Side by sideSuburb comparison

Bar Beach vs Newcastle.

Comparing two suburbs with median house prices of $1,180,000 and $1,040,000. Newcastle edges out on more headline metrics in this comparison.

Bar Beach
Metric
Newcastle

Price & Market

$1,180,000
Median house
$1,040,000
$352,800
Median unit
$352,800
+6.8%
Annual growth (house)
+19.4%
42 days
Days on market
36 days

Rental

$435/wk
Rent (house / wk)
$435/wk
$393/wk
Rent (unit / wk)
$490/wk
56.0%
Owner occupied
44.0%
41.0%
Renter occupied
54.0%

Lifestyle & Demographics

82
Walk score
100
0
Transit score
60
100
Bike score
100
1,292
Population
3,852
41
Median age
41

Risk & Hazard

Flood class
Bushfire risk

Schools

20
Schools nearby
20
1079
Avg ICSEA
1075

Climate

1143 mm
Annual rainfall
1143 mm
24.7°C
Mean max (Jan)
24.7°C

Green dot = better on that metric (lower price, higher growth, higher walkability, lower risk).