Broadmeadow vs Georgetown

In both, most homes are detached houses. In Broadmeadow, about half of households rent. In Georgetown, most households own their home. Houses cost more in Broadmeadow: a median of $1.25 million, against $1.02 million in Georgetown, though rent is higher in Georgetown. On these figures, Broadmeadow tends to suit renters, while Georgetown suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Georgetown

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 97/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (86% vs 67%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 44%)
  • But Broadmeadow has more childcare (6 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Georgetown

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,016,000 vs $1,250,000)
  • has cheaper units ($650,000 vs $745,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Broadmeadow

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (45% vs 31%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Broadmeadow

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (33% vs 14%)
  • But Georgetown carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 97/100)

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

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

Broadmeadow Georgetown
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.

Broadmeadow Georgetown
Walkability 86 / 88
Broadmeadow — Walkability: 86/100 Georgetown — Walkability: 88/100
Safety 3 / 52
Broadmeadow — Safety: 3/100 Georgetown — Safety: 52/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Broadmeadow — Low fire risk: 100/100 Georgetown — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Georgetown has higher household incomes ($104,260 vs $85,956); Georgetown skews older (36 vs 34).

Broadmeadow Georgetown
Population 1,688 2,072
+23% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.0% +5.7%
Median age 34 36
Median household income $85,956/yr $104,260/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk $423/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Broadmeadow Georgetown
0-4 5.1% / 6.7%
Broadmeadow — 0-4: 5.1% Georgetown — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 9.4% / 10.1%
Broadmeadow — 5-14: 9.4% Georgetown — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 4.7% / 4.3%
Broadmeadow — 15-19: 4.7% Georgetown — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 10.5% / 8.4%
Broadmeadow — 20-24: 10.5% Georgetown — 20-24: 8.4%
25-34 20.8% / 18.0%
Broadmeadow — 25-34: 20.8% Georgetown — 25-34: 18.0%
35-44 14.2% / 14.6%
Broadmeadow — 35-44: 14.2% Georgetown — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 11.6% / 13.4%
Broadmeadow — 45-54: 11.6% Georgetown — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 11.1% / 12.3%
Broadmeadow — 55-64: 11.1% Georgetown — 55-64: 12.3%
65-74 7.9% / 6.6%
Broadmeadow — 65-74: 7.9% Georgetown — 65-74: 6.6%
75-84 3.1% / 4.2%
Broadmeadow — 75-84: 3.1% Georgetown — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ 1.6% / 1.2%
Broadmeadow — 85+: 1.6% Georgetown — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Broadmeadow 42.8% lone person
Broadmeadow — Lone Person: 42.8% Broadmeadow — Couple Families: 29.7% Broadmeadow — One Parent Families: 14.4% Broadmeadow — Group Household: 11.2% Broadmeadow — Other Families: 1.9%
Georgetown 36.1% lone person
Georgetown — Lone Person: 36.1% Georgetown — Couple Families: 37.3% Georgetown — One Parent Families: 16.3% Georgetown — Group Household: 8.9% Georgetown — Other Families: 1.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Broadmeadow 45.3% renting
Broadmeadow — Owned Outright: 25.5% Broadmeadow — Mortgage: 29.3% Broadmeadow — Renting: 45.3%
Georgetown 30.6% renting
Georgetown — Owned Outright: 26.8% Georgetown — Mortgage: 42.6% Georgetown — Renting: 30.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Broadmeadow Georgetown
Bachelor Degree 17.1% / 18.8%
Broadmeadow — Bachelor Degree: 17.1% Georgetown — Bachelor Degree: 18.8%
Certificate III & IV 16.2% / 17.2%
Broadmeadow — Certificate III & IV: 16.2% Georgetown — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 7.0%
Broadmeadow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Georgetown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Postgraduate Degree 4.6% / 4.2%
Broadmeadow — Postgraduate Degree: 4.6% Georgetown — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 1.9%
Broadmeadow — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Georgetown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

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.

