Hamilton East NSW 2303
508 addresses · 14 streets
Newcastle Electorate › Newcastle LGA › Hamilton East · 116 km from Sydney
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Living Here
Hamilton East is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 997 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $2,297 a week, with median rent near $470 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 17% 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 Hamilton - Broadmeadow statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Hamilton East itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 physiotherapists
5 beauty salons
2 electricians
1 plumber
Getting around. Train station: Newcastle Interchange, 550 m north-east · Light rail stop: Honeysuckle, 1 km east · Bus interchange: Newcastle Interchange, 450 m north-east · Ferry wharf: Muloobinba / Queens Wharf, 2.4 km east · Airport: Newcastle Airport, 15.6 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: 4.2% 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 | 4.2% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 1.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.9% · Labour-force participation 62.5%
Population by age in Hamilton East
| 0-4 | 49 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 131 |
| 15-19 | 53 |
| 20-24 | 60 |
| 25-34 | 86 |
| 35-44 | 133 |
| 45-54 | 148 |
| 55-64 | 126 |
| 65-74 | 117 |
| 75-84 | 58 |
| 85+ | 27 |
Dwelling types in Hamilton East
| House | 321 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 24 |
| Apartment | 19 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Hamilton East
| <$650 | 48 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 76 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 88 |
| $3,000+ | 136 |
Top ancestries in Hamilton East
| English | 438 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 335 |
| Irish | 164 |
| Scottish | 126 |
| Other | 84 |
| Greek | 71 |
Housing tenure in Hamilton East
| Owned | 174 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 117 |
| Rented | 61 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Hamilton East
| 0 | 29 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 121 |
| 2 | 146 |
| 3 | 43 |
| 4+ | 20 |
Commute to work in Hamilton East
| Car | 203 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 25 |
| Bicycle | 5 |
| Home | 173 |
Top countries of birth in Hamilton East
| England | 22 |
|---|---|
| Greece | 21 |
| United States | 11 |
| Vietnam | 10 |
| Scotland | 8 |
| New Zealand | 7 |
Languages used at home in Hamilton East
| Greek | 54 |
|---|---|
| Vietnamese | 12 |
| Spanish | 6 |
| Australian Indigenous | 5 |
| Italian | 5 |
| Arabic | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
47,607 bird observations recorded near Hamilton East — most often seen:
- Common Myna (2,887)
- Australian Magpie (2,775)
- Australian Pelican (2,265)
- Crested Tern (2,252)
- Rock Dove (2,098)
- Silver Gull (2,056)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (1,989)
- Australian Raven (1,906)
- Noisy Miner (1,827)
- Curlew Sandpiper (1,756)
- Little Black Cormorant (1,734)
- Great Cormorant (1,730)
- White-faced Heron (1,683)
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- Welcome Swallow (1,680)
- Giinbaywarraymal (1,652)
- Magpie-lark (1,608)
- Pied Cormorant (1,465)
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (1,389)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (1,258)
- Masked Lapwing (1,237)
- Laughing Kookaburra (1,204)
- Red-necked Stint (1,181)
- Common Starling (1,169)
- Tawny Frogmouth (1,119)
- Willie Wagtail (1,046)
- Australian White Ibis (1,009)
- Crested Pigeon (997)
- White-browed Scrubwren (899)
- Superb Fairy-wren (876)
- Pacific Black Duck (860)
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 Hamilton East:
- Newcastle West (0.6 km)
- Wickham (0.8 km)
- Hamilton (1 km)
- The Junction (1.2 km)
- Hamilton South (1.2 km)
- Cooks Hill (1.4 km)
- Islington (1.5 km)
- Merewether (1.7 km)
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Streets
- Ada Street (6)
- Corona Street (51)
- Denison Street (75)
- Dumaresq Street (52)
- Everton Street (35)
- Hebburn Street (53)
- National Park Street (41)
- Parkway Avenue (50)
- Parry Street (14)
- Silsoe Street (14)
- Skelton Street (22)
- Stewart Avenue (43)
- Tudor Street (13)
- Warrah Street (39)