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MEREWETHER, NSW
2291Major Cities of AustraliaSEIFA Decile 10/10LGA: NewcastleView on Power MapDownload Place Brief (PDF)
Entities
128
Total Funding
$7.8M
Community-Controlled
4
CC Funding Share
0%
Top Funded Entities
$2.4M
C: $2.4M
$1.8M
C: $1.8M
JA Manitta & S Manitta
Company
$636K
C: $636K
MULLER UNIT TRUST
Company
$533K
C: $533K
$462K
C: $462K
Lacuna Psychology Pty Ltd
Company
$400K
C: $400K
$362K
C: $362K
$288K
G: $288K
LAURENCE BENJAMIN WILKINS
Company
$103K
C: $103K
$100K
C: $100K
$100K
C: $100K
PASCOE PSYCHOLOGY PTY LTD
Company
$90K
C: $90K
$80K
C: $80K
Rodney Charles Givney
Company
$64K
C: $64K
212 Pty Ltd
Company
$61K
C: $61K
$60K
C: $60K
MATT HALL RACING
Company
$57K
C: $57K
AKS MEDIA INTERNATIONAL
Company
$45K
C: $45K
PIEZODRIVE PTY LTD
Company
$37K
C: $37K
$36K
C: $36K
NDIS Supply & Service Pressure
State Providers
4,591
Thin Districts
2
Very Thin
1
Local Disability Delivery
0
91 disability-focused enterprises in NSW
NDIS money is not the same thing as healthy service coverage. This view shows whether MEREWETHER, NSW sits inside a state market with thin provider supply, captured payment flows, and too few local disability-focused or community-controlled alternatives.
Thinnest Districts In NSW
Far West49 providers
Far West51 providers
Southern NSW242 providers
Southern NSW245 providers
Captured Markets
Far West95%
Mid North Coast89%
Western NSW75%
Murrumbidgee71%
Schools (6)
ACARA school profiles in postcode 2291. ICSEA measures educational advantage (national avg 1000).
The Junction Public School
GovernmentPrimary6% Indigenous
ICSEA 1115
450 students
St Joseph's Primary School
CatholicPrimary2% Indigenous
ICSEA 1141
387 students
Hamilton South Public School
GovernmentPrimary5% Indigenous
ICSEA 1139
362 students
Merewether Heights Public School
GovernmentPrimary3% Indigenous
ICSEA 1129
269 students
Holy Family Primary School
CatholicPrimary3% Indigenous
ICSEA 1132
198 students
Merewether Public School
GovernmentPrimary31% Indigenous
ICSEA 950
139 students
Crime & Safety — Newcastle LGA
Reported incidents by offence group (October 2024 - September 2025). Source: state crime statistics agencies.
The major offences
477 per 100K
104,335
↓0% 2yr↑0% 10yr
Other Theft
332 per 100K
33,476
↓0% 2yr↓0% 10yr
Against justice procedures
205 per 100K
20,813
↑0% 10yr
Drug offences
36 per 100K
9,618
↑0% 10yr
Disorderly conduct
71 per 100K
4,770
↓0% 10yr
Robbery
17 per 100K
858
Other Assault
33 per 100K
559
Other Homicide
0 per 100K
8
Social Need
DSS payment recipients in this area by payment type. Higher counts indicate service demand and community need.
Total Recipients
5,140
Payment Types
15
Pension Concession Card
1,520
Age Pension
940
Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
480
Commonwealth Rent Assistance
430
Health Care Card
370
Disability Support Pension
325
JobSeeker Payment
245
Family Tax Benefit A
225
Family Tax Benefit B
175
Carer Allowance
170
NDIS Participants
Newcastle (C) LGA
6,242
active participants
2025-Q4
All Entities (128)
Charity
Foundation
Charity
Charity
Charity
Charity
Charity
Foundation
Charity
CCSocial Enterprise
CCSocial Enterprise
Company
Charity
Company
Company
Company
Company
+ 98 more entities
Disadvantage Index
10/10
SEIFA IRSD Decile
This area has relatively low socio-economic disadvantage.
Entity Types
- Company
- 101
- Charity
- 18
- Social Enterprise
- 5
- Foundation
- 3
- person
- 1