Carrington, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 2,061
- Median age
- 36
- Household income
- $1,766/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 54%
- Renting
- 45%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 7/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Hamilton Station · 3.3 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Calvary Mater Newcastle · 5.2 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$950k
Median unit (5 yr)
$940k
Sales (5 yr)
299
Sales (12 mths)
30
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Mayfield WPS
Secondary
Callaghan Jesmond
Secondary
Callaghan Waratah Tech
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Newcastle Port - Kooragang
District population (2025)
28
+56% over 10 years
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in Carrington:
- Young Street (264)
- Forbes Street (174)
- Gipps Street (156)
- Bourke Street (133)
- Rodgers Street (119)
- Mathieson Street (118)
- Robertson Street (90)
- Howden Street (89)
- Darling Street (80)
- Scott Street (74)
- Hargrave Street (69)
- Denison Street (48)
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.