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Postcode 2290 covers 10 NSW suburbs: Charlestown, Redhead, Mount Hutton, Gateshead, Whitebridge and 5 more. Charlestown is the largest, with 41% of the postcode's G-NAF addresses. Most of its addresses fall in Lake Macquarie LGA. In 2025, 809 new rental bonds were lodged across the postcode, at a median of $650 a week, up 8.3% on $600 the year before. The NSW median for new bonds was $695. By size: 1-bedroom $400, 2-bedroom $575, 3-bedroom $720, 4-bedroom $850. Police recorded 2,563 criminal incidents in postcode 2290 in the 12 months to December 2025, against 2,543 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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