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West Wallsend property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for West Wallsend, NSW (1,428 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in West Wallsend

West Wallsend is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential77.2% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: Low Density Residential

Open space12.7% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: Private Recreation

Residential4% of properties

Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).

Zone: Medium Density Residential

School catchments in West Wallsend

West Wallsend can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Crime near West Wallsend

West Wallsend sits in the Lake Macquarie council area, which recorded 12,690 reported offences in the 12 months to May 2026.

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569
Break-ins
415
Vehicle theft
2,037
Other theft
1,171
Property damage
885
Fraud
52
Handling stolen goods
1,575
Assault
557
Sexual offences
15
Robbery
1,181
Other against the person
4
Homicide
4,229
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 12,690 total. Figures are for the whole Lake Macquarie council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Who lives in West Wallsend

At the 2021 Census, 6.8% of West Wallsend’s 2,981 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian47.3%
English46.1%
Scottish11.7%
Irish8.7%
Australian Aboriginal5.9%
German3.9%

Top countries of birth

England1.7%
New Zealand1.3%
Germany0.5%
India0.5%
Netherlands0.4%
Scotland0.3%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near West Wallsend

Lake Macquarie council approved 1,166 new dwellings in the 12 months to Apr 2026.

1,166
Dwellings/yr
749
Houses
417
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Lake Macquarie council area (not just West Wallsend). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific West Wallsend address:

Nearby suburbs

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.