Fletcher vs Wallsend

Fletcher is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 39 in Wallsend. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Fletcher, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Fletcher: a median of $1.03 million, against $849,000 in Wallsend, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Fletcher tends to suit families with children and couples, while Wallsend suits people living alone, older residents, and 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

They split

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

  • Fletcher carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 86/100)
  • Wallsend has more parks and reserves (26 vs 6)

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

First-home buyers

Wallsend

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($585,000 vs $741,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($848,750 vs $1,030,000)
  • But Fletcher leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 28%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wallsend

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($375/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 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wallsend

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (89/100 vs 72/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wallsend

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (8 vs 2)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 7%)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (22% vs 8%)
  • But Fletcher carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 86/100)

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

Investors

Fletcher

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (56.0% vs 6.2%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Fletcher and Wallsend 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 Wallsend
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 Wallsend
Walkability 72 / 89
Fletcher — Walkability: 72/100 Wallsend — Walkability: 89/100
Safety 53 / 14
Fletcher — Safety: 53/100 Wallsend — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 43 / 57
Fletcher — Low fire risk: 43/100 Wallsend — Low fire risk: 57/100

Demographics

Fletcher has higher household incomes ($132,340 vs $72,852); Wallsend has more residents (13,244 vs 8,014).

Fletcher Wallsend
Population 8,014 13,244
+65% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +56.0% +6.2%
Median age 32 39
Median household income $132,340/yr
+45% vs other
 $72,852/yr
Median weekly rent $510/wk
+26% vs other
 $375/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Fletcher Wallsend
0-4 8.4% / 5.4%
Fletcher — 0-4: 8.4% Wallsend — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 19.0% / 10.2%
Fletcher — 5-14: 19.0% Wallsend — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 7.4% / 5.2%
Fletcher — 15-19: 7.4% Wallsend — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 6.1% / 8.0%
Fletcher — 20-24: 6.1% Wallsend — 20-24: 8.0%
25-34 13.9% / 15.8%
Fletcher — 25-34: 13.9% Wallsend — 25-34: 15.8%
35-44 18.7% / 11.9%
Fletcher — 35-44: 18.7% Wallsend — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 13.1% / 11.1%
Fletcher — 45-54: 13.1% Wallsend — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 6.5% / 11.6%
Fletcher — 55-64: 6.5% Wallsend — 55-64: 11.6%
65-74 4.8% / 9.9%
Fletcher — 65-74: 4.8% Wallsend — 65-74: 9.9%
75-84 1.8% / 6.7%
Fletcher — 75-84: 1.8% Wallsend — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ 0.2% / 4.3%
Fletcher — 85+: 0.2% Wallsend — 85+: 4.3%

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%
Wallsend 31.8% couple families
Wallsend — Couple Families: 31.8% Wallsend — Lone Person: 41.1% Wallsend — One Parent Families: 17.9% Wallsend — Group Household: 7.3% Wallsend — Other Families: 2.0%
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%
Wallsend 38.2% renting
Wallsend — Owned Outright: 30.5% Wallsend — Mortgage: 31.2% Wallsend — Renting: 38.2%
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 Wallsend
India 5.8% / 1.0%
Fletcher — India: 5.8% Wallsend — India: 1.0%
England 2.0% / 1.7%
Fletcher — England: 2.0% Wallsend — England: 1.7%
Philippines 1.4% / 0.9%
Fletcher — Philippines: 1.4% Wallsend — Philippines: 0.9%
China 1.0% / 1.1%
Fletcher — China: 1.0% Wallsend — China: 1.1%
New Zealand 1.2% / 0.8%
Fletcher — New Zealand: 1.2% Wallsend — New Zealand: 0.8%

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

Qualifications

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

Fletcher Wallsend
Certificate III & IV 13.8% / 17.0%
Fletcher — Certificate III & IV: 13.8% Wallsend — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Bachelor Degree 13.7% / 11.1%
Fletcher — Bachelor Degree: 13.7% Wallsend — Bachelor Degree: 11.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 6.7%
Fletcher — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Wallsend — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Postgraduate Degree 5.6% / 3.7%
Fletcher — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6% Wallsend — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.2%
Fletcher — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Wallsend — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

