Gateshead vs Mount Hutton

Gateshead is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 43 in Mount Hutton. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Gateshead, about half of households rent. In Mount Hutton, most households own their home. Houses cost more in Mount Hutton: a median of $908,000, against $802,000 in Gateshead, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Gateshead tends to suit renters, while Mount Hutton suits 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

Gateshead

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (91% vs 73%)
  • But Mount Hutton has more childcare (8 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Gateshead

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($607,500 vs $697,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($802,500 vs $908,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gateshead

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (45% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $395/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Hutton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (76/100 vs 61/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Hutton

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (27% vs 9%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 16%)
  • is more walkable (76/100 vs 61/100)

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

Investors

Mount Hutton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.6% vs 3.9%)

Weighs house yield.

Where they sit

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

Gateshead Mount Hutton
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.

Gateshead Mount Hutton
Walkability 61 / 76
Gateshead — Walkability: 61/100 Mount Hutton — Walkability: 76/100
Safety 9 / 20
Gateshead — Safety: 9/100 Mount Hutton — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 36 / 79
Gateshead — Low fire risk: 36/100 Mount Hutton — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Mount Hutton rents higher ($395/wk vs $300/wk); Mount Hutton has higher household incomes ($78,988 vs $64,064).

Gateshead Mount Hutton
Population 3,121 3,712
+19% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.8% —
Median age 35 43
Median household income $64,064/yr $78,988/yr
+23% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $395/wk
+32% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gateshead Mount Hutton
0-4 5.7% / 5.1%
Gateshead — 0-4: 5.7% Mount Hutton — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 14.5% / 11.3%
Gateshead — 5-14: 14.5% Mount Hutton — 5-14: 11.3%
15-19 6.4% / 4.9%
Gateshead — 15-19: 6.4% Mount Hutton — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 6.1% / 5.5%
Gateshead — 20-24: 6.1% Mount Hutton — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 16.9% / 14.4%
Gateshead — 25-34: 16.9% Mount Hutton — 25-34: 14.4%
35-44 11.4% / 10.4%
Gateshead — 35-44: 11.4% Mount Hutton — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 11.1% / 11.4%
Gateshead — 45-54: 11.1% Mount Hutton — 45-54: 11.4%
55-64 12.7% / 12.7%
Gateshead — 55-64: 12.7% Mount Hutton — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 8.4% / 9.0%
Gateshead — 65-74: 8.4% Mount Hutton — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 5.3% / 8.3%
Gateshead — 75-84: 5.3% Mount Hutton — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ 1.8% / 6.9%
Gateshead — 85+: 1.8% Mount Hutton — 85+: 6.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gateshead 36.2% lone person
Gateshead — Lone Person: 36.2% Gateshead — Couple Families: 30.6% Gateshead — One Parent Families: 26.6% Gateshead — Group Household: 5.0% Gateshead — Other Families: 1.7%
Mount Hutton 39.7% lone person
Mount Hutton — Lone Person: 39.7% Mount Hutton — Couple Families: 32.2% Mount Hutton — One Parent Families: 21.4% Mount Hutton — Group Household: 5.2% Mount Hutton — 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.

Gateshead 45.3% renting
Gateshead — Owned Outright: 23.1% Gateshead — Mortgage: 31.6% Gateshead — Renting: 45.3%
Mount Hutton 28.7% renting
Mount Hutton — Owned Outright: 33.7% Mount Hutton — Mortgage: 37.6% Mount Hutton — Renting: 28.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Gateshead Mount Hutton
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 18.8%
Gateshead — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Mount Hutton — Certificate III & IV: 18.8%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 9.6%
Gateshead — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% Mount Hutton — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.6% / 8.2%
Gateshead — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6% Mount Hutton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 2.3%
Gateshead — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Mount Hutton — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / 0.9%
Gateshead — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Mount Hutton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

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

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.

