Wakefield vs Fassifern
Wakefield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 47 in Fassifern. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wakefield, most households are couple families. In Fassifern, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Wakefield: a median of $1.73 million, against $842,000 in Fassifern, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Wakefield tends to suit families with children and couples, while Fassifern 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
Wakefield
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 50%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 84%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Fassifern
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($842,500 vs $1,725,700)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Fassifern
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 13%)
- has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $353/wk)
- But Wakefield leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 23%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Fassifern
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (35/100 vs 13/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Fassifern
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (35/100 vs 13/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 9%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Wakefield and Fassifern drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Fassifern has more residents (586 vs 144); Wakefield has higher household incomes ($118,612 vs $69,836).
| Wakefield | Fassifern | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 144 | 586 +307% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.0% | -2.5% |
| Median age | 40 | 47 |
| Median household income | $118,612/yr +41% vs other | $69,836/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $353/wk +12% vs other | $310/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).
Property market
| Wakefield | Fassifern | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,725,700 | $842,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $2,788,500 | — |
Zoning mix
| Wakefield | Fassifern | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 70% | 66% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 15% | 12% |
| Rural and farming | 14% | 11% |
| Residential | 0% | 9% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 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
| Wakefield | Fassifern | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,212 across Lake Macquarie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +2% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Wakefield | Fassifern | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 81% of NSW | Higher than 26% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 83% of NSW | Higher than 33% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 62% of NSW | Higher than 77% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 36% of NSW | Higher than 64% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 13% of NSW | Higher than 61% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 16% of NSW | Higher than 65% of NSW |
Liveability
Fassifern is more walkable (35 vs 13).
| Wakefield | Fassifern | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 21/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
| Wakefield | Fassifern | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 70/100 | High 79/100 |
| Crime | High 97/100 | High 94/100 |
| 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 | 3 within 5 km | 4 within 5 km |
Schools
| Wakefield | Fassifern | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 2 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Wakefield
- Wakefield School Government · Secondary · Special school
Schools in Fassifern
- Charlton Christian College Independent · Combined at peers
- Fassifern Public School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Wakefield | Fassifern | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 same for both | |
Mobility
| Wakefield | Fassifern | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 | 35/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 136.7 km | 138.1 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 107 min | 103 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2278 | 0.6% postcode 2283 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 62 postcode 2278 | 48 postcode 2283 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.0%).
Setting
| Wakefield | Fassifern | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 49 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 14 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 13.9 km | 11.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Wakefield | Fassifern | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 45/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 26 premises | 0% 284 premises |
Climate
| Wakefield | Fassifern | |
|---|---|---|
| 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)
| Wakefield | Fassifern | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Wakefield | Fassifern | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,708/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lake Macquarie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Wakefield | Fassifern | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hunter same for both | |
| Member | Dan Repacholi same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Wakefield | Fassifern | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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