Birmingham Gardens vs Jesmond

Birmingham Gardens is the younger of the two, with a median age of 28 against 31 in Jesmond. In both, most households rent. In Birmingham Gardens, the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Birmingham Gardens: a median of $892,000, against $820,000 in Jesmond, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Birmingham Gardens tends to suit share households, while Jesmond suits renters.

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

Birmingham Gardens

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (80% vs 46%)
  • carries lower crime risk (73/100 vs 96/100)
  • But Jesmond has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Birmingham Gardens leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 32%)
  • Jesmond has cheaper units ($575,000 vs $726,250)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Jesmond

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (70% vs 58%)
  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $380/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Jesmond

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (84/100 vs 66/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Jesmond

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (54% vs 20%)
  • is more walkable (84/100 vs 66/100)
  • But Birmingham Gardens carries lower crime risk (73/100 vs 96/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Birmingham Gardens Jesmond
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.

Birmingham Gardens Jesmond
Walkability 66 / 84
Birmingham Gardens — Walkability: 66/100 Jesmond — Walkability: 84/100
Safety 27 / 4
Birmingham Gardens — Safety: 27/100 Jesmond — Safety: 4/100
Low fire risk 100 / 47
Birmingham Gardens — Low fire risk: 100/100 Jesmond — Low fire risk: 47/100

Demographics

Birmingham Gardens has higher household incomes ($76,336 vs $61,360); Jesmond skews older (31 vs 28).

Birmingham Gardens Jesmond
Population 2,598 3,210
+24% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.3% +5.4%
Median age 28 31
Median household income $76,336/yr
+20% vs other
 $61,360/yr
Median weekly rent $380/wk
+8% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Birmingham Gardens Jesmond
0-4 5.3% / 5.7%
Birmingham Gardens — 0-4: 5.3% Jesmond — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 7.7% / 11.2%
Birmingham Gardens — 5-14: 7.7% Jesmond — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 7.8% / 5.5%
Birmingham Gardens — 15-19: 7.8% Jesmond — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 19.2% / 13.5%
Birmingham Gardens — 20-24: 19.2% Jesmond — 20-24: 13.5%
25-34 23.8% / 22.0%
Birmingham Gardens — 25-34: 23.8% Jesmond — 25-34: 22.0%
35-44 11.0% / 12.9%
Birmingham Gardens — 35-44: 11.0% Jesmond — 35-44: 12.9%
45-54 8.4% / 8.5%
Birmingham Gardens — 45-54: 8.4% Jesmond — 45-54: 8.5%
55-64 7.5% / 8.3%
Birmingham Gardens — 55-64: 7.5% Jesmond — 55-64: 8.3%
65-74 4.3% / 5.2%
Birmingham Gardens — 65-74: 4.3% Jesmond — 65-74: 5.2%
75-84 2.7% / 3.9%
Birmingham Gardens — 75-84: 2.7% Jesmond — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 1.8% / 3.5%
Birmingham Gardens — 85+: 1.8% Jesmond — 85+: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Birmingham Gardens 35.1% lone person
Birmingham Gardens — Lone Person: 35.1% Birmingham Gardens — Couple Families: 23.0% Birmingham Gardens — Group Household: 23.5% Birmingham Gardens — One Parent Families: 15.5% Birmingham Gardens — Other Families: 2.8%
Jesmond 41.7% lone person
Jesmond — Lone Person: 41.7% Jesmond — Couple Families: 25.1% Jesmond — Group Household: 14.8% Jesmond — One Parent Families: 14.9% Jesmond — Other Families: 3.6%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Birmingham Gardens 58.5% renting
Birmingham Gardens — Owned Outright: 19.8% Birmingham Gardens — Mortgage: 21.7% Birmingham Gardens — Renting: 58.5%
Jesmond 70.2% renting
Jesmond — Owned Outright: 16.3% Jesmond — Mortgage: 13.5% Jesmond — Renting: 70.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Birmingham Gardens Jesmond
Certificate III & IV 15.1% / 10.0%
Birmingham Gardens — Certificate III & IV: 15.1% Jesmond — Certificate III & IV: 10.0%
Bachelor Degree 11.3% / 10.4%
Birmingham Gardens — Bachelor Degree: 11.3% Jesmond — Bachelor Degree: 10.4%
Postgraduate Degree 6.7% / 7.1%
Birmingham Gardens — Postgraduate Degree: 6.7% Jesmond — Postgraduate Degree: 7.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 5.0%
Birmingham Gardens — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Jesmond — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.2%
Birmingham Gardens — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Jesmond — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.1%).

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.

