Mayfield is an outer metropolitan suburb of Sydney, in Newcastle Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development. It is close to the Hunter River and the Newcastle Harbour. It has a university campus.
Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Health access is an exceptional strength, placing it among the highest-ranked outer metropolitan suburbs. School access is exceptionally strong. Rents are unusually low against comparable places, with median rents 15% below the peer median. The clearer weaknesses are higher crime and higher recorded crash rates relative to resident population, with recorded road crashes 57% above the peer median.
Mayfield is a better fit for people who value lower rents and school access more than peace and quiet.
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
Rents are unusually low against comparable places
School access is exceptionally strong
Health access is a relative strength
Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
Weaknesses
Reported crime in the wider postcode 2304 is elevated relative to comparable places
Recorded crashes relative to resident population are elevated
What stands out
University campus
Hunter River
Newcastle Harbour
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 Mayfield compares
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$1.05M
+13% change
Median rent
$550/wk
Houses $680 · Units $423
Population (ERP)
10,040
+0.2% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
7.3%
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
#188
among Metro Sydney · Established
Crime rate
79th
percentile in state (higher = more crime)
Pop. growth
42nd
percentile in NSW
Rented dwellings
42%
2021 Census tenure
Advantage (IRSAD)
5/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
62nd
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
50.2/100 — Average
State standing
Top 32% of New South Wales' suburbs
National rank
1950th in Australia
State rank
668th in NSW
Peer rank
#188 among Metro Sydney · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#411 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Data confidence
98%
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.
+0.2% annual · +2.9% over 5 years · 42th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.2%
5-year growth
+2.9%
Change in 1 year
+22
Change in 5 years
+285
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 (~10,200), extrapolated at +0.4% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
Population
9,760
Median age
36
Median household income / week
$1,566
Dwelling vacancy
7.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
321 of 4,389
Median monthly mortgage
$1,845
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$375
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
23.4% / 34.5% / 42.1%
Employment rate
59.4%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
24.6% / 1.4% / 53.4%
Walked or cycled to work
3.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
3,023 / 705 / 274 (+ 52 other)
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% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 18.8% have a trade or vocational qualification.
University qualified26% · 27.8% NSW
Diploma qualified8.7% · 9.3% NSW
Trade / vocational18.8% · 15% NSW
Year 12 or below46.6% · 47.9% NSW
Highest qualification field
Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).
Management and commerce18.1%
Society and culture16.3%
Engineering and related technologies13.8%
Health13.5%
Education9.7%
Creative arts7.4%
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)
$61,838
69th percentile in NSW · +5% vs Australia
Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$67,076
65th percentile in NSW · +3% vs Australia
Residents with rental investments
12.0%
37th percentile in NSW · -13% vs Australia
Median super balance (2023–24)
$70,401
50th percentile in NSW · +11% vs Australia
Residents with business income
9.0%
33rd percentile in NSW · -13% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2304 — 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
9,419
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,139
Median net rent
-$496
Taxpayers reporting business income
866
Taxable income vs state median
+10%
Salary / wages vs state median
+7%
Rental investment vs state median
-14%
Super vs state median
0%
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
8.7% speak a language other than English at home; 14.4% born overseas
Language at home
8,469 English only · 802 other
Non-English at home
8.7%
Born overseas
1,338 (14.4%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
497 (5.1%)
Australian citizens
8,764
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
25
Top languages other than English
Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).
Vietnamese35 · 12%
Macedonian21 · 7.2%
Spanish21 · 7.2%
Urdu21 · 7.2%
Italian17 · 5.8%
Greek15 · 5.1%
German14 · 4.8%
Arabic13 · 4.5%
Religion
48.6%No religion
No religion is the most common response at 48.6%, while Christianity accounts for 40.4%.
Measure
Suburb
State
No religion
48.6%
32.8%
Christianity
40.4%
47.6%
Other / not stated
11%
19.6%
Christian denominations
Denomination
Suburb
State
Catholic
18.5%
22.4%
Anglican
10.4%
11.9%
Christian (not further defined)
2.8%
2.4%
Uniting Church
2.2%
2.1%
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 2304, which is shared with other suburbs.
