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Jesmond NSW 2299

2,097 addresses · 30 streets

Newcastle Electorate › Newcastle LGA › Jesmond · 116 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Jesmond is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,210 people, with a median age of 31. The typical household earns around $1,180 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 30% of households own their home and 70% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

3,210Population
31Median age
$1,180Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Warabrook, 2.3 km north-east · Bus interchange: Newcastle Interchange, 6.6 km east · Airport: Newcastle Airport, 17.4 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 11.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Jesmond

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

Tree cover measures, Jesmond NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202011.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202123.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 10.2% · Labour-force participation 52.5%

Population by age in Jesmond
Population by age, Jesmond NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4182
5-14361
15-19178
20-24432
25-34705
35-44415
45-54273
55-64265
65-74168
75-84126
85+111
Dwelling types in Jesmond
Dwelling types, Jesmond NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House538
Townhouse318
Apartment298
Other0
Households by weekly income in Jesmond
Households by weekly income, Jesmond NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650306
$650-1,499335
$1,500-2,999317
$3,000+103
Top ancestries in Jesmond
Top ancestries, Jesmond NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Other885
English823
Australian757
Ancestry NS410
Irish204
Scottish198
Housing tenure in Jesmond
Housing tenure, Jesmond NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned183
Mortgage151
Rented786
Other7
Cars per household in Jesmond
Cars per household, Jesmond NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0200
1481
2316
389
4+44
Commute to work in Jesmond
Commute to work, Jesmond NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car732
Train4
Bus52
Tram/ferry0
Walked31
Bicycle5
Home153
Top countries of birth in Jesmond
Top countries of birth, Jesmond NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Afghanistan138
India92
China90
Pakistan75
Nepal51
England43
Languages used at home in Jesmond
Languages used at home, Jesmond NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic150
Mandarin112
Urdu87
Nepali49
Bengali36
Vietnamese36

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

83,374 bird observations recorded near Jesmond — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Jesmond

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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