Shortland, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 4,537
- Median age
- 33
- Household income
- $1,344/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 56%
- Renting
- 36%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 2/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Sandgate Station · 1.3 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Calvary Mater Newcastle · 3.2 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)
$718k
Median unit (5 yr)
$625k
Sales (5 yr)
449
Sales (12 mths)
52
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
368 recorded incidents in 2025 · up 36.8% 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 Shortland:
- Marsden Street (337)
- Sandgate Road (313)
- Mawson Street (241)
- Kestrel Circuit (100)
- Mort Street (87)
- Conmurra Circuit (83)
- Marton Street (72)
- King Street (71)
- Bardia Road (70)
- Alister Street (65)
- Waller Street (64)
- Blanch Street (62)
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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.