Sandgate, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 276
- Median age
- 69
- Household income
- $687/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 43%
- Renting
- 37%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 1/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Sandgate Station · 0.6 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Calvary Mater Newcastle · 3.3 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)
$1.98m
Median unit (5 yr)
$634k
Sales (5 yr)
39
Sales (12 mths)
8
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
157 recorded incidents in 2025 · up 84.7% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Shortland PS
Secondary
Callaghan Jesmond
Secondary
Callaghan Waratah Tech
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 · Shortland - Jesmond
District population (2025)
14,339
+24% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
71
houses 14 · other 57
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 Sandgate:
- Maitland Road (74)
- Friesian Close (59)
- Wallsend Road (54)
- Rural Drive (54)
- Ayrshire Crescent (45)
- Guernsey Street (28)
- Mangrove Road (27)
- Ferry Road (26)
- Jersey Avenue (6)
- Old Maitland Road (4)
- Grade Seperation Project (1)
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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.