Islington NSW Property Investment

Newcastle · 2296

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Median House Price

$1.00M

As of 8 Nov 2026.

Rental Yield

3.6%

Vacancy Rate

N/A

Median Weekly Rent

$700/wk

Source: NSW Fair Trading, Residential Rental Bond Lodgements (Oct 2025 to Sep 2026). As of Sept 2026.

Median Unit Price

$865K

As of 8 Nov 2026.

Population (Census 2021)

2,026

Islington Short-Term Rental Market

Short-stay estimate: run a brief

New dwellings approved

New dwellings approved, Newcastle council area, 12 months to Aug 2026: 918. Source: ABS Building Approvals, Australia (cat. 8731.0). This is the whole council area, not just Islington.

Suburb Metric Thresholds

3 green4 yellow3 red

Weekly Rent (house)

700 medium impact

Population growth 2016–21, postcode 2296 (ABS Census)

1.47 high impact

Median Household Income

1828 medium impact

Public Transport Score

57 medium impact

School Zone Quality

7.2 medium impact

Distance to CBD

117.43 medium impact

SEIFA Advantage/Disadvantage

8 medium impact

Owner Occupier Rate

51.6 medium impact

Gross Rental Yield (%)

3.62 high impact

Net Rental Yield (%)

2.39 high impact

Macro Environment

Macro Indicators

Cash Rate

4.85%

▲ 0.25%

Cash rate 4.85% as at 2026-11-04 (effective date) · Source: RBA cash rate target · Credit data 2026-09

Socio-Economic Profile

Source: ABS Census 2021

SEIFA Index · Postcode 2296

Most disadvantagedLeast disadvantaged

Decile 6 of 10 — Average

Population (suburb)

2,026

Education (IEO)

9/10

Econ. Resources (IER)

2/10

Crime & Safety

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · 12 months to Jun 2026

Safety score

1.8/10

Offences per 1,000

148.1

Recorded offences

300

Islington: score 1–10, relative to other NSW suburbs (10 = lowest recorded offence rate per resident). Recorded offences, 12 months to Jun 2026 (suburb-level).

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, recorded offences, 12 months to Jun 2026. Population: ABS Census 2021 (SAL). Licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU. Dataset

Schools

In your catchment

Islington PS

PrimaryGovernment

7.2/10

Callaghan Jesmond

SecondaryGovernment

No data

Callaghan Waratah Tech

SecondaryGovernment

No data

These are the government-school zones containing this suburb centroid. Specific addresses within the suburb may fall in different catchments — confirm with the school directly.