Wakefield NSW Property Investment

Lake Macquarie · 2278

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Median House Price

$1.75M

Rental Yield

2.2%

Vacancy Rate

N/A

Median Weekly Rent

$740/wk

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

Median Unit Price

N/A

Population (Census 2021)

144

Wakefield Short-Term Rental Market

Short-stay estimate: run a brief

New dwellings approved

New dwellings approved, Lake Macquarie council area, 12 months to Aug 2026: 1,217. Source: ABS Building Approvals, Australia (cat. 8731.0). This is the whole council area, not just Wakefield.

Suburb Metric Thresholds

2 green2 yellow4 red

Weekly Rent (house)

740 medium impact

Population growth 2016–21, postcode 2278 (ABS Census)

-0.04 high impact

Median Household Income

1892 medium impact

Public Transport Score

No data medium impact

School Zone Quality

1.8 medium impact

Distance to CBD

107.08 medium impact

SEIFA Advantage/Disadvantage

4 medium impact

Owner Occupier Rate

87.2 medium impact

Gross Rental Yield (%)

2.2 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 2026-08

Socio-Economic Profile

Source: ABS Census 2021

SEIFA Index · Postcode 2278

Most disadvantagedLeast disadvantaged

Decile 6 of 10 — Average

Population (suburb)

144

Education (IEO)

1/10

Econ. Resources (IER)

8/10

Crime & Safety

No official crime data for this area

Schools

In your catchment

Barnsley PS

PrimaryGovernment

5/10

West Wallsend HS

SecondaryGovernment

4.7/10

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.

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Data sourced from ABS, state government property sales, and Airbnb market analytics. For informational purposes only — not financial advice.