Broadmeadow Georgetown
England 1.4% / 2.2%
Broadmeadow — England: 1.4% Georgetown — England: 2.2%
New Zealand 1.6% / 1.3%
Broadmeadow — New Zealand: 1.6% Georgetown — New Zealand: 1.3%
India 1.5% / 0.3%
Broadmeadow — India: 1.5% Georgetown — India: 0.3%
China 1.7% / —
Broadmeadow — China: 1.7% Georgetown — China: not among its largest
Italy 0.8% / 0.7%
Broadmeadow — Italy: 0.8% Georgetown — Italy: 0.7%
Nepal 0.5% / 0.8%
Broadmeadow — Nepal: 0.5% Georgetown — Nepal: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Broadmeadow 66.7% houses
Broadmeadow — Houses: 66.7% Broadmeadow — Flats / Apartments: 15.0% Broadmeadow — Townhouses: 18.3%
Georgetown 85.8% houses
Georgetown — Houses: 85.8% Georgetown — Flats / Apartments: 8.8% Georgetown — Townhouses: 5.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Broadmeadow Georgetown
Median house price $1,250,000 $1,016,000
Median unit price $745,000 $650,000
Median land price $1,600,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 57 days
from 6 sales
 26 days
from 10 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.

Broadmeadow Georgetown
2 bed $1.14M / $890K
Broadmeadow — 2 bed: $1.14M (6 sales) Georgetown — 2 bed: $890K (15 sales)

6 vs 15 sales

3 bed $1.02M / $1.09M
Broadmeadow — 3 bed: $1.02M (15 sales) Georgetown — 3 bed: $1.09M (45 sales)

15 vs 45 sales

4 bed $1.32M / $1.27M
Broadmeadow — 4 bed: $1.32M (5 sales) Georgetown — 4 bed: $1.27M (10 sales)

5 vs 10 sales

Zoning mix

Broadmeadow has more industrially zoned land (25% vs 5%).

Broadmeadow Georgetown
Residential 35% 89%
Parks and recreation 29% 0%
Industrial 25% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 8% 3%
Commercial 3%
same for both
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

Broadmeadow Georgetown
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.

Broadmeadow Georgetown
Houses 4.1%
$750/wk on $945K
 4.4%
$850/wk on $1.01M
Units 4.3%
$650/wk on $790K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Broadmeadow Georgetown
House price Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW
Income Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Schools Higher than 73% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 95% of NSW
same for both
Affordability Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 36% of NSW —

Liveability

Georgetown scores higher overall (68 vs 56).

Broadmeadow Georgetown
Grade B
same for both
Score 56/100 68/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Broadmeadow carries more crime risk (97 vs 48).

Broadmeadow Georgetown
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
97/100
 Moderate
48/100
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 14
within 5 km
 21
within 5 km

Schools

Broadmeadow Georgetown
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 2
The University of Newcastle (Newcastle City), 4.3 km
 2
The University of Newcastle (Callaghan), 3.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.7% 2.8%

Schools in Broadmeadow

  • St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre Catholic · Secondary · Special school above peers
  • Hunter School of Performing Arts Government · Combined at peers
  • Merewether High School Government · Secondary below peers

Schools in Georgetown

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

Amenities in the suburb

Broadmeadow Georgetown
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 6 2
Parks & reserves 3 1
Childcare 6 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

Broadmeadow Georgetown
Walkability score 86/100 88/100
Distance to Sydney 157.6 km 156.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 120 min 119 min
Public transport score 88/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 155.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 33.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 2292
 0.7%
postcode 2298
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 34
postcode 2292
 26
postcode 2298

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.

Broadmeadow Georgetown
Car (driver) 58.2% / 62.1%
Broadmeadow — Car (driver): 58.2% Georgetown — Car (driver): 62.1%
Worked from Home 29.7% / 28.6%
Broadmeadow — Worked from Home: 29.7% Georgetown — Worked from Home: 28.6%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 4.5%
Broadmeadow — Car (passenger): 4.2% Georgetown — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Walked Only 4.6% / 2.2%
Broadmeadow — Walked Only: 4.6% Georgetown — Walked Only: 2.2%
Bus 1.4% / 1.3%
Broadmeadow — Bus: 1.4% Georgetown — Bus: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.1%).

Setting

Broadmeadow Georgetown
Elevation 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.5 km
3.5 km to a named beach
 3.5 km
4.9 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Broadmeadow Georgetown
Connectivity score 66/100 70/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 37%
1,353 premises
 45%
1,019 premises

Climate

Broadmeadow Georgetown
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)

Broadmeadow Georgetown
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³ 6.6 µg/m³
PM10 21.7 µg/m³ 21.1 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.64 pphm 0.75 pphm

Council rates

Broadmeadow Georgetown
Average residential rate $1,783/yr
same for both
Council Newcastle
same for both

Federal electorate

Broadmeadow Georgetown
Division Newcastle
same for both
Member Sharon Claydon
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Broadmeadow Georgetown
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Broadmeadow

Parks Transport Hub

Georgetown

Parks Urban

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