5 Eldon Street, Waratah West NSW 2298

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Flood
Clear
Not within a mapped flood area.
Bushfire
In area
Bushfire-prone area
Zoning
Residential
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Council zone: Low Density Residential

School catchment
3 zones
PrimaryWaratah West Public School
SecondaryCallaghan College Jesmond Senior Campus
SecondaryCallaghan College Waratah Campus
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Where this property sits

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Property values

Median sale price across Waratah West's postcode area

Houses
$1,000,000+11.54%
Postcode-area median · January - March 2026
Units & apartments
$720,000+16.88%
Postcode-area median · January - March 2026

Postcode-area median — NSW figures are reported by postcode, so this covers Waratah West and nearby suburbs sharing its postcode. Not a valuation of this specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).

Reported offences around Newcastle

13,057
offences per 100k — Newcastle council area
22,107
reported offences (last 12 months) in the Newcastle council area
01,2502,500202120222023202420252026

Reported offences in the Newcastle council area over time

Development in the area

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New dwellings approved across Newcastle council

854
Dwellings/yr
261
Houses
593
Units
01,0002,0002020202120222023202420252026

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

Who lives here

18.7% of Waratah West’s 3,142 residents were born overseas

Top ancestries

English38.6%
Australian36.1%
Irish10.3%
Scottish10.1%
Australian Aboriginal7.2%
German4.5%

Top countries of birth

England1.9%
China1.4%
Vietnam1.1%
India0.9%
Pakistan0.9%
Malaysia0.8%

Suburb-level profile for Waratah West, 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).