Mayfield West NSW 2304
1,805 addresses · 38 streets
Newcastle Electorate › Newcastle LGA › Mayfield West · 119 km from Sydney
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Living Here
Mayfield West is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,993 people, with a median age of 34. The typical household earns around $1,592 a week, with median rent near $370 a week. Most homes are houses. About 59% of households own their home and 40% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Mayfield - Warabrook statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Mayfield West itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
5 supermarkets
2 physiotherapists
1 optometrist
14 childcare & kindergartens
25 gyms & sports centres
4 beauty salons
1 electrician
1 plumber
Getting around. Train station: Warabrook, 1.4 km west · Light rail stop: Honeysuckle, 5.9 km south-east · Bus interchange: Newcastle Interchange, 5.3 km south-east · Ferry wharf: Muloobinba / Queens Wharf, 6.8 km south-east · Airport: Newcastle Airport, 13.9 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: 5% 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 | 5.0% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 8.0% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5.1% · Labour-force participation 63.3%
Population by age in Mayfield West
| 0-4 | 116 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 237 |
| 15-19 | 87 |
| 20-24 | 180 |
| 25-34 | 384 |
| 35-44 | 270 |
| 45-54 | 239 |
| 55-64 | 196 |
| 65-74 | 159 |
| 75-84 | 93 |
| 85+ | 33 |
Dwelling types in Mayfield West
| House | 632 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 115 |
| Apartment | 51 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Mayfield West
| <$650 | 143 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 209 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 250 |
| $3,000+ | 129 |
Top ancestries in Mayfield West
| English | 820 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 766 |
| Scottish | 251 |
| Irish | 230 |
| Other | 137 |
| Ancestry NS | 121 |
Housing tenure in Mayfield West
| Owned | 189 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 271 |
| Rented | 310 |
| Other | 7 |
Cars per household in Mayfield West
| 0 | 91 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 288 |
| 2 | 285 |
| 3 | 84 |
| 4+ | 27 |
Commute to work in Mayfield West
| Car | 547 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 14 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 27 |
| Bicycle | 6 |
| Home | 209 |
Top countries of birth in Mayfield West
| New Zealand | 30 |
|---|---|
| Philippines | 21 |
| England | 20 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 9 |
| India | 9 |
| Germany | 8 |
Languages used at home in Mayfield West
| Hindi | 11 |
|---|---|
| Persian | 11 |
| Vietnamese | 11 |
| Polish | 10 |
| Tagalog | 10 |
| Cantonese | 7 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
111,617 bird observations recorded near Mayfield West — most often seen:
- Australian White Ibis (6,708)
- Pacific Black Duck (5,659)
- Chestnut Teal (5,201)
- White-faced Heron (5,157)
- Australian Magpie (4,568)
- Great Egret (4,461)
- Black Swan (4,280)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (4,185)
- Dusky Moorhen (4,028)
- Superb Fairy-wren (3,868)
- Eurasian Coot (3,710)
- Grey Teal (3,676)
- Noisy Miner (3,640)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Mayfield West
- Welcome Swallow (3,596)
- Australian Raven (3,542)
- Magpie-lark (3,531)
- Royal Spoonbill (3,486)
- Australian Pelican (3,411)
- Common Myna (3,373)
- Masked Lapwing (3,280)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (3,194)
- Australasian Grebe (3,170)
- Little Black Cormorant (3,153)
- Little Pied Cormorant (3,043)
- Willie Wagtail (2,924)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (2,868)
- Intermediate Egret (2,552)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (2,469)
- Eastern Rosella (2,444)
- Silvereye (2,440)
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 Mayfield West:
- Warabrook (0.8 km)
- Waratah West (1.9 km)
- Mayfield (1.9 km)
- Waratah (2.1 km)
- Callaghan (2.1 km)
- Mayfield North (2.2 km)
- Sandgate (2.2 km)
- Georgetown (2.7 km)
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Streets
- Adrian Street (10)
- Basil Street (7)
- Belgrave Street (6)
- Burnett Street (21)
- Buruda Street (107)
- Capper Street (7)
- Carandotta Street (57)
- Channel Road (97)
- Coal Wash Drive (24)
- Frith Street (1)
- Frost Drive (59)
- Gordon Street (33)
- Gregson Avenue (91)
- Groongal Street (54)
- Industrial Drive (1)
- Laurio Place (24)
- Maitland Road (239)
- Maud Street (44)
- Mcintosh Drive (25)
- Metal Pit Drive (11)
- Miller Street (45)
- Morris Street (43)
- Murray Dwyer Circuit (137)
- Norris Avenue (45)
- Pambalong Drive (50)
- Purdue Avenue (5)
- Riverside Drive (172)
- Spit Island Close (113)
- Stedman Street (11)
- Steel River Boulevard (3)
- Stevenson Avenue (48)
- Terry Street (8)
- Thornton Avenue (37)
- Tourle Street (69)
- Travers Avenue (12)
- Vickers Street (44)
- Werribi Street (38)
- Werribi Street E (7)