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%
Wallsend 77.7% houses
Wallsend — Houses: 77.7% Wallsend — Townhouses: 16.9% Wallsend — Flats / Apartments: 5.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Fletcher Wallsend
Median house price $1,030,000 $848,750
Median unit price $675,000 $647,500
Median land price $741,500 $585,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 106 sales
 20 days
from 142 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 Wallsend
2 bed $747K / $750K
Fletcher — 2 bed: $747K (7 sales) Wallsend — 2 bed: $750K (49 sales)

7 vs 49 sales

3 bed $822K / $840K
Fletcher — 3 bed: $822K (38 sales) Wallsend — 3 bed: $840K (194 sales)

38 vs 194 sales

4 bed $1.05M / $955K
Fletcher — 4 bed: $1.05M (103 sales) Wallsend — 4 bed: $955K (62 sales)

103 vs 62 sales

5 bed $1.26M / $1M
Fletcher — 5 bed: $1.26M (29 sales) Wallsend — 5 bed: $1M (11 sales)

29 vs 11 sales

Zoning mix

Fletcher Wallsend
Residential 52% 40%
Environmental 42% 36%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 11%
Parks and recreation 5% 7%
Industrial 0% 3%
Commercial 1% 2%
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 Wallsend
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 Wallsend
Houses 4.1%
$800/wk on $1.01M
 4.2%
$700/wk on $860K
Units — 3.9%
$525/wk on $705K

Ranking within NSW

Fletcher Wallsend
House price Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
Income Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 55% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 76% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 18% of NSW

Liveability

Fletcher scores higher overall (56 vs 42); Wallsend is more walkable (89 vs 72).

Fletcher Wallsend
Grade B C
Score 56/100 42/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Wallsend carries more crime risk (86 vs 47); Fletcher carries more bushfire risk (57 vs 43).

Fletcher Wallsend
Bushfire Moderate
57/100
 Moderate
43/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 High
86/100
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
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Fletcher Wallsend
Inside the suburb 1 4
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 3
Universities within 10 km 1
The University of Newcastle (Callaghan), 6.3 km
 1
The University of Newcastle (Callaghan), 4.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.7% 2.6%

Schools in Fletcher

  • Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College Independent · Combined above peers

Schools in Wallsend

  • Callaghan College Wallsend Campus Government · Secondary above peers
  • Plattsburg Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Patrick's Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Wallsend Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Fletcher Wallsend
Supermarkets 2
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 0 7
Parks & reserves 6 26
Childcare 5 9
GPs 2 8
Pharmacies 1 3
Banks & Bank@Post 0 5
Fuel stations 0 5
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 3 7

Mobility

Fletcher Wallsend
Walkability score 72/100 89/100
Distance to Sydney 148.7 km 150.4 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 110 min 111 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 85.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 508.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
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 Wallsend
Car (driver) 69.4% / 69.2%
Fletcher — Car (driver): 69.4% Wallsend — Car (driver): 69.2%
Worked from Home 25.8% / 21.7%
Fletcher — Worked from Home: 25.8% Wallsend — Worked from Home: 21.7%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 4.9%
Fletcher — Car (passenger): 4.0% Wallsend — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Bus 0.6% / 1.9%
Fletcher — Bus: 0.6% Wallsend — Bus: 1.9%
Walked Only 0.1% / 1.9%
Fletcher — Walked Only: 0.1% Wallsend — Walked Only: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.4%).

Setting

Fletcher Wallsend
Elevation 32 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.3 km 9.3 km

NBN connectivity

Fletcher Wallsend
Connectivity score 88/100 62/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 79%
2,830 premises
 32%
6,452 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Fletcher Wallsend
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

Wallsend

Parks Regional Centre River

More comparisons

Other comparisons with Fletcher

Fletcher vs Maryland Fletcher vs Minmi Fletcher vs Hexham Fletcher vs Lenaghan

Other comparisons with Wallsend

Wallsend vs Cameron Park Wallsend vs Maryland Wallsend vs Edgeworth Wallsend vs Elermore Vale Wallsend vs Lambton Wallsend vs Shortland
Full data on Fletcher Full data on Wallsend
Unlock full address-level data — $29/month

Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.

Save this page for later

We'll email you a link to this page so you can finish reading it on any device. We use your address once to send it and don't keep it.

or