Statistics
Wallsend people are “reasonably happy”
Wallsend is a convenient base from which you can explore Lake Macquarie and its shoreline and the Hunter Valley, with its abundance of wineries, eateries, horse studs and spelling paddocks. One of greater Newcastle’s western suburbs, about 13km from the CBD and just to the east of the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway, Wallsend is named for the small town famous for its proximity to Hadrian’s Wall, built in Northumberland, England, by the Romans in 120-123AD as a defence against marauding northern tribes. The southern Wallsend was originally a coal mining town, established in 1858 by the Newcastle-Wallsend Coal Company. In the 1860s, disputes between this company and miners resulted in a co-operative mine being opened at the site where the Wallsend High School now stands. The town developed to house and service the influx of miners, most of whom came from the United Kingdom. Wallsend is close to the Awaba State Forest which is a popular escape for the bush-walking fraternity.
Statistics
Population 11,798
Families 3,246
Workforce 5,070
Average 40
Average Income $359 a week
Total Properties 5,094
Average Rent $185 a week
Average Mortgage $303 a week
Average Household Size 2.4
Average House Price $290,000 (in 2008)
The suburb of Wallsend is home to around 11,798 people, with the major industry being health care & social assistance, and a majority of workers being technicians & trades workers. In the 2006 Australian Census, 11,798 people considered Wallsend the place they most likely call home. The average person is a comfortable 40 years of age, and they have a less than average weekly gross income of around $359 per week. Wallsend folk that are (un)lucky enough to be on their way to owning their own home, found they had an affordable weekly mortgage of around $303 with the average house price in Wallsend being around $290,000. For those too poor, smart, and/or young to buy into the great Australian dream of spiraling debt, the average rent in Wallsend was around $185 a week. In terms of employment, 42.97% of people in Wallsend were considered employable.
A Product of the Environment
Taking into account the wages and expenses of the people in Wallsend in 2006, we would consider them to be reasonably happy.
