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Postcode 2287 covers 7 NSW suburbs: Wallsend, Maryland, Fletcher, Elermore Vale, Birmingham Gardens and 2 more. Wallsend is the largest, with 39% of the postcode's G-NAF addresses. Most of its addresses fall in Newcastle LGA. In 2025, 1,548 new rental bonds were lodged across the postcode, at a median of $618 a week, up 6.6% on $580 the year before. The NSW median for new bonds was $695. By size: 1-bedroom $250, 2-bedroom $560, 3-bedroom $670, 4-bedroom $780. Police recorded 2,556 criminal incidents in postcode 2287 in the 12 months to December 2025, against 2,351 the year before. That is a count, not a rate: it is not adjusted for residents or visitors, and a busy centre or transport hub can account for much of it. Sources: NSW Fair Trading rental bond lodgements, calendar 2025; BOCSAR postcode data, Jan 2025 – Dec 2025; G-NAF localities.
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