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Merewether Heights NSW 2291

Merewether Heights is located in the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie region of New South Wales, postcode 2291. It has 537 properties across 17 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Merewether Heights, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About Merewether Heights

Merewether Heights, NSW 2291, sits in the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie region and neighbours Merewether and Adamstown. Its 17 streets hold 537 properties, 513 of them houses and 24 units.

Census figures are for the Merewether - The Junction area. At the 2021 Census it had 14,506 residents, a median age of 40 and an average household of 2.5 people. Median household income was $2,277 a week, the median mortgage repayment $2,500 a month and the median rent $420 a week. Of 5,584 dwellings, 3,491 were separate houses, 1,042 semi-detached and 1,050 flats; 2,003 were owned outright, 1,684 owned with a mortgage and 1,797 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Merewether Heights

  • 14,506Peoplelive in the area
  • 40Median ageyears
  • $2,277Median household incomea week
  • $420Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses3,491
  • Townhouses and semis1,042
  • Flats and apartments1,050

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$2,500a month
  • Household size2.5people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 2,003Owned with a mortgage 1,684Rented 1,797Other 100

Schools in Merewether Heights

  • Merewether Heights Public School

    GovernmentPrimary

Streets in Merewether Heights

  1. Ashford Parade44 properties
  2. Bershire Avenue57 properties
  3. Cedar Crescent15 properties
  4. Elsworth Parade33 properties
  5. Hatfield Street33 properties
  6. Parkland Parade20 properties
  7. Peak Street12 properties
  8. Perina Place12 properties
  9. Rembrandt Drive83 properties
  10. Roentgen Close5 properties
  11. Scenic Drive69 properties
  12. Summer Place17 properties
  13. Sun Hill Drive61 properties
  14. The Grove12 properties
  15. The Quarter Deck41 properties
  16. Toorak Court7 properties
  17. View Street16 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.