Newcastle, NSW

Newcastle has 295 suburbs tracked by NestLedger, with an average weekly rent of $623. A single person needs to earn at least $86,667/yr (median) to keep rent below 30% of income.

153 suburbs are in rental stress, where median rent exceeds 30% of median household income.

Across the 295 priced suburbs NestLedger tracks in Newcastle, weekly medians run from $350 in Jesmond up to $750 in Yarrawonga Park, a 2.1× spread. Where you land inside that range matters more to a budget than the citywide average does.

153 of the tracked suburbs sit in rental stress, where the median rent exceeds 30% of the local median household income. Tracked rents rose an average 10.1% over the past year, so figures date quickly.

For the long-form version of how these numbers work, see the NestLedger guides.