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Windermere Park

28.8 km south-west of Newcastle city centreCity of Lake Macquarie38 min to Catherine Hill Bay Beach9 min to Lake Macquarienext to Dora Creek and Eraring

Lakeside community near Bonnells Bay on the western shore. Named after the English lake, though the scale is very Lake Mac. Established residential with lake glimpses and a community 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

Building approvals Licensed venues Late trading Contaminated land Recent sales

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

Momentum: steady

Windermere Park currently reads steady, at low confidence, the pattern: western shore community near bonnells bay.

Median prices moved +9.3% year on year.

Development activity

Major projects and active development applications shaping this suburb

Dual Occupancy (Detached), Subdivision - Torrens Title, Fence

39 Rhodes Parade · Unknown

Dwelling House

36 Watt Street · Amended Approval

Deck, Pergola, Alterations and Additions

32 Churchill Crescent · Approved

Dwelling House

36 Watt Street · Approved

Dwelling Alterations and Additions, Swimming Pool and Associated Safety Barriers, Shed

12 Wingfield Street · Unknown

Data: Newcastle & Lake Macquarie Councils + NSW Planning Portal

Price trajectory

Median house price: $813k from 19 sales in the 12 months to May 2026, +9.3% year on year.

This is a thin market. Fewer than 30 homes sold here in the past year, so the figure above moves a long way on a single unusual sale. Read it as a rough guide, not a firm price.

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

Commercial vibe

Lifestyle venues that signal neighbourhood trajectory

OpenStreetMap data · Updated monthly

Living here

Groceries, medical, terrain, transport, schools

Terrain: mostly flat. Nearest groceries: FRIENDLY GROCER DORA CREEK (walkable (under 10 min)), 1 option within 1.5km.

Data: OpenStreetMap · Terrain curated · Updated quarterly

Schools

Morisset Public School (primary) · NAPLAN at

Morisset High School (secondary) · NAPLAN at

Data: NSW Education · ACARA NAPLAN · MySchool

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Risks

Safety

Noise sources

Rail: quiet, No significant rail noise. 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 Windermere Park. Which of it falls within 500 m of one particular house is a different question.

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