET MAYFIELD EAST 2304Determined
August 2023
- Secondary dwelling12 GORRICK STREET MAYFIELD EAST 2304Determined
July 2023
- Pools / decks / fencing; Alterations and additions to residential development; Shed22 WALSH STREET MAYFIELD EAST 2304Determined
June 2023
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces2/97 Margaret Street Mayfield East NSW 2304Determined
March 2023
- Change of use3 52 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE MAYFIELD EAST 2304Withdrawn
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces9 KITCHENER PARADE MAYFIELD EAST 2304Determined
- Other9 GORRICK STREET MAYFIELD EAST 2304Determined
- Dwelling; Secondary dwelling; Demolition68 MARGARET STREET MAYFIELD EAST 2304Determined
February 2023
- Alterations and additions to commercial development; Change of use25 MOUNTER STREET MAYFIELD EAST 2304Determined
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces14 CLARA STREET MAYFIELD EAST 2304Determined
- Pools / decks / fencing53 MARGARET STREET MAYFIELD EAST 2304Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development11 MARGARET STREET MAYFIELD EAST 2304Determined
- Dwelling53 MARGARET STREET MAYFIELD EAST 2304Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · 2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Newcastle
- Member of Parliament
- Sharon CLAYDON (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 126,226
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.2%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +2.9 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 29.2%Labor 70.8%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.5 km away).
Coalition 20.0%Labor 80.0%
9.2 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +1.5 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Mayfield EastLabor 79.1% · Coalition 20.9% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
- Tighes HillLabor 85.1% · Coalition 14.9% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
- MayfieldLabor 77.7% · Coalition 22.3% TPP (2025)1.2 km away
- IslingtonLabor 84.7% · Coalition 15.3% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
- Mayfield SouthLabor 77.5% · Coalition 22.5% TPP (2025)1.5 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 7/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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