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482 Wakefield Road, Wakefield NSW 2278

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Flood
Clear
Not within a mapped flood area.
Bushfire
In area
Bushfire-prone area
Zoning
Rural
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Council zone: Rural Landscape

School catchment
2 zones
PrimaryBarnsley Public School
SecondaryWest Wallsend High School
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Crime

Reported offences around Lake Macquarie

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7,157
offences per 100k — Lake Macquarie council area
15,313
reported offences (last 12 months) in the Lake Macquarie council area
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Reported offences in the Lake Macquarie council area over time

Development in the area

New dwellings approved across Lake Macquarie council

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1,187
Dwellings/yr
768
Houses
419
Units
01,0002,0002020202120222023202420252026

New dwellings approved in the 12 months to May 2026, across the whole Lake Macquarie council area (not just this address). Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Who lives here

4.9% of Wakefield’s 144 residents were born overseas

Top ancestries

English47.9%
Australian41%
Australian Aboriginal12.5%
Scottish11.1%
Irish9%
Polish6.9%

Suburb-level profile for Wakefield, not this specific address. Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

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Indicative only — verify with the relevant council or department before relying on it. Sources: NSW Department of Planning (land zoning & flood-planning overlays), NSW Rural Fire Service (bushfire-prone land), NSW Department of Education (school catchments), NSW BOCSAR (crime), Geoscape G-NAF (addresses).