Tighes Hill, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 1,801
- Median age
- 36
- Household income
- $2,084/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 63%
- Renting
- 34%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 8/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Hamilton Station · 1.3 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Calvary Mater Newcastle · 3 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)
$1.12m
Median unit (5 yr)
$945k
Sales (5 yr)
187
Sales (12 mths)
18
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
136 recorded incidents in 2025 · down 13.9% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Tighes Hill PS
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 · Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill
District population (2025)
10,395
+25% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to Feb 2026)
27
houses 11 · other 16
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 Tighes Hill:
- Henry Street (161)
- Elizabeth Street (143)
- George Street (93)
- Union Street (93)
- Revelation Close (71)
- Bryant Street (69)
- Margaret Street (63)
- John Street (57)
- Tighes Terrace (56)
- Mitchell Street (55)
- Hewison Street (52)
- William Street (52)
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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.