Fassifern suburb profile
Fassifern is a small residential suburb in the City of Lake Macquarie, offering a quiet, suburban character centred on its local train station on the Hunter Line. Streets are mostly lined with single-storey weatherboard and brick homes on modest blocks, with some newer infill developments blending into the established fabric. The suburb suits commuters and families who value a low-key lifestyle while keeping Newcastle and other Hunter centres within reach. Local shops and community facilities are modest, so residents commonly use nearby town centres for shopping and services, and there is easy access to bushland and lakeside recreation in the surrounding area.
Fassifern property market performance
Like many smaller suburbs, Fassifern has relatively few recent property sales, so there isn't enough data to publish a reliable median price for houses or units.
Over the last 3 months there was one house sale and one unit sale in Fassifern, reflecting low sales activity.
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Sold Past 3 months | 1 | 1 |
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Fassifern demographics
Fassifern is home to 586 people, with a median age of 47 and a median household income of $1,343 a week, roughly $69,836 a year.
Family households are dominated by couples: 47.8% are couple families without children, 32.7% are couple families with children, and one-parent families make up 19.5% of families.
Homes in Fassifern are mostly owner-occupied: 40.6% are owned outright and 35.5% are owned with a mortgage, a combined 76.1%, while 23.9% are rented.
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