Pelaw Main, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 1,080
- Median age
- 39
- Household income
- $1,174/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 70%
- Renting
- 29%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 1/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Maitland Station · 12.1 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Kurri Kurri Hospital · 1.9 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)
$656k
Median unit (5 yr)
$525k
Sales (5 yr)
85
Sales (12 mths)
7
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
65 recorded incidents in 2025 · down 23.5% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Pelaw Main PS
Secondary
Kurri Kurri 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 · Kurri Kurri - Abermain
District population (2025)
23,407
+32% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
137
houses 109 · other 28
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 Pelaw Main:
- Hebburn Street (72)
- Evatt Street (71)
- Neath Street (66)
- Stanford Street (54)
- Aberdare Street (50)
- Abermain Street (44)
- Millfield Street (43)
- Allandale Street (33)
- Bellbird Street (24)
- Ellalong Street (22)
- Hector Avenue (18)
- Boundary Street (18)
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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.