Hamilton East vs Hamilton

Hamilton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 43 in Hamilton East. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Hamilton East, the large majority of households own their home and about half of households are couple families. In Hamilton, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Hamilton East: a median of $1.95 million, against $1.13 million in Hamilton, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Hamilton East tends to suit families with children and couples, while Hamilton suits renters, young adults, and people living alone.

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

Hamilton East

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 37%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (88% vs 58%)
  • carries lower crime risk (85/100 vs 96/100)
  • But Hamilton has more childcare (4 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Hamilton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,130,000 vs $1,950,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Hamilton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (46% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($420/wk vs $470/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Hamilton East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (99/100 vs 91/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hamilton East

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (85/100 vs 96/100)
  • is more walkable (99/100 vs 91/100)
  • But Hamilton has more units and townhouses to downsize into (42% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Hamilton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.1% vs 1.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hamilton East Hamilton
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.

Hamilton East Hamilton
Walkability 99 / 91
Hamilton East — Walkability: 99/100 Hamilton — Walkability: 91/100
Safety 15 / 4
Hamilton East — Safety: 15/100 Hamilton — Safety: 4/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Hamilton East — Low fire risk: 100/100 Hamilton — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Hamilton has more residents (4,614 vs 997); Hamilton East has higher household incomes ($119,444 vs $87,828).

Hamilton East Hamilton
Population 997 4,614
+363% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.4% +9.1%
Median age 43 39
Median household income $119,444/yr
+26% vs other
 $87,828/yr
Median weekly rent $470/wk
+11% vs other
 $420/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hamilton East Hamilton
0-4 4.9% / 3.5%
Hamilton East — 0-4: 4.9% Hamilton — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 13.1% / 7.7%
Hamilton East — 5-14: 13.1% Hamilton — 5-14: 7.7%
15-19 5.3% / 4.0%
Hamilton East — 15-19: 5.3% Hamilton — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 6.0% / 12.2%
Hamilton East — 20-24: 6.0% Hamilton — 20-24: 12.2%
25-34 8.6% / 16.9%
Hamilton East — 25-34: 8.6% Hamilton — 25-34: 16.9%
35-44 13.3% / 12.5%
Hamilton East — 35-44: 13.3% Hamilton — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 14.8% / 11.5%
Hamilton East — 45-54: 14.8% Hamilton — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 12.6% / 12.5%
Hamilton East — 55-64: 12.6% Hamilton — 55-64: 12.5%
65-74 11.7% / 10.8%
Hamilton East — 65-74: 11.7% Hamilton — 65-74: 10.8%
75-84 5.8% / 5.3%
Hamilton East — 75-84: 5.8% Hamilton — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ 2.7% / 3.2%
Hamilton East — 85+: 2.7% Hamilton — 85+: 3.2%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hamilton East 31.4% lone person
Hamilton East — Lone Person: 31.4% Hamilton East — Couple Families: 50.2% Hamilton East — One Parent Families: 10.0% Hamilton East — Group Household: 5.5% Hamilton East — Other Families: 3.0%
Hamilton 45.8% lone person
Hamilton — Lone Person: 45.8% Hamilton — Couple Families: 23.4% Hamilton — One Parent Families: 13.7% Hamilton — Group Household: 15.1% Hamilton — Other Families: 2.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hamilton East 17.3% renting
Hamilton East — Owned Outright: 49.4% Hamilton East — Mortgage: 33.2% Hamilton East — Renting: 17.3%
Hamilton 45.9% renting
Hamilton — Owned Outright: 29.6% Hamilton — Mortgage: 24.5% Hamilton — Renting: 45.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Hamilton East Hamilton
Bachelor Degree 21.2% / 19.5%
Hamilton East — Bachelor Degree: 21.2% Hamilton — Bachelor Degree: 19.5%
Certificate III & IV 9.6% / 13.2%
Hamilton East — Certificate III & IV: 9.6% Hamilton — Certificate III & IV: 13.2%
Postgraduate Degree 8.8% / 7.2%
Hamilton East — Postgraduate Degree: 8.8% Hamilton — Postgraduate Degree: 7.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 8.0%
Hamilton East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Hamilton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.5% / 2.9%
Hamilton East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5% Hamilton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

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.