Birmingham Gardens Jesmond
China 4.6% / 2.8%
Birmingham Gardens — China: 4.6% Jesmond — China: 2.8%
India 2.8% / 2.9%
Birmingham Gardens — India: 2.8% Jesmond — India: 2.9%
Afghanistan — / 4.3%
Birmingham Gardens — Afghanistan: not among its largest Jesmond — Afghanistan: 4.3%
Pakistan 1.7% / 2.3%
Birmingham Gardens — Pakistan: 1.7% Jesmond — Pakistan: 2.3%
Vietnam 1.5% / 1.1%
Birmingham Gardens — Vietnam: 1.5% Jesmond — Vietnam: 1.1%
England 1.0% / 1.3%
Birmingham Gardens — England: 1.0% Jesmond — England: 1.3%
Nepal — / 1.6%
Birmingham Gardens — Nepal: not among its largest Jesmond — Nepal: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Birmingham Gardens 80.0% houses
Birmingham Gardens — Houses: 80.0% Birmingham Gardens — Townhouses: 10.0% Birmingham Gardens — Flats / Apartments: 10.1%
Jesmond 46.3% houses
Jesmond — Houses: 46.3% Jesmond — Townhouses: 27.4% Jesmond — Flats / Apartments: 26.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Birmingham Gardens Jesmond
Median house price $892,500 $820,000
Median unit price $726,250 $575,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 18 sales
 30 days
from 14 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Birmingham Gardens Jesmond
2 bed $790K / $806K
Birmingham Gardens — 2 bed: $790K (9 sales) Jesmond — 2 bed: $806K (14 sales)

9 vs 14 sales

3 bed $850K / $790K
Birmingham Gardens — 3 bed: $850K (27 sales) Jesmond — 3 bed: $790K (40 sales)

27 vs 40 sales

4 bed $940K / $820K
Birmingham Gardens — 4 bed: $940K (11 sales) Jesmond — 4 bed: $820K (8 sales)

11 vs 8 sales

Zoning mix

Birmingham Gardens Jesmond
Residential 90% 66%
Parks and recreation 5% 15%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 11%
Commercial 0% 7%
Environmental 0% 1%
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

Birmingham Gardens Jesmond
New dwellings approved 912
across Newcastle
same for both
Approvals change year on year +77%
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.

Birmingham Gardens Jesmond
Houses 4.6%
$770/wk on $862K
 4.5%
$700/wk on $800K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Birmingham Gardens Jesmond
House price Higher than 35% of NSW
same for both
Income Higher than 44% of NSW —
Schools — Higher than 19% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 59% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW

Liveability

Birmingham Gardens scores higher overall (49 vs 25); Jesmond is more walkable (84 vs 66).

Birmingham Gardens Jesmond
Grade B D
Score 49/100 25/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Jesmond carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 0); Jesmond carries more crime risk (96 vs 73).

Birmingham Gardens Jesmond
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
53/100
Crime High
73/100
 High
96/100
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 4
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Birmingham Gardens Jesmond
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 2
The University of Newcastle (Callaghan), 1.3 km
 2
The University of Newcastle (Callaghan), 1.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 10.9% 6.2%

Schools in Birmingham Gardens

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Jesmond

  • Jesmond Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Heaton Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Callaghan College Jesmond Senior Campus Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Birmingham Gardens Jesmond
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 10
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Birmingham Gardens Jesmond
Walkability score 66/100 84/100
Distance to Sydney 152.5 km 153.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 114 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 60.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 129.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2287
 0.5%
postcode 2299
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 2287
 30
postcode 2299

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.

Birmingham Gardens Jesmond
Car (driver) 68.9% / 67.7%
Birmingham Gardens — Car (driver): 68.9% Jesmond — Car (driver): 67.7%
Worked from Home 17.0% / 15.4%
Birmingham Gardens — Worked from Home: 17.0% Jesmond — Worked from Home: 15.4%
Car (passenger) 8.0% / 5.8%
Birmingham Gardens — Car (passenger): 8.0% Jesmond — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Bus 3.4% / 6.8%
Birmingham Gardens — Bus: 3.4% Jesmond — Bus: 6.8%
Walked Only 2.4% / 3.1%
Birmingham Gardens — Walked Only: 2.4% Jesmond — Walked Only: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.9%).

Setting

Birmingham Gardens Jesmond
Elevation 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.6 km 6.4 km

NBN connectivity

Birmingham Gardens Jesmond
Connectivity score 62/100 60/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 32%
1,041 premises
 24%
1,550 premises

Climate

Birmingham Gardens Jesmond
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)

Birmingham Gardens Jesmond
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.53 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Birmingham Gardens Jesmond
Average residential rate $1,783/yr
same for both
Council Newcastle
same for both

Federal electorate

Birmingham Gardens Jesmond
Division Newcastle
same for both
Member Sharon Claydon
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Birmingham Gardens Jesmond
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Birmingham Gardens

Parks Students Urban

Jesmond

Multicultural Parks River Townhouses

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