Suburb Comparison Brief — Template 26
Suburb Comparison Brief
Issue 26 · May 2026
Side-by-side SA2 read · Newcastle SA3 · Houses · 12-month rolling

Adamstown – Kotara vs Merewether – The Junction.

SA2 A · Adamstown – Kotara
Median house sale
$1.21M
181 sales · 26 days median DoM · $780/wk rent
+66%
B over A
SA2 B · Merewether – The Junction
Median house sale
$2.01M
158 sales · 34 days median DoM · $995/wk rent
Where they sit Mapbox · ABS ASGS 2021 SA2
SA2 A8.0 km² · 6,416 addresses
Adamstown – Kotara
3 / 2 / 2Bed · Bath · Car
71%Owner-occ
82%Sep house
35–44Median age
SA2 B7.2 km² · 4,505 addresses
Merewether – The Junction
3 / 2 / 2Bed · Bath · Car
66%Owner-occ
63%Sep house
45–54Median age
Adamstown – Kotara Merewether – The Junction Both areas sit inside the Newcastle SA3
Price Band Distribution Sale Min · P25 · Median · P75 · Sale Max · 12-month rolling
Area Min P25 Median P75 Max
Adamstown – Kotara $779k$1.05M$1.21M$1.47M$3.60M
Merewether – The Junction $975k$1.63M$2.01M$2.48M$9.30M
B vs A +25%+55%+66%+69%+158%
Two suburbs, paired on the same metrics — no spin.
DATA: SUBURBTRENDS · ABS ASGS 2021 SA2 · BASE: MAPBOX
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Paired Metrics · Sales Houses · 12-month rolling
Metric Adamstown – Kotara Merewether – The Junction B vs A
Median sale price$1.21M$2.01M+66%
2-bedroom median$975k$1.30M+33%
3-bedroom median$1.11M$1.60M+44%
4-bedroom median$1.37M$2.23M+62%
Sale volume · 12m181158−13%
Median days on market2634+8 days
Aggregate sale turnover · 12m$207M$227M+10%
Paired Metrics · Rentals Houses · 12-month median weekly
Metric Adamstown – Kotara Merewether – The Junction B vs A
Median weekly rent$780$995+28%
3-bedroom weekly$750$900+20%
4-bedroom weekly$900$1,300+44%
Implied gross yield · median3.4%2.6%−0.8 pts
Paired Metrics · People & Place ABS 2021 Census SA2
Metric Adamstown – Kotara Merewether – The Junction Note
Median age band35–4445–54+10 yrs
Separate house share82%63%−20 pts
Apartment share7%19%+12 pts
Owner-occupier rate71%66%−5 pts
Private renter share25%28%+3 pts
Median family income band$2,000–2,999$3,000–3,999+1 band
Families earning $4k+ / wk19%32%+13 pts
SEIFA · weighted decile7.48.6+1.2
Crestmark Property — local data, side by side.
DATA: SUBURBTRENDS · ABS 2021 CENSUS SA2 · BASE: MAPBOX
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