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Gateshead NSW 2290

1,890 addresses · 46 streets

Shortland Electorate › Lake Macquarie LGA › Gateshead · 108 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Gateshead is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,121 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $1,232 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 54% of households own their home and 45% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

3,121Population
35Median age
$1,232Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Charlestown - Dudley statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Gateshead itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Kotara, 4.4 km north · Bus interchange: Newcastle Interchange, 9 km north-east · Airport: Lake Macquarie Airport, 10.2 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 45.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Gateshead

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Gateshead NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202045.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202163.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.8% · Labour-force participation 54%

Population by age in Gateshead
Population by age, Gateshead NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4177
5-14454
15-19201
20-24189
25-34529
35-44355
45-54347
55-64396
65-74261
75-84165
85+55
Dwelling types in Gateshead
Dwelling types, Gateshead NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,079
Townhouse61
Apartment51
Other0
Households by weekly income in Gateshead
Households by weekly income, Gateshead NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650273
$650-1,499397
$1,500-2,999323
$3,000+116
Top ancestries in Gateshead
Top ancestries, Gateshead NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian1,470
English1,226
Aboriginal361
Scottish323
Irish274
Ancestry NS196
Housing tenure in Gateshead
Housing tenure, Gateshead NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned266
Mortgage364
Rented521
Other13
Cars per household in Gateshead
Cars per household, Gateshead NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0129
1466
2388
3119
4+62
Commute to work in Gateshead
Commute to work, Gateshead NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car823
Train0
Bus13
Tram/ferry0
Walked14
Bicycle4
Home126
Top countries of birth in Gateshead
Top countries of birth, Gateshead NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England38
New Zealand36
Philippines19
India12
United States11
Scotland9
Languages used at home in Gateshead
Languages used at home, Gateshead NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Samoan14
Mandarin11
Tagalog10
Punjabi9
Bengali8
Spanish8

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

45,770 bird observations recorded near Gateshead — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Gateshead

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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