Fletcher vs Minmi

Fletcher is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 35 in Minmi. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Fletcher: a median of $1.03 million, against $921,000 in Minmi, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Fletcher tends to suit families with children and couples.

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 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (5 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 81/100)

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

First-home buyers

Minmi

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($600,000 vs $741,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($921,000 vs $1,030,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Fletcher has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 14%)
  • Minmi has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $510/wk)

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

  • Fletcher is more walkable (72/100 vs 40/100)
  • Minmi sits closer to the CBD (145.5 km vs 148.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Fletcher

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 40/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 81/100)
  • But Minmi has more residents already 65 and over (13% vs 7%)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Fletcher is growing faster (56.0% vs -5.8%)
  • Minmi returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.0% vs 4.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Fletcher and Minmi 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 Minmi
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 Minmi
Walkability 72 / 40
Fletcher — Walkability: 72/100 Minmi — Walkability: 40/100
Safety 53 / 19
Fletcher — Safety: 53/100 Minmi — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 43 / 53
Fletcher — Low fire risk: 43/100 Minmi — Low fire risk: 53/100

Demographics

Fletcher has more residents (8,014 vs 700); Fletcher has higher household incomes ($132,340 vs $98,748).

Fletcher Minmi
Population 8,014
+91% vs other
 700
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +56.0% -5.8%
Median age 32 35
Median household income $132,340/yr
+25% vs other
 $98,748/yr
Median weekly rent $510/wk
+22% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Fletcher Minmi
0-4 8.4% / 6.3%
Fletcher — 0-4: 8.4% Minmi — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 19.0% / 16.6%
Fletcher — 5-14: 19.0% Minmi — 5-14: 16.6%
15-19 7.4% / 6.9%
Fletcher — 15-19: 7.4% Minmi — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 6.1% / 7.4%
Fletcher — 20-24: 6.1% Minmi — 20-24: 7.4%
25-34 13.9% / 13.6%
Fletcher — 25-34: 13.9% Minmi — 25-34: 13.6%
35-44 18.7% / 12.0%
Fletcher — 35-44: 18.7% Minmi — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 13.1% / 13.4%
Fletcher — 45-54: 13.1% Minmi — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 6.5% / 12.4%
Fletcher — 55-64: 6.5% Minmi — 55-64: 12.4%
65-74 4.8% / 7.7%
Fletcher — 65-74: 4.8% Minmi — 65-74: 7.7%
75-84 1.8% / 4.3%
Fletcher — 75-84: 1.8% Minmi — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 0.2% / 1.0%
Fletcher — 85+: 0.2% Minmi — 85+: 1.0%

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 — One Parent Families: 13.4% Fletcher — Lone Person: 10.6% Fletcher — Group Household: 5.0% Fletcher — Other Families: 1.0%
Minmi 55.8% couple families
Minmi — Couple Families: 55.8% Minmi — One Parent Families: 19.8% Minmi — Lone Person: 20.9% Minmi — Group Household: 1.7% Minmi — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person 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%
Minmi 14.2% renting
Minmi — Owned Outright: 29.6% Minmi — Mortgage: 56.2% Minmi — Renting: 14.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Fletcher Minmi
India 5.8% / —
Fletcher — India: 5.8% Minmi — India: not among its largest
England 2.0% / 2.9%
Fletcher — England: 2.0% Minmi — England: 2.9%
New Zealand 1.2% / 0.7%
Fletcher — New Zealand: 1.2% Minmi — New Zealand: 0.7%
Philippines 1.4% / —
Fletcher — Philippines: 1.4% Minmi — Philippines: not among its largest
China 1.0% / —
Fletcher — China: 1.0% Minmi — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

Qualifications

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

Fletcher Minmi
Certificate III & IV 13.8% / 21.7%
Fletcher — Certificate III & IV: 13.8% Minmi — Certificate III & IV: 21.7%
Bachelor Degree 13.7% / 8.0%
Fletcher — Bachelor Degree: 13.7% Minmi — Bachelor Degree: 8.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 6.9%
Fletcher — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Minmi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree 5.6% / 1.3%
Fletcher — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6% Minmi — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 0.9%
Fletcher — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Minmi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

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%
Minmi 97.4% houses
Minmi — Houses: 97.4% Minmi — Townhouses: 2.2% Minmi — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Fletcher Minmi
Median house price $1,030,000 $921,000
Median unit price $675,000 —
Median land price $741,500 $600,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 106 sales
 28 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.

Fletcher Minmi
3 bed $822K / $832K
Fletcher — 3 bed: $822K (38 sales) Minmi — 3 bed: $832K (6 sales)

38 vs 6 sales

4 bed $1.05M / $1.12M
Fletcher — 4 bed: $1.05M (103 sales) Minmi — 4 bed: $1.12M (8 sales)

103 vs 8 sales

Zoning mix

Fletcher Minmi
Environmental 42% 52%
Residential 52% 21%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 25%
Parks and recreation 5% 1%
Commercial 1%
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

Fletcher Minmi
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 Minmi
Houses 4.1%
$800/wk on $1.01M
 5.0%
$890/wk on $918K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Fletcher Minmi
House price Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW
Income Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 76% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW

Liveability

Fletcher is more walkable (72 vs 40); Fletcher scores higher overall (56 vs 33).

Fletcher Minmi
Grade B C
Score 56/100 33/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Minmi carries more crime risk (81 vs 47); Fletcher carries more bushfire risk (57 vs 47).

Fletcher Minmi
Bushfire Moderate
57/100
 Moderate
47/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 High
81/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Fletcher Minmi
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1
same for both
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), 8.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.7% 1.7%

Schools in Fletcher

  • Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College Independent · Combined above peers

Schools in Minmi

  • Minmi Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Fletcher sits further from the CBD (148.7 km vs 145.5 km).

Fletcher Minmi
Walkability score 72/100 40/100
Distance to Sydney 148.7 km
+2% vs other
 145.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 110 min 106 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 70/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 85.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 24.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2287
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 2287
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.

Fletcher Minmi
Car (driver) 69.4% / 78.4%
Fletcher — Car (driver): 69.4% Minmi — Car (driver): 78.4%
Worked from Home 25.8% / 16.8%
Fletcher — Worked from Home: 25.8% Minmi — Worked from Home: 16.8%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 4.8%
Fletcher — Car (passenger): 4.0% Minmi — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Bus 0.6% / —
Fletcher — Bus: 0.6% Minmi — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only 0.1% / —
Fletcher — Walked Only: 0.1% Minmi — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.4%).

Setting

Fletcher Minmi
Elevation 32 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.3 km 13.1 km

NBN connectivity

Fletcher Minmi
Connectivity score 88/100 74/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 79%
2,830 premises
 53%
261 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Fletcher Minmi
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

Minmi

Acreage Family River

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