Gateshead Mount Hutton
England 1.2% / 2.2%
Gateshead — England: 1.2% Mount Hutton — England: 2.2%
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.3%
Gateshead — New Zealand: 1.2% Mount Hutton — New Zealand: 1.3%
Philippines 0.6% / 0.5%
Gateshead — Philippines: 0.6% Mount Hutton — Philippines: 0.5%
Scotland 0.3% / 0.6%
Gateshead — Scotland: 0.3% Mount Hutton — Scotland: 0.6%
India 0.4% / 0.4%
Gateshead — India: 0.4% Mount Hutton — India: 0.4%
China — / 0.5%
Gateshead — China: not among its largest Mount Hutton — China: 0.5%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gateshead 91.0% houses
Gateshead — Houses: 91.0% Gateshead — Townhouses: 5.1% Gateshead — Flats / Apartments: 3.9%
Mount Hutton 73.3% houses
Mount Hutton — Houses: 73.3% Mount Hutton — Townhouses: 21.6% Mount Hutton — Flats / Apartments: 5.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Gateshead Mount Hutton
Median house price $802,500 $908,000
Median unit price $607,500 $697,500
Median land price — $966,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 13 sales
 28 days
from 30 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.

Gateshead Mount Hutton
2 bed $720K / $778K
Gateshead — 2 bed: $720K (9 sales) Mount Hutton — 2 bed: $778K (8 sales)

9 vs 8 sales

3 bed $824K / $845K
Gateshead — 3 bed: $824K (44 sales) Mount Hutton — 3 bed: $845K (29 sales)

44 vs 29 sales

4 bed $820K / $1.1M
Gateshead — 4 bed: $820K (5 sales) Mount Hutton — 4 bed: $1.1M (14 sales)

5 vs 14 sales

Zoning mix

Gateshead has more industrially zoned land (11% vs 0%).

Gateshead Mount Hutton
Environmental 49% 44%
Residential 23% 39%
Industrial 11% 0%
Parks and recreation 10% 5%
Commercial 0% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 4%
Rural and farming 3% 2%
Other and special use 1% 0%
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

Gateshead Mount Hutton
New dwellings approved 1,212
across Lake Macquarie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +2%
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.

Gateshead Mount Hutton
Houses 3.9%
$690/wk on $915K
 4.6%
$730/wk on $822K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Gateshead Mount Hutton
House price Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
Income Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Schools Higher than 43% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 52% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 77% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of NSW
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 93% of NSW

Liveability

Mount Hutton scores higher overall (43 vs 26); Mount Hutton is more walkable (76 vs 61).

Gateshead Mount Hutton
Grade D C
Score 26/100 43/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Gateshead carries more bushfire risk (64 vs 21); Gateshead carries more crime risk (91 vs 80).

Gateshead Mount Hutton
Bushfire Moderate
64/100
 Low
21/100
Crime High
91/100
 High
80/100
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 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Gateshead Mount Hutton
Inside the suburb 5 1
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 3 0
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Gateshead

  • Hunter Sports High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • St Mary's Catholic College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • St Paul's Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Wiripaang Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Lakeside School Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Mount Hutton

  • Mount Hutton Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gateshead Mount Hutton
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 5 1
Childcare 3 8
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 2
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 9 0

Mobility

Gateshead Mount Hutton
Walkability score 61/100 76/100
Distance to Sydney 143.2 km 142.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 117 min 118 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 91.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 62.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2290
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 37
postcode 2290
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.

Gateshead Mount Hutton
Car (driver) 76.1% / 72.0%
Gateshead — Car (driver): 76.1% Mount Hutton — Car (driver): 72.0%
Worked from Home 12.8% / 21.6%
Gateshead — Worked from Home: 12.8% Mount Hutton — Worked from Home: 21.6%
Car (passenger) 7.6% / 4.5%
Gateshead — Car (passenger): 7.6% Mount Hutton — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Walked Only 1.4% / 1.2%
Gateshead — Walked Only: 1.4% Mount Hutton — Walked Only: 1.2%
Bus 1.6% / 0.7%
Gateshead — Bus: 1.6% Mount Hutton — Bus: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.1%).

Setting

Gateshead Mount Hutton
Elevation 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 51 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.3 km
4.4 km to a named beach
 5.2 km

NBN connectivity

Gateshead Mount Hutton
Connectivity score 68/100 67/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
1,730 premises
 40%
1,930 premises

Climate

Gateshead Mount Hutton
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)

Gateshead Mount Hutton
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³ 6.1 µg/m³
PM10 21.7 µg/m³ 16.5 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.64 pphm 0.53 pphm

Council rates

Gateshead Mount Hutton
Average residential rate $1,708/yr
same for both
Council Lake Macquarie
same for both

Federal electorate

Gateshead Mount Hutton
Division Shortland
same for both
Member Pat Conroy
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gateshead Mount Hutton
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gateshead

Large Blocks Parks Quiet River

Mount Hutton

Townhouses

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