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Rental Watch
Issue 04 · May 2026
Issue 04 · May 2026
Monthly Rental Market Update · SA2 11103122
Adamstown & Kotara rental review.
Where weekly rents sit, how they have moved over twelve months, and how the pocket compares with the wider Newcastle rental market — prepared for landlords across the Crestmark managed portfolio.
Median Weekly Rent · Houses
$780
All houses, rolling 12-month median
12-Month Rent Growth
+8.3%
Up from $720/wk a year ago
Rental Vacancy · Newcastle SA3
1.6%
3-month rolling — a tight, landlord-favoured market
Where This Sits Mapbox · ABS ASGS 2021 SA2
Adamstown – Kotara (subject SA2)
Area centroid
Newcastle SA3 · 8.0 km²
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Median Weekly Rent by Bedroom Houses · current 12m
1 bd
+2.5%
2 bd
+9.3%
3 bd
+7.1%
4 bd
+9.8%
Bars scaled to the four-bedroom median. Year-on-year change compares the current rolling 12-month median with the same window twelve months earlier.
Median weekly rent — 16-month trendSA3 series
Newcastle SA3, houses. Time-series trends are reported at SA3 level
for a stable, statistically reliable signal.
Rental vacancy rate — 13-month trendSA3 series
Newcastle SA3, 3-month rolling vacancy. The 3% line marks a
balanced market; below it favours landlords.
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How the Pocket Compares · Newcastle SA3 Houses · weekly rent
| SA2 Area | Median Rent | 2 bd | 3 bd | 4 bd | 12-mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamstown – Kotara | $780 | $645 | $750 | $900 | +8.3% |
| Merewether – The Junction | $995 | $680 | $900 | $1,300 | +17.1% |
| Hamilton – Broadmeadow | $780 | $680 | $800 | $996 | +12.2% |
| Lambton – New Lambton | $770 | $640 | $770 | $995 | +10.0% |
| Mayfield – Warabrook | $700 | $630 | $730 | $830 | +7.7% |
| Wallsend – Elermore Vale | $680 | $580 | $690 | $800 | +9.7% |
| Beresfield – Hexham | $620 | $530 | $620 | $690 | +8.8% |
Ranked selection of Newcastle SA3 sub-areas. Subject area highlighted.
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Newcastle rental vacancy: 1.6%
A balanced market sits near 3%. At 1.6%, Newcastle is structurally tight — short re-let windows and low risk of extended vacancy. In months where vacancy runs high, this module can be removed so the update stays on-message.
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What this means for your property
Adamstown and Kotara remain a firm rental market. The house median lifted to $780 a week over the past year — an 8.3% rise — with the strongest movement in two- and four-bedroom stock, both up close to 10%. With Newcastle SA3 vacancy at just 1.6%, well-presented properties are leasing quickly and renewal pressure favours holding rents at or above the suburb median.