Salamander Bay, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 4,991
- Median age
- 57
- Household income
- $1,107/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 71%
- Renting
- 22%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 3/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Hamilton Station · 37.9 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Tomaree Community Hospital · 6.9 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)
$1.03m
Median unit (5 yr)
$645k
Sales (5 yr)
606
Sales (12 mths)
80
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
318 recorded incidents in 2025 · down 9.9% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Soldiers Pt 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 Salamander Bay:
- Soldiers Point Road (491)
- Sandy Point Road (484)
- Salamander Way (277)
- Horizons Drive (189)
- Yachtsman Crescent (174)
- George Road (126)
- Foreshore Drive (124)
- Scott Circuit (120)
- Randall Drive (99)
- Keel Street (85)
- Port Stephens Drive (83)
- Kestrel Avenue (79)
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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.