NSW · Newcastle Council
The Junction, NSW, 2291
Desirability index
68.2/100
How this score is calculated#231 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Suburb snapshot
The Junction is a small locality in the Newcastle area, home to around 994 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show reported crime totals of around 1,192 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025, roughly 1199.2 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $720 (flats $600, houses $950), strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, a solid spread of nearby amenities and everyday services, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 994
- Median age
- 43
- Median household income / week
- $1,916
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 34 of 439
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,383
- Employment rate
- 62.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 21 / 132 / 58
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $600
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $950
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $720
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 167
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 1,192
- Against the person
- 199
- Against property
- 779
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 1,199.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 5 residents
- State safety percentile
- 36.2th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +0.2%
Most common offence types
- Break And Enter Dwelling138
- Fraud76
- Malicious Damage To Property82
- Steal From Dwelling74
- Steal From Motor Vehicle246
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Public transport
25 public transport stops in this suburb
- Glebe Rd After Smith St
- Parkway Av After Darby St
- Patrick St Opp Kilgour Av
- Rowlands Park, Railway St
- The Junction Public School, Watkins St
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
110 planning-related records
2026· 7 proposals
June 2026
- Subdivision14A FARQUHAR STREET THE JUNCTION 2291Determined
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation62 BAR BEACH AVENUE THE JUNCTION 2291Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure15 GLEBE ROAD THE JUNCTION 2291Additional Information Requested
May 2026
- Demolition; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Garage, carport or carparking space183 CORLETTE STREET THE JUNCTION 2291Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure2 BRIEN STREET THE JUNCTION 2291Under Assessment
April 2026
- Demolition; Subdivision; Dual occupancy (attached); Fences6 KEMP STREET THE JUNCTION 2291Determined
February 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure6A KEMP STREET THE JUNCTION 2291Determined
2025· 18 proposals
December 2025
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation27 GLEBE ROAD THE JUNCTION 2291Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool20 RAVENSHAW STREET THE JUNCTION 2291Determined
November 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure20 RAVENSHAW STREET THE JUNCTION 2291Determined
October 2025
- Demolition; Subdivision; Dual occupancy (attached); Fences6 KEMP STREET THE JUNCTION 2291Determined
September 2025
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure15 RAVENSHAW STREET THE JUNCTION 2291Determined
August 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure13 GLEBE ROAD THE JUNCTION 2291Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure16 BRIEN STREET THE JUNCTION 2291Determined
July 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure16 GLEBE ROAD THE JUNCTION 2291Determined
- Subdivision194 UNION STREET THE JUNCTION 2291Determined
June 2025
- Dual occupancy; Demolition; Dual occupancy (attached)42 KENRICK STREET THE JUNCTION 2291Determined
May 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure33 RAVENSHAW STREET THE JUNCTION 2291Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure7 GLEBE ROAD THE JUNCTION 2291Determined
April 2025
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Fences; Garage, carport or carparking space; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external); Pathways and paving; Rainwater tanks; Stairway12 KEMP STREET THE JUNCTION 2291Determined
March 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; School34 KENRICK STREET THE JUNCTION 2291Determined
February 2025
- Commercial development; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure52 GLEBE ROAD THE JUNCTION 2291Determined
January 2025
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation62 BAR BEACH AVENUE THE JUNCTION 2291Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation17 GLEBE ROAD THE JUNCTION 2291Determined
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Swimming pool12 KEMP STREET THE JUNCTION 2291Withdrawn
2024· 13 proposals
November 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure16 BRIEN STREET THE JUNCTION 2291Determined
September 2024
- Demolition; Educational establishment; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; School34 KENRICK STREET THE JUNCTION 2291Determined
August 2024
- Dwelling house; Subdivision; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia39-41 KEMP STREET THE JUNCTION 2291Determined
July 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure35 KEMP STREET THE JUNCTION 2291Determined
- Commercial development; Advertising and signage; Office Premise; 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 AustraliaLOT 6 58-60 GLEBE ROAD THE JUNCTION 2291Determined
- Subdivision61 GLEBE ROAD THE JUNCTION 2291Determined
June 2024
- Commercial development; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure69 GLEBE ROAD THE JUNCTION 2291Determined
April 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation28 GLEBE ROAD THE JUNCTION 2291Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Fences; Swimming pool64 BAR BEACH AVENUE THE JUNCTION 2291Determined
March 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses144 DAWSON STREET THE JUNCTION 2291Determined
- Commercial development; Office Premise; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure199 CORLETTE STREET THE JUNCTION 2291Determined
January 2024
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation27 GLEBE ROAD THE JUNCTION 2291Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure6 CHESTER LANE THE JUNCTION 2291Determined
2023· 17 proposals
November 2023
- Signage; Advertising and signage; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Building identification sign; Shop; Neighbourhood shop10-16 KENRICK STREET THE JUNCTION 2291Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation187 DAWSON STREET THE JUNCTION 2291Determined
2022· 30 proposals
30 proposals lodged in 2022. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2021· 23 proposals
23 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2020· 2 proposals
2 proposals lodged in 2020. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
39 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Commonwealth BankBank
- Greater Building SocietyBank
- NABBank
- Newcastle PermanentBank
- WestpacBank
- Bicycle Parking
- Glebe Rd after Smith StBus stop
- Glebe Rd before Lingard StBus stop
- Glebe Rd opp Junction FairBus stop
- Junction Fair, Glebe RdBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 3
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Chemmart Pharmacypharmacy
- Guardianpharmacy
- The Junction Pharmacypharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 68.2/100
- Cohort rank
- #231 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Glebe Rd After Smith Sttransport
- Parkway Av After Darby Sttransport
- Patrick St Opp Kilgour Avtransport
- Rowlands Park, Railway Sttransport
- The Junction Public School, Watkins Sttransport
- Chemmart Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
- Guardianhealthpharmacy
- The Junction Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Schoolplanning34 KENRICK STREET THE JUNCTION 2291Lodged 03 Mar 2025 · Determined
- Commercial development; Advertising and signage; Office Premise; 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 AustraliaplanningLOT 6 58-60 GLEBE ROAD THE JUNCTION 2291Lodged 23 Jul 2024 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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