Cessnock, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 16,300
- Median age
- 40
- Household income
- $1,192/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 59%
- Renting
- 38%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 1/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Lochinvar Station · 15.6 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Cessnock Hospital · 0.5 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$620k
Median unit (5 yr)
$524k
Sales (5 yr)
1,894
Sales (12 mths)
216
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
2,276 recorded incidents in 2025 · down 0.5% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Cessnock WPS
Secondary
Mt View HS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Cessnock
District population (2025)
24,745
+12% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
278
houses 180 · other 98
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in Cessnock:
- Wollombi Road (354)
- Vincent Street (259)
- O'Shea Circuit (233)
- Allandale Road (212)
- Macquarie Avenue (203)
- Maitland Road (184)
- Love Street (153)
- Shedden Street (152)
- Church Street (149)
- Catherine Street (146)
- Chidgey Street (140)
- Hickey Street (136)
Check any address in Cessnock
Free value estimate with the comparable evidence behind it — no paywall, no sign-up.
All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.