Suburb profile
Charlestown NSW 2290
Charlestown is located in the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie region of New South Wales, postcode 2290. It has 8,124 properties across 183 streets. Explore every street in Charlestown, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.
About Charlestown
Charlestown, NSW 2290, sits in the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie region and neighbours Gateshead, Kotara South, Highfields and Whitebridge. Its 183 streets hold 8,124 properties, 5,232 of them houses and 2,892 units.
Census figures are for the Charlestown - Dudley area. It had 25,254 residents, a median age of 38 and an average household of 2.5 people. Median household income was $1,808 a week, the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month and the median rent $390 a week. Of 9,642 dwellings, 7,728 were separate houses, 1,356 semi-detached and 548 flats; 3,339 were owned outright, 3,631 owned with a mortgage and 2,499 rented.
Updated October 2026
Who lives in Charlestown
- 25,254Peoplelive in the area
- 38Median ageyears
- $1,808Median household incomea week
- $390Median renta week
Homes by type
- Houses7,728
- Townhouses and semis1,356
- Flats and apartments548
Household
- Median mortgage repayment$2,000a month
- Household size2.5people on average
How homes are held
Schools in Charlestown
Charlestown East Public School
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Charlestown Public School
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Charlestown South Public School
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Hillsborough Public School
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St Joseph's Primary School
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No secondary schools in Charlestown.
Alesco Secondary College - Charlestown Campus
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Streets in Charlestown
A
- Aberfeldy Close27 properties
- Abrahams Lane3 properties
- Aintree Close31 properties
- Aldrin Avenue8 properties
- Alexander Parade67 properties
- Algona Road73 properties
- Alisha Close9 properties
- Alvestor Close16 properties
- Anjon Street18 properties
- Apollo Drive38 properties
- Armstrong Road49 properties
- Arnold Street48 properties
- Attunga Close6 properties
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- Baikie Crescent29 properties
- Baloo Close16 properties
- Bati Street11 properties
- Benaud Street19 properties
- Bianca Close23 properties
- Biraban Street5 properties
- Birkwood Close18 properties
- Birrong Place6 properties
- Boldon Close24 properties
- Bradman Street47 properties
- Brett Street4 properties
- Bula Street27 properties
- Buller Street25 properties
- Bulls Garden Road3 properties
- Buwa Street51 properties
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- Camrose Street3 properties
- Canberra Street9 properties
- Carl Close15 properties
- Castle Close26 properties
- Chapman Street48 properties
- Charles Street253 properties
- Charlestown Road415 properties
- Chelston Close9 properties
- Chester Close7 properties
- Conifer Close5 properties
- Conrad Avenue35 properties
- Coolac Close11 properties
- Courtney Close19 properties
- Cowper Avenue60 properties
- Crescent Road85 properties
- Creswell Avenue60 properties
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- Hallam Street25 properties
- Hallvert Crescent18 properties
- Hampshire Place28 properties
- Hartley Street10 properties
- Hazleton Grove31 properties
- Heshbon Street1 property
- Highland Close41 properties
- Hillhouse Street15 properties
- Hillsborough Road69 properties
- Hooper Street5 properties
- Hopetoun Street38 properties
- Hutton Street47 properties
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- Kahibah Road94 properties
- Kaleen Street64 properties
- Kalinda Parade41 properties
- Kalora Crescent42 properties
- Katrina Close10 properties
- Keal Street14 properties
- Kendall Street53 properties
- Kerr Street35 properties
- Kerri Close14 properties
- Kirika Street18 properties
- Kirkdale Drive57 properties
- Kulai Street95 properties
- Kullaroo Road37 properties
- Kurra Street7 properties
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- Madeleine Avenue61 properties
- Maltarra Place16 properties
- Mara Street6 properties
- Marie Street40 properties
- Maurene Crescent28 properties
- Mcdonald Crescent33 properties
- Melissa Close8 properties
- Merran Avenue44 properties
- Milson Street88 properties
- Mimosa Avenue9 properties
- Moonah Avenue17 properties
- Moto Street4 properties
- Mulbinga Street43 properties
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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.