Average rent in Mayfield - Warabrook, NSW — 2026
Mayfield - Warabrook is part of the Newcastle council area and sits 119km out from the Sydney CBD, with around 15,526 residents at the 2021 ABS Census. Renters here typically pay $380/week, which is below the New South Wales median of $424/week. About 39% of households rent — the rest are owners or paying down a mortgage.
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ABS 2021 Census median
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Suburb at a glance
- Population
- 15,526
- Median age
- 37
- Distance to Sydney
- 119 km
- Households renting
- 39%
- Separate houses
- 75%
- Flats / apartments
- 6%
- Born overseas
- 14%
- Top occupation
- Professionals
- LGA
- Newcastle
ABS 2021
Renting in Mayfield - Warabrook
Mayfield - Warabrook sits below the New South Wales median, with the typical renter paying $380/week — 10% less than the state-wide $424/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 58% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 39% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (75%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 15,526, the median age is 37, and the most common occupation is Professionals. 14% of residents were born overseas. Mayfield - Warabrook is 119km from Sydney, often putting it outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date. Your reported figure above gives the live read; the Census number anchors the historical baseline.
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