Awaba vs Blackalls Park

Awaba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Blackalls Park. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Awaba, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Blackalls Park: a median of $808,000, against $735,000 in Awaba, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Awaba tends to suit couples, while Blackalls Park suits people living alone and older residents.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Awaba is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 58%)
  • Blackalls Park carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 82/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Awaba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)
  • But Blackalls Park has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 9%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Awaba sits closer to the CBD (128.6 km vs 138.3 km)
  • Blackalls Park is more walkable (48/100 vs 18/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Blackalls Park

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (48/100 vs 18/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 15%)
  • carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 82/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Awaba and Blackalls Park drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Awaba Blackalls Park
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Awaba Blackalls Park
Walkability 18 / 48
Awaba — Walkability: 18/100 Blackalls Park — Walkability: 48/100
Safety 18 / 38
Awaba — Safety: 18/100 Blackalls Park — Safety: 38/100
Low fire risk 33 / 17
Awaba — Low fire risk: 33/100 Blackalls Park — Low fire risk: 17/100

Demographics

Blackalls Park has more residents (2,812 vs 430); Awaba has higher household incomes ($89,752 vs $73,944).

Awaba Blackalls Park
Population 430 2,812
+554% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.0% +2.1%
Median age 40 43
Median household income $89,752/yr
+18% vs other
 $73,944/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk $350/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Awaba Blackalls Park
0-4 4.2% / 5.5%
Awaba — 0-4: 4.2% Blackalls Park — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 15.8% / 11.4%
Awaba — 5-14: 15.8% Blackalls Park — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 7.9% / 6.7%
Awaba — 15-19: 7.9% Blackalls Park — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 6.7% / 5.3%
Awaba — 20-24: 6.7% Blackalls Park — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 10.5% / 12.0%
Awaba — 25-34: 10.5% Blackalls Park — 25-34: 12.0%
35-44 9.3% / 10.3%
Awaba — 35-44: 9.3% Blackalls Park — 35-44: 10.3%
45-54 17.2% / 11.2%
Awaba — 45-54: 17.2% Blackalls Park — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 15.6% / 13.3%
Awaba — 55-64: 15.6% Blackalls Park — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 8.8% / 14.0%
Awaba — 65-74: 8.8% Blackalls Park — 65-74: 14.0%
75-84 4.4% / 7.5%
Awaba — 75-84: 4.4% Blackalls Park — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ 1.9% / 2.6%
Awaba — 85+: 1.9% Blackalls Park — 85+: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Awaba 57.1% couple families
Awaba — Couple Families: 57.1% Awaba — Lone Person: 28.6% Awaba — One Parent Families: 10.2% Awaba — Group Household: 4.1% Awaba — Other Families: 0.0%
Blackalls Park 37.3% couple families
Blackalls Park — Couple Families: 37.3% Blackalls Park — Lone Person: 37.3% Blackalls Park — One Parent Families: 20.4% Blackalls Park — Group Household: 3.8% Blackalls Park — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Awaba 8.6% renting
Awaba — Owned Outright: 39.6% Awaba — Mortgage: 51.8% Awaba — Renting: 8.6%
Blackalls Park 21.9% renting
Blackalls Park — Owned Outright: 39.6% Blackalls Park — Mortgage: 38.4% Blackalls Park — Renting: 21.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Awaba Blackalls Park
Certificate III & IV 22.6% / 21.6%
Awaba — Certificate III & IV: 22.6% Blackalls Park — Certificate III & IV: 21.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 7.7%
Awaba — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Blackalls Park — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.9% / 8.3%
Awaba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9% Blackalls Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / 1.8%
Awaba — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Blackalls Park — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 1.5%
Awaba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Blackalls Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Awaba Blackalls Park
England 2.1% / 3.4%
Awaba — England: 2.1% Blackalls Park — England: 3.4%
New Zealand — / 1.2%
Awaba — New Zealand: not among its largest Blackalls Park — New Zealand: 1.2%
Canada 0.9% / —
Awaba — Canada: 0.9% Blackalls Park — Canada: not among its largest
Germany — / 0.4%
Awaba — Germany: not among its largest Blackalls Park — Germany: 0.4%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Awaba — Scotland: not among its largest Blackalls Park — Scotland: 0.4%
South Africa — / 0.3%
Awaba — South Africa: not among its largest Blackalls Park — South Africa: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Awaba 97.9% houses
Awaba — Houses: 97.9% Awaba — Townhouses: 0.0% Awaba — Flats / Apartments: 2.1%
Blackalls Park 88.5% houses
Blackalls Park — Houses: 88.5% Blackalls Park — Townhouses: 11.6% Blackalls Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Awaba Blackalls Park
Median house price $735,000 $807,500
Median unit price — $580,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 40 days
from 23 sales

Zoning mix

Awaba has more land zoned for conservation (80% vs 38%).

Awaba Blackalls Park
Environmental 80% 38%
Residential 3% 40%
Infrastructure and transport 11%
same for both
Parks and recreation 1% 7%
Rural and farming 5% 3%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Awaba Blackalls Park
New dwellings approved 1,212
across Lake Macquarie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +2%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Awaba Blackalls Park
Houses — 4.3%
$675/wk on $820K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Awaba Blackalls Park
House price Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW
Income Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 61% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 85% of NSW

Liveability

Blackalls Park is more walkable (48 vs 18).

Awaba Blackalls Park
Grade — D
Score — 27/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Awaba carries more crime risk (82 vs 62); Blackalls Park carries more bushfire risk (83 vs 67).

Awaba Blackalls Park
Bushfire Moderate
67/100
 High
83/100
Crime High
82/100
 Moderate
62/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Awaba Blackalls Park
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Awaba

  • Awaba Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Blackalls Park

  • Blackalls Park Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Awaba Blackalls Park
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Waterways 7 0

Mobility

Blackalls Park sits further from the CBD (138.3 km vs 128.6 km).

Awaba Blackalls Park
Walkability score 18/100 48/100
Distance to Sydney 128.6 km 138.3 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 105 min
same for both
Public transport score 37/100
Rail · Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 4.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 44.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 8 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2283
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 2283
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Awaba Blackalls Park
Car (driver) 76.3% / 75.8%
Awaba — Car (driver): 76.3% Blackalls Park — Car (driver): 75.8%
Worked from Home 18.6% / 17.3%
Awaba — Worked from Home: 18.6% Blackalls Park — Worked from Home: 17.3%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 4.3%
Awaba — Car (passenger): 5.1% Blackalls Park — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Train — / 1.0%
Awaba — Train: not among its largest Blackalls Park — Train: 1.0%
Bus — / 0.7%
Awaba — Bus: not among its largest Blackalls Park — Bus: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.3%).

Setting

Awaba Blackalls Park
Elevation 57 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.5 km 10.2 km

NBN connectivity

Awaba Blackalls Park
Connectivity score 50/100 77/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 10%
161 premises
 35%
1,262 premises

Climate

Awaba Blackalls Park
Annual rainfall 1,025 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Awaba Blackalls Park
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 11.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.27 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Awaba Blackalls Park
Average residential rate $1,708/yr
same for both
Council Lake Macquarie
same for both

Federal electorate

Awaba Blackalls Park
Division Hunter
same for both
Member Dan Repacholi
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Awaba Blackalls Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Awaba

Rural Trains

Blackalls Park

Large Blocks

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