Fern Bay, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 4,046
- Median age
- 43
- Household income
- $1,435/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 72%
- Renting
- 24%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 6/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Hamilton Station · 8.1 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Calvary Mater Newcastle · 8.8 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)
$955k
Median unit (5 yr)
$745k
Sales (5 yr)
276
Sales (12 mths)
34
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
118 recorded incidents in 2025 · up 4.4% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Fern Bay 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 · Stockton - Fullerton Cove
District population (2025)
9,709
+32% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
99
houses 88 · other 11
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 Fern Bay:
- Seaside Boulevard (143)
- Norfolk Street (138)
- Paperbark Court (94)
- Dune Drive (91)
- Ironbark Drive (89)
- Foxtail Street (68)
- Apple Street (68)
- Rosemary Street (66)
- Nelson Bay Road (54)
- Sandcastle Street (53)
- Uralla Street (49)
- Popplewell Road (44)
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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.