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callaghan
New South Wales · Census 2021
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Callaghan is a leafy residential suburb of Newcastle.
Median house price
No median price series for Callaghan yet.
Valuer-General pricing is unavailable for this suburb. New South Wales suburb median: $1.4M.
People
Population
1,358
Median age
20 yrs
Income / person / wk
$302
Household income / wk
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Housing
Median rent / wk
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Mortgage / month
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Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 43%
- Top language at home
- Punjabi · 0%
- No religion
- 43%
- Born overseas
- 14%
- English only at home
- 88%
Local amenities
Amenity score
27/100
Schools
0
Supermarkets
0
Pubs & bars
1
Parks
6
Libraries
2
GP clinics
0
Pharmacies
0
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
1.4 km
Nearest train
0.6 km
Nearest hospital
1.3 km
Distance to coast
2.2 km
NBN
Satellite
Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).
Schools by sector
Government
0
Catholic
0
Independent
0
Primary
0
Secondary
0
Nearest secondary
1.1 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Newcastle
- Council population
- 172,308
- Council area
- 187 km²
- Density
- 923/km²
- Federal grants
- $15.71M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $91/yr
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Newcastle
- Federal MP
- Sharon Claydon (ALP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Labor 71% 2PP
- State electorate
- Wallsend
- State MP
- Sonia Hornery (ALP)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.