Nelson Bay, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 6,141
- Median age
- 51
- Household income
- $1,305/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 67%
- Renting
- 31%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 4/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Hamilton Station · 43.2 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Tomaree Community Hospital · 1.1 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)
$1.00m
Median unit (5 yr)
$660k
Sales (5 yr)
1,190
Sales (12 mths)
143
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
667 recorded incidents in 2025 · up 22.2% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Shoal Bay PS
Secondary
Tomaree 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 · Nelson Bay Peninsula
District population (2025)
22,156
+4% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
64
houses 30 · other 34
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 Nelson Bay:
- Tomaree Street (453)
- Magnus Street (452)
- Donald Street (426)
- Dowling Street (418)
- Stockton Street (319)
- Government Road (300)
- Victoria Parade (199)
- Church Street (192)
- Tallean Road (175)
- Navala Avenue (174)
- Wallawa Road (174)
- Thurlow Avenue (171)
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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.