Hamilton East Hamilton
England 2.2% / 3.0%
Hamilton East — England: 2.2% Hamilton — England: 3.0%
Greece 2.1% / 0.9%
Hamilton East — Greece: 2.1% Hamilton — Greece: 0.9%
India 0.6% / 1.3%
Hamilton East — India: 0.6% Hamilton — India: 1.3%
New Zealand 0.7% / 1.1%
Hamilton East — New Zealand: 0.7% Hamilton — New Zealand: 1.1%
Italy 0.5% / 1.1%
Hamilton East — Italy: 0.5% Hamilton — Italy: 1.1%
Vietnam 1.0% / —
Hamilton East — Vietnam: 1.0% Hamilton — Vietnam: not among its largest
Nepal — / 1.0%
Hamilton East — Nepal: not among its largest Hamilton — Nepal: 1.0%
Scotland 0.8% / —
Hamilton East — Scotland: 0.8% Hamilton — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hamilton East 87.7% houses
Hamilton East — Houses: 87.7% Hamilton East — Townhouses: 6.6% Hamilton East — Flats / Apartments: 5.7%
Hamilton 58.3% houses
Hamilton — Houses: 58.3% Hamilton — Townhouses: 25.2% Hamilton — Flats / Apartments: 16.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Hamilton East Hamilton
Median house price $1,950,000 $1,130,000
Median unit price — $748,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 64 days
from 8 sales
 23 days
from 47 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.

Hamilton East Hamilton
3 bed $1.62M / $1.16M
Hamilton East — 3 bed: $1.62M (13 sales) Hamilton — 3 bed: $1.16M (67 sales)

13 vs 67 sales

4 bed $2.4M / $1.6M
Hamilton East — 4 bed: $2.4M (10 sales) Hamilton — 4 bed: $1.6M (18 sales)

10 vs 18 sales

Zoning mix

Hamilton East Hamilton
Residential 93% 74%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 13%
Commercial 0% 8%
Parks and recreation 1% 6%
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

Hamilton East Hamilton
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.

Hamilton East Hamilton
Houses — 2.8%
$700/wk on $1.3M
Units — 5.3%
$600/wk on $592K

Ranking within NSW

Hamilton East Hamilton
House price Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Income Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 100% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 89% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 14% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 77% of NSW

Liveability

Hamilton East scores higher overall (69 vs 58); Hamilton East is more walkable (99 vs 91).

Hamilton East Hamilton
Grade B
same for both
Score 69/100 58/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Hamilton carries more crime risk (96 vs 85).

Hamilton East Hamilton
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
85/100
 High
96/100
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 17
within 5 km
 19
within 5 km

Schools

Hamilton East Hamilton
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
The University of Newcastle (Newcastle City), 2.2 km
 2
The University of Newcastle (Newcastle City), 3.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.9% 5.2%

Schools in Hamilton East

  • St Francis Xavier's College Catholic · Secondary below peers

Schools in Hamilton

  • Hamilton Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Hamilton East Hamilton
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 18
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 0 4
GPs 2
same for both
Pharmacies 0 5
Hospitals 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 7
Fuel stations 1 2

Mobility

Hamilton East Hamilton
Walkability score 99/100 91/100
Distance to Sydney 159.3 km 157.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 123 min 121 min
Public transport score 66/100
Bus
 87/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 21.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 141.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.5%
postcode 2303
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 30
postcode 2303
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.

Hamilton East Hamilton
Car (driver) 46.8% / 54.5%
Hamilton East — Car (driver): 46.8% Hamilton — Car (driver): 54.5%
Worked from Home 42.6% / 31.9%
Hamilton East — Worked from Home: 42.6% Hamilton — Worked from Home: 31.9%
Walked Only 6.2% / 6.3%
Hamilton East — Walked Only: 6.2% Hamilton — Walked Only: 6.3%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / 2.5%
Hamilton East — Car (passenger): 3.2% Hamilton — Car (passenger): 2.5%
Bicycle 1.2% / 2.1%
Hamilton East — Bicycle: 1.2% Hamilton — Bicycle: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.5%).

Setting

Hamilton East Hamilton
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.9 km
2.0 km to a named beach
 2.6 km
3.0 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Hamilton East Hamilton
Connectivity score 55/100 62/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 19%
461 premises
 31%
2,901 premises

Climate

Hamilton East Hamilton
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)

Hamilton East Hamilton
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 21.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Hamilton East Hamilton
Average residential rate $1,783/yr
same for both
Council Newcastle
same for both

Federal electorate

Hamilton East Hamilton
Division Newcastle
same for both
Member Sharon Claydon
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hamilton East Hamilton
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hamilton East

Coastal Nightlife Parks Professionals

Hamilton

Cafe Culture Coastal Nightlife Parks Professionals Townhouses Transport Hub Urban

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