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Islington NSW 2296

Islington is located in the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie region of New South Wales, postcode 2296. It has 1,567 properties across 36 streets. Explore every street in Islington, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About Islington

Islington, NSW 2296, sits in the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie region and neighbours Tighes Hill, Wickham, Hamilton and Mayfield. Its 36 streets hold 1,567 properties, 1,044 of them houses and 523 units.

Census figures are for Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill, which covers the suburb. At the census the area had 9,171 residents, a median age of 35 and an average household of 2.2 people. Median household income was $1,915 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,985 a month and the median rent $450 a week. Of 3,944 dwellings, 2,222 were separate houses, 1,043 semi-detached and 632 flats, with 35 other; 932 were owned outright, 1,235 owned with a mortgage and 1,694 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Islington

  • 9,171Peoplelive in the area
  • 35Median ageyears
  • $1,915Median household incomea week
  • $450Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses2,222
  • Townhouses and semis1,043
  • Flats and apartments632
  • Other35

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$1,985a month
  • Household size2.2people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 932Owned with a mortgage 1,235Rented 1,694Other 83

Properties in Islington

Schools in Islington

  • Islington Public School

    GovernmentPrimary

Streets in Islington

  1. Albert Street44 properties
  2. Anderton Street39 properties
  3. Beaumont Street80 properties
  4. Bentley Street7 properties
  5. Bevan Street13 properties
  6. Chinchen Street112 properties
  7. Clyde Street10 properties
  8. Coal Street48 properties
  9. Daniel Street7 properties
  10. Dent Street39 properties
  11. Fern Street184 properties
  12. Fleming Street50 properties
  13. George Street1 property
  14. Girling Street18 properties
  15. Hubbard Street46 properties
  16. Islington Street28 properties
  17. Ivy Street25 properties
  18. John Hooker Street25 properties
  19. Lewis Street24 properties
  20. Maitland Road240 properties
  21. Mary Street3 properties
  22. May Street19 properties
  23. Milford Street131 properties
  24. Morgan Street49 properties
  25. Norfolk Avenue53 properties
  26. Phoebe Street56 properties
  27. Power Street66 properties
  28. Price Street3 properties
  29. Redman Street13 properties
  30. Robert Street22 properties
  31. Roslyn Avenue41 properties
  32. Sheddon Street25 properties
  33. The Avenue1 property
  34. Thomas Street4 properties
  35. Wallace Street14 properties
  36. Watson Street27 properties

Neighbouring suburbs

Addresses and streets incorporate or were developed using G-NAF © Geoscape Australia, licensed by the Commonwealth of Australia under the Open Geo-coded National Address File (G-NAF) End User Licence Agreement.

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.