Georgetown NSW 2298
1,093 addresses · 27 streets
Newcastle Electorate › Newcastle LGA › Georgetown · 117 km from Sydney
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Living Here
Georgetown is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 2,072 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $2,005 a week, with median rent near $423 a week. Most homes are houses. About 69% of households own their home and 30% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Waratah - North Lambton statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Georgetown itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
17 childcare & kindergartens
- The Hub-preschool and early education academy
- Tilly’s Childcare
- The Hub
- Narnia Christian Preschool and Early Childhood Centre
- Cariyna Children‘s Services
- Waratah After School Care
- Play Learn Grow Childcare
- Mulberry Cottage Babies Nursery
- Gowrie New South Wales Early Education and Care
- Little Kindy Broadmeadow
2 electricians
1 plumber
Getting around. Train station: Waratah, 750 m north · Light rail stop: Honeysuckle, 3.8 km south-east · Bus interchange: Newcastle Interchange, 3 km south-east · Ferry wharf: Muloobinba / Queens Wharf, 4.9 km east · Airport: Newcastle Airport, 15.3 km north-east.
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: 2.6% 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 | 2.6% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 0.9% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 71.6%
Population by age in Georgetown
| 0-4 | 138 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 209 |
| 15-19 | 89 |
| 20-24 | 174 |
| 25-34 | 372 |
| 35-44 | 302 |
| 45-54 | 277 |
| 55-64 | 254 |
| 65-74 | 137 |
| 75-84 | 88 |
| 85+ | 25 |
Dwelling types in Georgetown
| House | 743 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 47 |
| Apartment | 72 |
| Other | 7 |
Households by weekly income in Georgetown
| <$650 | 119 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 186 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 295 |
| $3,000+ | 208 |
Top ancestries in Georgetown
| English | 928 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 821 |
| Irish | 308 |
| Scottish | 252 |
| Other | 151 |
| German | 97 |
Housing tenure in Georgetown
| Owned | 228 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 363 |
| Rented | 261 |
| Other | 4 |
Cars per household in Georgetown
| 0 | 57 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 322 |
| 2 | 360 |
| 3 | 88 |
| 4+ | 32 |
Commute to work in Georgetown
| Car | 660 |
|---|---|
| Train | 4 |
| Bus | 13 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 22 |
| Bicycle | 8 |
| Home | 283 |
Top countries of birth in Georgetown
| England | 46 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 27 |
| Nepal | 16 |
| Italy | 14 |
| Germany | 7 |
| Greece | 7 |
Languages used at home in Georgetown
| Macedonian | 16 |
|---|---|
| Greek | 13 |
| Italian | 11 |
| Nepali | 10 |
| Samoan | 10 |
| Portuguese | 8 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
87,058 bird observations recorded near Georgetown — most often seen:
- Australian Magpie (4,775)
- Pacific Black Duck (4,369)
- Noisy Miner (4,181)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (4,130)
- Australian White Ibis (3,768)
- Dusky Moorhen (3,664)
- Eurasian Coot (3,312)
- Chestnut Teal (3,283)
- Common Myna (3,187)
- Australian Raven (3,152)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (2,979)
- Magpie-lark (2,727)
- Laughing Kookaburra (2,719)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Georgetown
- Superb Fairy-wren (2,688)
- Australasian Grebe (2,653)
- Black Swan (2,583)
- Welcome Swallow (2,567)
- White-faced Heron (2,543)
- Great Egret (2,537)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (2,472)
- Little Black Cormorant (2,456)
- Australian Wood Duck (2,454)
- Grey Teal (2,440)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (2,419)
- Eastern Rosella (2,326)
- Australian Pelican (2,154)
- Royal Spoonbill (2,151)
- Grey Butcherbird (2,146)
- White-browed Scrubwren (2,135)
- Magpie Goose (2,088)
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 Georgetown:
- Hamilton North (0.8 km)
- Waratah (0.9 km)
- Mayfield (1.4 km)
- Broadmeadow (1.7 km)
- Islington (1.8 km)
- Mayfield East (1.9 km)
- Tighes Hill (2 km)
- Waratah West (2 km)
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Streets
- Asher Street (62)
- Astley Street (12)
- Austin Street (18)
- Bedford Street (18)
- Bowker Street (22)
- Brett Street (67)
- Chatham Road (38)
- Christo Road (83)
- Collins Street (35)
- Cowper Street (22)
- David Street (19)
- Edward Street (9)
- Fletcher Street (18)
- Georgetown Road (154)
- Hunter Street (31)
- Lake Road (7)
- Mabel Street (56)
- Miller Street (2)
- Moate Street (117)
- Palmer Street (31)
- Parkview Street (27)
- Shelley Street (26)
- Sparke Street (71)
- Stephen Street (10)
- Turner Street (26)
- Wentworth Street (52)
- Young Street (60)