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Mayfield NSW 2304

6,130 addresses · 118 streets

Newcastle Electorate › Newcastle LGA › Mayfield · 119 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Mayfield is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 9,760 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $1,566 a week, with median rent near $375 a week. Most homes are houses. About 57% of households own their home and 41% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

9,760Population
36Median age
$1,566Median household income / wk
$375Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2011 → 2021

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Waratah, 800 m south-west · Light rail stop: Honeysuckle, 4.1 km south-east · Bus interchange: Newcastle Interchange, 3.5 km south-east · Ferry wharf: Muloobinba / Queens Wharf, 5 km south-east · Airport: Newcastle Airport, 13.9 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs7/10

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: 5.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Mayfield

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

Tree cover measures, Mayfield NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20205.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20217.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.6% · Labour-force participation 62.9%

Population by age in Mayfield
Population by age, Mayfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4619
5-14894
15-19390
20-24695
25-341,972
35-441,430
45-541,116
55-641,114
65-74833
75-84440
85+249
Dwelling types in Mayfield
Dwelling types, Mayfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House3,023
Townhouse705
Apartment274
Other52
Households by weekly income in Mayfield
Households by weekly income, Mayfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650781
$650-1,4991,059
$1,500-2,9991,266
$3,000+709
Top ancestries in Mayfield
Top ancestries, Mayfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English4,038
Australian3,690
Irish1,362
Scottish1,144
Other874
Ancestry NS566
Housing tenure in Mayfield
Housing tenure, Mayfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned925
Mortgage1,364
Rented1,663
Other59
Cars per household in Mayfield
Cars per household, Mayfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0415
11,660
21,477
3319
4+133
Commute to work in Mayfield
Commute to work, Mayfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,562
Train16
Bus53
Tram/ferry0
Walked106
Bicycle54
Home1,204
Top countries of birth in Mayfield
Top countries of birth, Mayfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England221
New Zealand136
Philippines73
Scotland54
Vietnam53
India44
Languages used at home in Mayfield
Languages used at home, Mayfield NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnamese73
Italian41
Macedonian38
Spanish33
Thai31
Serbian30

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

101,404 bird observations recorded near Mayfield — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Mayfield

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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