Fletcher vs Hexham

Fletcher is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 35 in Hexham. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Fletcher, most households are couple families. In Hexham, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Fletcher: a median of $1.03 million, against $430,000 in Hexham, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Fletcher tends to suit families with children and couples, while Hexham suits people living alone, share households, 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

Fletcher

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)
  • is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 32%)
  • But Hexham has more separate houses rather than flats (103% vs 92%)

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

First-home buyers

Fletcher

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($741,500 vs $1,280,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 32%)
  • But Hexham has cheaper houses ($430,000 vs $1,030,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Hexham

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($305/wk vs $510/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (38% vs 28%)
  • But Fletcher leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 33%)

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

Commuting to the city

Fletcher

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 4/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (110 min vs 135 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (148.7 km vs 159.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Fletcher

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 4/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 99/100)
  • But Hexham has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 7%)

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

Investors

Fletcher

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (56.0% vs 20.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Fletcher Hexham
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.

Fletcher Hexham
Walkability 72 / 4
Fletcher — Walkability: 72/100 Hexham — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 53 / 1
Fletcher — Safety: 53/100 Hexham — Safety: 1/100
Low fire risk 43 / 47
Fletcher — Low fire risk: 43/100 Hexham — Low fire risk: 47/100

Demographics

Fletcher has more residents (8,014 vs 157); Fletcher has higher household incomes ($132,340 vs $48,256).

Fletcher Hexham
Population 8,014
+98% vs other
 157
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +56.0% +20.8%
Median age 32 35
Median household income $132,340/yr
+64% vs other
 $48,256/yr
Median weekly rent $510/wk
+40% vs other
 $305/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Fletcher Hexham
0-4 8.4% / 3.2%
Fletcher — 0-4: 8.4% Hexham — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 19.0% / 14.0%
Fletcher — 5-14: 19.0% Hexham — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 7.4% / 5.7%
Fletcher — 15-19: 7.4% Hexham — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 6.1% / 8.9%
Fletcher — 20-24: 6.1% Hexham — 20-24: 8.9%
25-34 13.9% / 16.6%
Fletcher — 25-34: 13.9% Hexham — 25-34: 16.6%
35-44 18.7% / 13.4%
Fletcher — 35-44: 18.7% Hexham — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 13.1% / 7.0%
Fletcher — 45-54: 13.1% Hexham — 45-54: 7.0%
55-64 6.5% / 12.1%
Fletcher — 55-64: 6.5% Hexham — 55-64: 12.1%
65-74 4.8% / 11.5%
Fletcher — 65-74: 4.8% Hexham — 65-74: 11.5%
75-84 1.8% / 5.7%
Fletcher — 75-84: 1.8% Hexham — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ 0.2% / 3.2%
Fletcher — 85+: 0.2% Hexham — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Fletcher 70.0% couple families
Fletcher — Couple Families: 70.0% Fletcher — Lone Person: 10.6% Fletcher — One Parent Families: 13.4% Fletcher — Group Household: 5.0% Fletcher — Other Families: 1.0%
Hexham 8.9% couple families
Hexham — Couple Families: 8.9% Hexham — Lone Person: 48.2% Hexham — One Parent Families: 23.2% Hexham — Group Household: 12.5% Hexham — Other Families: 7.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Fletcher 28.1% renting
Fletcher — Owned Outright: 17.8% Fletcher — Mortgage: 54.1% Fletcher — Renting: 28.1%
Hexham 38.2% renting
Hexham — Owned Outright: 32.7% Hexham — Mortgage: 29.1% Hexham — Renting: 38.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Fletcher 91.8% houses
Fletcher — Houses: 91.8% Fletcher — Townhouses: 7.3% Fletcher — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Hexham 103.4% houses
Hexham — Houses: 103.4% Hexham — Townhouses: 0.0% Hexham — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Fletcher Hexham
Certificate III & IV 13.8% / 10.2%
Fletcher — Certificate III & IV: 13.8% Hexham — Certificate III & IV: 10.2%
Bachelor Degree 13.7% / 1.9%
Fletcher — Bachelor Degree: 13.7% Hexham — Bachelor Degree: 1.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 5.7%
Fletcher — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Hexham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Postgraduate Degree 5.6% / —
Fletcher — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6% Hexham — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / —
Fletcher — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Hexham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.8%).

Property market

Fletcher Hexham
Median house price $1,030,000 $430,000
Median unit price $675,000 —
Median land price $741,500 $1,280,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 106 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Hexham has more land zoned for conservation (88% vs 42%).

Fletcher Hexham
Environmental 42% 88%
Residential 52% 0%
Industrial 0% 10%
Parks and recreation 5% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 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

Fletcher Hexham
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.

Fletcher Hexham
Houses 4.1%
$800/wk on $1.01M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Fletcher Hexham
House price Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
Income Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 78% of NSW —

Liveability

Fletcher is more walkable (72 vs 4).

Fletcher Hexham
Grade B —
Score 56/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Hexham carries more crime risk (99 vs 47).

Fletcher Hexham
Bushfire Moderate
57/100
 Moderate
53/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 High
99/100
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 2
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Fletcher Hexham
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
The University of Newcastle (Callaghan), 6.3 km
 1
The University of Newcastle (Callaghan), 5.4 km

Schools in Fletcher

  • Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College Independent · Combined above peers

Schools in Hexham

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

Amenities in the suburb

Fletcher Hexham
Supermarkets 2 0
Parks & reserves 6 2
Childcare 5 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 3 4

Mobility

Hexham sits further from the CBD (159.9 km vs 148.7 km).

Fletcher Hexham
Walkability score 72/100 4/100
Distance to Sydney 148.7 km 159.9 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 110 min 135 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 85.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 32.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2287
 0.7%
postcode 2322
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 2287
 64
postcode 2322

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.

Fletcher Hexham
Car (driver) 69.4% / 80.0%
Fletcher — Car (driver): 69.4% Hexham — Car (driver): 80.0%
Worked from Home 25.8% / 10.0%
Fletcher — Worked from Home: 25.8% Hexham — Worked from Home: 10.0%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 10.0%
Fletcher — Car (passenger): 4.0% Hexham — Car (passenger): 10.0%
Bus 0.6% / —
Fletcher — Bus: 0.6% Hexham — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only 0.1% / —
Fletcher — Walked Only: 0.1% Hexham — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.0%).

Setting

Fletcher Hexham
Elevation 32 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.3 km 9.1 km

NBN connectivity

Fletcher Hexham
Connectivity score 88/100 47/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 79%
2,830 premises
 12%
154 premises

Climate

Fletcher Hexham
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)

Fletcher Hexham
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

Fletcher Hexham
Average residential rate $1,783/yr
same for both
Council Newcastle
same for both

Federal electorate

Fletcher Hexham
Division Newcastle
same for both
Member Sharon Claydon
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Fletcher Hexham
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Fletcher

Family Large Blocks Parks Regional Centre River

Hexham

Affordable Rural

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