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
1,096
Against the person
262
Against property
570
Rate per 1,000 residents
109.2
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 37 residents
State crime-rate percentile
78.9th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+0.5%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
126
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
12.55
Most common offence types
Fraud77
Malicious Damage To Property82
Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault77
Steal From Motor Vehicle93
Steal From Retail Store96
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
15
Median school ICSEA (15 schools)
1,034
Median ICSEA percentile
62th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
4
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
2
School list
St Columban's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1034 · 62th percentile · LBOTE 42% · 162 students · Top SEA quarter 19% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
San Clemente Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1038 · 63th percentile · LBOTE 16% · 605 students · Top SEA quarter 24% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
St Dominic's Catholic CollegeSpecial · Catholic · ICSEA 966 · 32th percentile · LBOTE 16% · 43 students · Top SEA quarter 7% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
Hunter Christian SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1061 · 72th percentile · LBOTE 8% · 337 students · Top SEA quarter 29% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
Mayfield East Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1044 · 66th percentile · LBOTE 10% · 343 students · Top SEA quarter 30% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
Callaghan College Waratah CampusSecondary · Government · ICSEA 957 · 28th percentile · LBOTE 26% · 848 students · Top SEA quarter 11% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
Mayfield West Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1033 · 61th percentile · LBOTE 23% · 342 students · Top SEA quarter 27% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
Corpus Christi Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1085 · 80th percentile · LBOTE 14% · 169 students · Top SEA quarter 38% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
St Philip's Christian College Dynamic LearningSpecial · Independent · ICSEA 1022 · 56th percentile · LBOTE 4% · 223 students · Top SEA quarter 20% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
St Philip's Christian College Young ParentsSpecial · Independent · ICSEA 776 · 2th percentile · LBOTE 4% · 52 students · Top SEA quarter 0% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
Callaghan JesmondGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
Callaghan Waratah TechGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
Islington PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Mayfield EPSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Mayfield WPSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Waratah PSGovernment 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
NSW government school intake zones — NSW Department of Education · current · Updated · Open catchment polygons where published
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
Islamic Centre of Newcastle
Mayfield Baptist Church
121 Hanbury Street, Mayfield
Place of worship
Saint Andrew’s Anglican Church
Saint Columban’s
St Peter’s
Uniting Church in Australia Mayfield
31 Highfield Street, Mayfield
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%)
Residential flat building; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
2//DP1306759Under Assessment
September 2026
Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
3 FAWCETT STREET MAYFIELD 2304Under Assessment
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
53 VALENCIA STREET MAYFIELD 2304Under Assessment
Erection of a new structure; Manufactured home
2/-/508846Under Assessment
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
70 UPFOLD STREET MAYFIELD 2304Under Assessment
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
72 ELIZABETH STREET MAYFIELD 2304Under Assessment
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
48 NEVILL STREET MAYFIELD 2304Under Assessment
Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Carport
1 21 BARTON STREET MAYFIELD 2304Additional Information Requested
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
5 BOURKE STREET MAYFIELD 2304Determined
Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
2/-/1132885Additional Information Requested
Demolition; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external)
58 WARATAH STREET MAYFIELD 2304Determined
Secondary dwelling; Demolition; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
17 ACKERON STREET MAYFIELD 2304Additional Information Requested
Subdivision
2/-/DP1305720Determined
Subdivision
2/-/DP1305720Determined
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
36 VINE STREET MAYFIELD 2304Determined
Subdivision
2/1067835Determined
Demolition
2/DP1200987Additional Information Requested
Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
54A WARATAH STREET MAYFIELD 2304Under Assessment
August 2026
Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure
32 AVON STREET MAYFIELD 2304Determined
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
141 CREBERT STREET MAYFIELD 2304Determined
Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
2/-/DP1308295Determined
Shed; Erection of a new structure
2/-/DP1306158Additional Information Requested
Dual occupancy; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached); Residential Accommodation
2/-/DP1320313Under Assessment
Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
30 FAWCETT STREET MAYFIELD 2304Determined
Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Skylights, roof windows and ventilators
26 MACQUARIE STREET MAYFIELD 2304Determined
Erection of a new structure; Electricity generating facility (non-solar or wind)
2/DP1095515Determined
Secondary dwelling; Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool
28 SUNDERLAND STREET MAYFIELD 2304Determined
July 2026
Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached); Manufactured home
20 BULL STREET MAYFIELD 2304Additional Information Requested
Demolition; Infrastructure
2/DP237820Under Assessment
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure
63 CARRINGTON STREET MAYFIELD 2304Determined
Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
56 WARATAH STREET MAYFIELD 2304Determined
Erection of a new structure; Garage, carport or carparking space
L 10 DP 1112 Section 5Determined
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
17A MYOLA STREET MAYFIELD 2304Determined
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah
38 NEVILL STREET MAYFIELD 2304Determined
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external)
56 ARTHUR STREET MAYFIELD 2304Determined
Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
13 VICTORIA STREET MAYFIELD 2304Determined
Independent living units; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia
2/DP1131628Determined
Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Registered club
32 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE MAYFIELD 2304Determined
Commercial development; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
2/225060Determined
Erection of a new structure; Tourist and visitor accommodation
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
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 2.0 km away).
Coalition 21.9%Labor 78.1%
7.3 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +1.7 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
MayfieldLabor 77.7% · Coalition 22.3% TPP (2025)0.3 km away
Mayfield SouthLabor 77.5% · Coalition 22.5% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
Mayfield EastLabor 79.1% · Coalition 20.9% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
Tighes HillLabor 85.1% · Coalition 14.9% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
Mayfield WestLabor 75.6% · Coalition 24.4% 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.
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%)