Wickham NSW Property Investment

Newcastle · 2293

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Median House Price

$1.15M

As of 18 Oct 2026.

Rental Yield

3.5%

Vacancy Rate

N/A

Median Weekly Rent

$770/wk

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

Median Unit Price

$788K

As of 18 Oct 2026.

Population (Census 2021)

1,637

Wickham 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 Wickham.

Suburb Metric Thresholds

4 green2 yellow2 red

Weekly Rent (house)

770 medium impact

Population growth 2016–21, postcode 2293 (ABS Census)

5.55 high impact

Median Household Income

1970 medium impact

Public Transport Score

8.7 medium impact

School Zone Quality

No data medium impact

Distance to CBD

116.84 medium impact

SEIFA Advantage/Disadvantage

7 medium impact

Owner Occupier Rate

53.9 medium impact

Gross Rental Yield (%)

3.48 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 2293

Most disadvantagedLeast disadvantaged

Decile 9 of 10 — Low disadvantage

Population (suburb)

1,637

Education (IEO)

9/10

Econ. Resources (IER)

4/10

Crime & Safety

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

Safety score

1/10

Offences per 1,000

1147.2

Recorded offences

1,878

Wickham: 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

Tighes Hill PS

PrimaryGovernment

8.2/10

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.