Demographics in Bar Beach (2300)

Demographic data for Bar Beach (2300) is sourced from the ABS Census and aggregated to the Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2) that best covers the Bar Beach area. SA2s are designed to align with functional community boundaries and typically have populations between 3,000 and 25,000, making them a reasonable proxy for suburb-level demographics in most of the Newcastle LGA.

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Suburb demographics

Within SAL: Bar Beach · ABS Census 2021

Population1,292usual residents

Median age41years

Avg household2.3people

Household income$2,300 /wk

Median rent$393 /wk

Median mortgage$2,700 /mo

Housing tenure

32%Owned outright

24%With mortgage

41%Renting

10%Social housing

Dwelling mix

40%House

21%Semi

38%Flat / apt

Household composition

24%Couple + kids

27%Couple, no kids

5%Single parent

33%Lone person

ABS 2021 Census GCP (CC BY 4.0) · Suburb & Locality geography · Data may not reflect current conditions

Source: ABS Census 2021, Postal Areas (CC BY 4.0).

Median household income is a key signal for property investors considering Bar Beach. Higher-income areas can sustain higher rents, but they also carry higher entry prices. The yield arithmetic does not always favour premium suburbs. The income distribution also matters: a suburb with a wide spread between low and high earners is undergoing gentrification and may offer stronger capital growth prospects than one with a more homogeneous income profile.

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