Gateshead, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 3,121
- Median age
- 35
- Household income
- $1,232/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 53%
- Renting
- 44%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 1/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Kotara Station · 4.4 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Belmont Hospital · 6.2 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)
$725k
Median unit (5 yr)
$565k
Sales (5 yr)
235
Sales (12 mths)
19
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
480 recorded incidents in 2025 · up 14.8% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Wiripaang PS
Secondary
Hunter Sp HS
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 · Charlestown - Dudley
District population (2025)
26,087
+6% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
95
houses 51 · other 44
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 Gateshead:
- Oakdale Road (107)
- Cadaga Road (107)
- Bean Street (82)
- Church Street (73)
- Coral Crescent (73)
- Oxford Street (72)
- Heshbon Street (65)
- Pacific Highway (65)
- Metro Court (62)
- Goundry Street (57)
- Mahogany Crescent (57)
- Sydney Street (57)
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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.