Cooks Hill, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 3,774
- Median age
- 35
- Household income
- $1,881/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 42%
- Renting
- 55%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 9/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Hamilton Station · 2.5 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Calvary Mater Newcastle · 5.8 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)
$1.57m
Median unit (5 yr)
$815k
Sales (5 yr)
403
Sales (12 mths)
43
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
564 recorded incidents in 2025 · down 6.8% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
The Junction PS
Secondary
Newcastle 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 · Newcastle - Cooks Hill
District population (2025)
14,632
+30% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to Feb 2026)
533
houses 6 · other 527
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 Cooks Hill:
- Darby Street (568)
- Union Street (314)
- Dawson Street (258)
- Corlette Street (243)
- Bruce Street (206)
- Railway Street (170)
- Parry Street (159)
- Brooks Street (149)
- Bull Street (133)
- Laman Street (119)
- Tooke Street (119)
- Parkway Avenue (84)
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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.