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Blacksmiths NSW 2281

Blacksmiths is located in the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie region of New South Wales, postcode 2281. It has 1,154 properties across 38 streets, mostly houses. Explore every street in Blacksmiths, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About Blacksmiths

Blacksmiths, NSW 2281, sits in the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie region and neighbours Belmont South, Marks Point, Pelican and Swansea. Its 38 streets hold 1,154 properties, 818 of them houses and 336 units.

Census figures are for the Belmont South - Blacksmiths area, which had 5,680 residents, a median age of 49 and an average household of 2.3 people. Median household income was $1,240 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,800 a month and the median rent $330 a week. Of 2,377 dwellings, 1,828 were separate houses, 230 semi-detached, 280 flats and 30 other; 958 were owned outright, 638 owned with a mortgage and 727 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Blacksmiths

  • 5,680Peoplelive in the area
  • 49Median ageyears
  • $1,240Median household incomea week
  • $330Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses1,828
  • Townhouses and semis230
  • Flats and apartments280
  • Other30

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$1,800a month
  • Household size2.3people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 958Owned with a mortgage 638Rented 727Other 54

Schools in Blacksmiths

  • Blacksmiths Public School

    GovernmentPrimary

Streets in Blacksmiths

  1. Aldunga Street14 properties
  2. Amana Way3 properties
  3. Amaroo Street16 properties
  4. Awabakal Avenue17 properties
  5. Bali Street17 properties
  6. Barooga Street7 properties
  7. Beltana Street26 properties
  8. Binda Street16 properties
  9. Biwong Street11 properties
  10. Boikon Street48 properties
  11. Carawa Street25 properties
  12. Cudgee Street7 properties
  13. Docker Street2 properties
  14. Garrawantara Street14 properties
  15. Gommera Street95 properties
  16. Kalinda Street22 properties
  17. Karog Street21 properties
  18. Kembrey Lane1 property
  19. Kolang Street37 properties
  20. Kuttul Street9 properties
  21. Lakeview Parade27 properties
  22. Mallawa Street12 properties
  23. Maneela Street42 properties
  24. Mankilli Street29 properties
  25. Mitti Street20 properties
  26. Ninag Street17 properties
  27. Pacific Highway256 properties
  28. Park Parade9 properties
  29. Piriwal Street31 properties
  30. Tirranna Street17 properties
  31. Tirriki Street32 properties
  32. Tirril Street27 properties
  33. Toowon Street2 properties
  34. Turea Street49 properties
  35. Ungala Road123 properties
  36. Vista Street1 property
  37. Warea Street23 properties
  38. Watervale Close29 properties

Neighbouring suburbs

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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.

School details © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), from the Australian Schools List, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International and modified. ACARA does not endorse Listd.

Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.