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Swansea

20.9 km south-west of Newcastle city centreCity of Lake Macquarie4 min to Blacksmiths Beach1 min to Lake Macquarienext to Little Pelican and Pelican

Channel township, fishing village feel

About Lake Macquarie

Lake Mac is where Newcastle people move when they want space, water, and a slower clock. The vibe is family-friendly, boat-friendly, retirement-friendly.

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Lake Mac Vibes editorial assessment

Median House

$1.1M

Median Unit

$780k

YoY Growth

+10.6%

Vibe Score

60/100

Building approvals Licensed venues Late trading Contaminated land Recent sales

Basemap: OpenStreetMap via Protomaps Findings: council registers, NSW Liquor & Gaming, NSW contaminated land register

Common questions about Swansea

What is the median house price in Swansea?

The median house price in Swansea is $1.1M. Prices have moved up 10.6% year-on-year, with a upward trajectory. Data: NSW Valuer General. For address-specific property intelligence, check any address on Lake Mac Vibes.

What is the median unit price in Swansea?

The median unit price in Swansea is $780k. This compares to a median house price of $1.1M. Data: NSW Valuer General. To understand how prices vary within the suburb, check a specific address.

Is Swansea a good suburb?

Swansea. The median house is $1.1M, prices moved +10.6% in a year and it scores 60/100 on our vibe index. Momentum reads rising and the price trajectory is upward. Every figure comes from public registers and is refreshed weekly. A suburb average is not an address, so check the specific street before you commit.

How noisy is Swansea?

Swansea has 20 licensed venues tracked in our data. Venue types include: other, bar, cafe, takeaway, restaurant, bakery. Noise impact depends on proximity and trading hours. Enter any address to see noise sources within 500m, including late-trading venues, major roads, and rail corridors.

Momentum: rising

Swansea currently reads rising, at moderate confidence, the pattern: channel township, fishing village feel.

Median prices moved +10.6% year on year.

Development activity

Major projects and active development applications shaping this suburb

Demolition, Multi Dwelling Housing and Strata Title Subdivision

40 Milray Street · Unknown

Demolition, dual occupancy development, one into two Torrens Title subdivision and secondary dwelling.

5 Channel Street · Unknown

Dual Occupancy (Detached), Subdivision - Torrens Title

1 Belmont Street · Unknown

Demolition, Multi-Dwelling Housing, Subdivision – Strata

58 Lake Road · Unknown

Demolition, Multi-Dwelling Housing & Strata Subdivision

32 Milray Street · Amended Approval

Data: Newcastle & Lake Macquarie Councils + NSW Planning Portal

Price trajectory

Median house price: $1.1M from 94 sales in the 12 months to May 2026, +10.6% year on year.

Median unit price: $780k from 39 sales in the 12 months to May 2026.

NSW Valuer General via nswpropertysalesdata.com Sales settled in the 12 months to May 2026

Commercial vibe

Lifestyle venues that signal neighbourhood trajectory

20 lifestyle venues mapped, 1 bakery, 1 bar, 5 cafe, 3 other, 5 restaurant, 5 takeaway.

Standouts: The Channel Cafe, Cozzies Cuizine Cafe, Seed Cafe & Deli, Double Shot Express'O.

OpenStreetMap data · Updated monthly

Living here

Groceries, medical, terrain, transport, schools

Terrain: mostly flat. Nearest groceries: Woolworths Swansea (easy walk (under 5 min)), 3 options within 1.5km. 15 medical services mapped.

Data: OpenStreetMap · Terrain curated · Updated quarterly

Schools

Swansea Public School (primary) · NAPLAN at

Belmont High School (secondary) · NAPLAN at

Data: NSW Education · ACARA NAPLAN · MySchool

Suburbs like Swansea

Where else to look, and how they differ

What's happening next door

Adjacent suburbs and how their signals relate

Little Pelican Momentum: steady

Pelican Momentum: steady

Median $1.0M

Blacksmiths Momentum: rising

Median $1.4M

Swansea Heads Momentum: steady

Caves Beach Momentum: rising

Median $1.4M

Marks Point Momentum: steady

Median $1.0M

Head-to-head

Swansea features in

Risks

Safety

Safety rating: Below Average · three-year trend: worsening.

Data: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · three-year momentum

Crime is counted per suburb. What a Surroundings Report adds for one address →

Noise sources

Rail: quiet, No rail corridors within 500m. Construction: No significant construction.

Data: OpenStreetMap roads · Transport for NSW traffic counts and rail corridors · NSW Liquor & Gaming

A late-trading venue two streets away is not the same as one at the fence line. Noise within 500 m of an address →

Those risks are suburb-wide. Yours might not be.

Everything above describes Swansea. Which of it falls within 500 m of one particular house is a different question.

What is in a Surroundings Report · from $29

Found a place in Swansea?

Check what's happening around any specific address: development, contamination, noise, and more within 500m.

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