Side by sideSuburb comparison

Newcastle vs Bar Beach.

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

Newcastle
Metric
Bar Beach

Price & Market

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

Rental

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

Lifestyle & Demographics

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

Risk & Hazard

Flood class
Bushfire risk

Schools

20
Schools nearby
20
1075
Avg ICSEA
1079

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).