Adamstown Heights NSW 2289
2,253 addresses · 68 streets
Newcastle Electorate › Newcastle LGA › Adamstown Heights · 112 km from Sydney
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Living Here
Adamstown Heights is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 5,621 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $2,325 a week, with median rent near $475 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Adamstown - Kotara statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Adamstown Heights itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 beaches
3 childcare & kindergartens
1 playground
6 beauty salons
2 electricians
1 plumber
Getting around. Train station: Kotara, 1.4 km north-west · Light rail stop: Honeysuckle, 5.6 km north-east · Bus interchange: Newcastle Interchange, 5.1 km north-east · Ferry wharf: Muloobinba / Queens Wharf, 6.9 km east · Airport: Lake Macquarie Airport, 14.3 km south-west.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 21.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020
Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 21.5% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 53.4% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 67.2%
Population by age in Adamstown Heights
| 0-4 | 358 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 881 |
| 15-19 | 346 |
| 20-24 | 264 |
| 25-34 | 605 |
| 35-44 | 832 |
| 45-54 | 766 |
| 55-64 | 543 |
| 65-74 | 477 |
| 75-84 | 407 |
| 85+ | 143 |
Dwelling types in Adamstown Heights
| House | 1,889 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 52 |
| Apartment | 49 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Adamstown Heights
| <$650 | 219 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 414 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 552 |
| $3,000+ | 688 |
Top ancestries in Adamstown Heights
| English | 2,367 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 2,355 |
| Irish | 798 |
| Scottish | 676 |
| Other | 416 |
| German | 225 |
Housing tenure in Adamstown Heights
| Owned | 862 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 798 |
| Rented | 301 |
| Other | 13 |
Cars per household in Adamstown Heights
| 0 | 74 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 536 |
| 2 | 960 |
| 3 | 269 |
| 4+ | 147 |
Commute to work in Adamstown Heights
| Car | 1,448 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 9 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 43 |
| Bicycle | 15 |
| Home | 824 |
Top countries of birth in Adamstown Heights
| England | 138 |
|---|---|
| North Macedonia | 71 |
| New Zealand | 64 |
| Italy | 37 |
| China | 30 |
| Thailand | 26 |
Languages used at home in Adamstown Heights
| Macedonian | 93 |
|---|---|
| Greek | 44 |
| Italian | 40 |
| Mandarin | 34 |
| Spanish | 26 |
| Thai | 24 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
49,343 bird observations recorded near Adamstown Heights — most often seen:
- Australian Magpie (3,381)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (3,307)
- Noisy Miner (3,132)
- Laughing Kookaburra (2,899)
- Australian Raven (2,127)
- Eastern Rosella (2,043)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (1,857)
- Red-browed Finch (1,805)
- White-browed Scrubwren (1,782)
- Grey Butcherbird (1,710)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (1,630)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,545)
- Common Myna (1,516)
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- Superb Fairy-wren (1,384)
- Magpie-lark (1,365)
- Welcome Swallow (1,312)
- Crested Pigeon (1,308)
- Eastern Whipbird (1,306)
- Tawny Frogmouth (1,289)
- Bell Miner (1,226)
- Southern Noisy Miner (1,222)
- Pied Currawong (1,210)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (1,188)
- Australian Wood Duck (1,180)
- Masked Lapwing (1,166)
- Coastal New South Wales Australian Magpie (1,138)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (1,137)
- Dusky Moorhen (1,126)
- Silvereye (1,051)
- Australasian Grebe (1,001)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Adamstown Heights:
- Highfields (0.8 km)
- Kotara (1.3 km)
- Kahibah (1.6 km)
- Adamstown (1.9 km)
- Kotara South (2 km)
- Merewether Heights (2 km)
- Charlestown (2.5 km)
- New Lambton (2.5 km)
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Streets
- Ashbury Street (57)
- Astor Street (17)
- Banksia Close (7)
- Bolivia Close (15)
- Boronia Avenue (44)
- Brunker Road (85)
- Bulkara Street (38)
- Carolyn Street (95)
- Caroona Close (16)
- City Road (61)
- Claremont Avenue (41)
- Clinton Avenue (37)
- Colarado Street (17)
- Corriston Crescent (43)
- Crossland Street (18)
- Cynthia Street (8)
- Dalvern Close (28)
- Edison Street (23)
- Ellerslie Road (42)
- Elton Close (39)
- Faul Street (51)
- Fernleigh Loop (31)
- Fernleigh Track (2)
- Galena Street (19)
- Garden Grove Parade (108)
- Grevillea Close (6)
- Harden Close (10)
- Hillcrest Parade (8)
- Kara Street (10)
- Kempwood Close (21)
- Kinross Avenue (43)
- Lansbury Close (13)
- Lexington Parade (82)
- Lolita Close (6)
- Lucas Crescent (58)
- Madera Close (18)
- Madison Drive (129)
- Marconi Close (10)
- Marin Street (8)
- Mears Street (9)
- Melissa Avenue (27)
- Merinda Close (54)
- Monitor Street (23)
- Montana Close (9)
- Montrose Avenue (36)
- Muraban Street (18)
- Muriel Street (15)
- Murray Street (21)
- Myrtle Close (19)
- Northcott Drive (85)
- Northwood Street (18)
- Orana Crescent (24)
- Park Avenue (1)
- Princeton Avenue (160)
- Rachael Avenue (23)
- Ragan Close (11)
- Randall Parade (28)
- Rosemont Street (16)
- Russell Avenue (38)
- Sheridan Avenue (48)
- Stayton Street (24)
- Terence Street (34)
- Toohey Crescent (31)
- Tremont Avenue (15)
- Wade Street (42)
- Wattle Close (5)
- Westwood Avenue (46)
- Yarrum Street (9)