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.
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
5 supermarkets
2 bakeries
2 beauty salons
2 electricians
1 plumber
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.
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: 11.4% 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 | 11.4% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 23.8% |
Demographics
Unemployment 10.2% · Labour-force participation 52.5%
Population by age in Jesmond
| 0-4 | 182 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 361 |
| 15-19 | 178 |
| 20-24 | 432 |
| 25-34 | 705 |
| 35-44 | 415 |
| 45-54 | 273 |
| 55-64 | 265 |
| 65-74 | 168 |
| 75-84 | 126 |
| 85+ | 111 |
Dwelling types in Jesmond
| House | 538 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 318 |
| Apartment | 298 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Jesmond
| <$650 | 306 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 335 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 317 |
| $3,000+ | 103 |
Top ancestries in Jesmond
| Other | 885 |
|---|---|
| English | 823 |
| Australian | 757 |
| Ancestry NS | 410 |
| Irish | 204 |
| Scottish | 198 |
Housing tenure in Jesmond
| Owned | 183 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 151 |
| Rented | 786 |
| Other | 7 |
Cars per household in Jesmond
| 0 | 200 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 481 |
| 2 | 316 |
| 3 | 89 |
| 4+ | 44 |
Commute to work in Jesmond
| Car | 732 |
|---|---|
| Train | 4 |
| Bus | 52 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 31 |
| Bicycle | 5 |
| Home | 153 |
Top countries of birth in Jesmond
| Afghanistan | 138 |
|---|---|
| India | 92 |
| China | 90 |
| Pakistan | 75 |
| Nepal | 51 |
| England | 43 |
Languages used at home in Jesmond
| Arabic | 150 |
|---|---|
| Mandarin | 112 |
| Urdu | 87 |
| Nepali | 49 |
| Bengali | 36 |
| Vietnamese | 36 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
83,374 bird observations recorded near Jesmond — most often seen:
- Australian White Ibis (4,449)
- Pacific Black Duck (4,405)
- Australian Magpie (3,941)
- Dusky Moorhen (3,681)
- Noisy Miner (3,676)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (3,662)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (3,652)
- Chestnut Teal (3,355)
- Eurasian Coot (3,192)
- Great Egret (2,707)
- Grey Teal (2,689)
- Superb Fairy-wren (2,672)
- Common Myna (2,659)
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- Australian Raven (2,609)
- Black Swan (2,500)
- White-faced Heron (2,486)
- Australian Wood Duck (2,473)
- Australasian Grebe (2,445)
- Magpie-lark (2,419)
- Little Pied Cormorant (2,326)
- Royal Spoonbill (2,287)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (2,241)
- Welcome Swallow (2,232)
- Laughing Kookaburra (2,213)
- Eastern Rosella (2,118)
- Coastal New South Wales Australian Magpie (2,095)
- White-browed Scrubwren (2,075)
- Magpie Goose (2,071)
- Southern Noisy Miner (2,036)
- Little Black Cormorant (2,008)
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 Jesmond:
- Birmingham Gardens (1 km)
- North Lambton (1.1 km)
- Callaghan (1.4 km)
- Wallsend (1.9 km)
- Waratah West (1.9 km)
- Lambton (2 km)
- Shortland (2.3 km)
- Rankin Park (2.8 km)
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Streets
- Blue Gum Road (365)
- Cameron Street (90)
- Coles Street (25)
- Forrest Street (11)
- Fraser Street (70)
- Goodwin Street (24)
- Gothic Street (16)
- Harvard Close (81)
- Heaton Street (145)
- Henry Street (38)
- Hill Street (8)
- Hirst Street (10)
- Hope Street (10)
- Hugo Close (9)
- Iona Crescent (3)
- Janet Street (90)
- Kiah Avenue (14)
- Mary Street (65)
- Mayo Street (47)
- Michael Street (281)
- Mordue Parade (98)
- Newcastle Road (77)
- Ralph Street (39)
- Robert Street (137)
- Robinson Avenue (2)
- Shereline Avenue (35)
- Steel Street (71)
- The Crescent (4)
- William Street (207)
- Yale Close (25)
