Merewether NSW 2291

Here you can find what you need to know about Merewether, NSW, including house prices in the area, median values, annual growth, recent sale prices, maps, a suburb profile and much more.

Suburb Insights
for Houses in last 12 months

At a Glance

$2.1M Median Sale Price (National Average $485k) 234th In NSW
7.33% Median Sale Price Change (1yr) (National Average 4.30%) 615th In NSW
$850pw Median Rent (National Average $395) 284th In NSW
2.2% Median Gross Yield (National Average 4.24%) 1004th In NSW
Properties sold 119
Average discounting -5.77%
Average Days on Market 73
Stock on Market 124 for sale

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A higher score indicates the suburb is more likely to contain properties that deliver an above average gross yield.

Merewether, NSW National
Median
Gross Yield

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How we calculate the suburb Capital Growth Score

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A higher score indicates the suburb has recently experienced significant capital growth and the short term outlook for further growth is likely to be good given strong market health indicators.

Merewether, NSW National
Change in Median
Price (1 yr)
Average Days
on Market
Average Vendor
Discounting

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How we calculate the suburb Lower Risk Score

The suburb Lower Risk Score is simply the average of all the individual Lower Risk Scores for each property in that suburb.

A higher score indicates the suburb has increased in value over a longer period so is less likely to only be due to recent market forces. It is also likely to contain properties that command higher rent than average and therefore attract higher income tenants. Furthermore, properties in this suburb are likely to be easier to sell in the future due to strong market health indicators.

Merewether, NSW National
Average Days
on Market
Change in Median Price
(5 yr)
Average Vendor
Discounting

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Suburb Information

Merewether, NSW 2291

Part of: Newcastle Council No data available

The size of Merewether is approximately 6.4 square kilometres. It has 19 parks covering nearly 49.5% of total area. The population of Merewether in 2011 was 10,468 people. By 2016 the population was 10,971 showing a population growth of 4.8% in the area during that time. The predominant age group in Merewether is 20-29 years. Households in Merewether are primarily couples with children and are likely to be repaying $1800 - $2399 per month on mortgage repayments. In general, people in Merewether work in a professional occupation. In 2011, 63.1% of the homes in Merewether were owner-occupied compared with 63.3% in 2016. (source: Australian Bureau of Statistics)

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Market Trends for Merewether   for Houses in last 12 months


There have been 119 Houses sold in Merewether in the past 12 months with a median sale price of $2.1M, up 7.3% annually. It takes on average 49 days to sell with vendor discounting of -5.8%.

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