Median house price
$1.05M
+13% change
NSW · Newcastle Council
Kooragang, 2304
Population
4
Median age
40
Median income
$2,250/wk
Employment rate
33.3%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$1,055,000
Housing snapshot
- Median rent
- $550/wk
- Green suburb
- Excellent transport
- Heritage area
Suburb profile
Kooragang offers a slower smaller community life in Newcastle Council, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. The capital is not on the doorstep: Sydney is a proper journey, while nearby towns cover more day-to-day needs. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life.
With limited local amenities, residents regularly travel to a neighbouring town for shops, appointments and a wider choice. Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many comparable suburbs, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. A car helps for most daily errands, though buses still link the suburb further afield.
Housing is expensive relative to much of the state.
At a glance
Kooragang snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$550/wk
Houses $680 · Units $423
Population (Census)
4
2021 Census usual residence
Dwelling vacancy
0.0%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $423
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $680
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $550
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 247
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $1,055,000
- Median price change
- +13.4%
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent and sales tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January to March 2026; October to December 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 4
- Median age
- 40
- Median household income / week
- $2,250
- Dwelling vacancy
- 0%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 5
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 33.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Family & Lifestyle
Public transport
4 public transport stops in this suburb
- Teal St At Sandpiper Cl
- Teal St At Sandpiper Cl
- Teal St Opp Sandpiper Cl
- Teal St Opp Sandpiper Cl
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed
Amenities
4 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 6/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0
Other(1)
- Parking (4)
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 34
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Hunter New England Mental Health Service (4.3 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 27° / 18°
- Rainfall
- 295 mm · ~37 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 23° / 14°
- Rainfall
- 366 mm · ~46 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 18° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 272 mm · ~34 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 23° / 13°
- Rainfall
- 230 mm · ~29 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.
2026· 2 proposals
June 2026
- Office Premise; Erection of a new structure403 CORMORANT ROAD KOORAGANG 2304Determined
May 2026
- Demolition; Industrial development; Erection of a new structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Heavy industry77 HERON ROAD KOORAGANG 2304Under Assessment
2024· 3 proposals
July 2024
- Subdivision888/-/DP1302688Determined
March 2024
- Demolition; Heavy industry544 CORMORANT ROAD KOORAGANG 2304Determined
February 2024
- Industrial development; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure77 HERON ROAD KOORAGANG 2304Determined
2023· 6 proposals
December 2023
- Advertising and signage; Erection of a new structure; Freight transport facility; Hours of operation and trading195 GREENLEAF ROAD KOORAGANG 2304Determined
October 2023
- Advertising and signage; General industry2 Portlink Close, Kooragang, NSW, 2304Determined
September 2023
- Alterations and additions to industrial development77 HERON ROAD KOORAGANG 2304Determined
August 2023
- Alterations and additions to industrial development77 HERON ROAD KOORAGANG 2304Determined
May 2023
- Alterations and additions to industrial development77 HERON ROAD KOORAGANG 2304Determined
January 2023
- Alterations and additions to industrial development14 EGRET STREET KOORAGANG 2304Determined
2022· 3 proposals
December 2022
- Alterations and additions to industrial development75 GREENLEAF ROAD KOORAGANG 2304Determined
November 2022
- Industrial development75 GREENLEAF ROAD KOORAGANG 2304Determined
May 2022
- Industrial development39 Heron Road Kooragang IslandDetermined
2021· 6 proposals
September 2021
- Subdivision of land1 39 HERON ROAD KOORAGANG 2304Determined
August 2021
- Alterations and additions to industrial development1 39 HERON ROAD KOORAGANG 2304Determined
June 2021
- Waste and resource management facilities25 SANDPIPER CLOSE KOORAGANG 2304Determined
May 2021
- Waste and resource management facilities25 SANDPIPER CLOSE KOORAGANG 2304Withdrawn
April 2021
- Industrial development9 PORTLINK CLOSE KOORAGANG 2304Determined
February 2021
- Alterations and additions to industrial development19 EGRET STREET KOORAGANG 2304Determined
2020· 1 proposal
September 2020
- Alterations and additions to industrial development1 39 HERON ROAD KOORAGANG 2304Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · 2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Heritage
1 heritage place
- 131 Radar Station (former)Ash IslandSHR
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Newcastle
- Member of Parliament
- Sharon CLAYDON (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 126,226
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.2%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +2.9 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 29.2%Labor 70.8%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 4.8 km away).
Coalition 22.3%Labor 77.8%
7.0 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +2.7 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Mayfield WestLabor 75.6% · Coalition 24.4% TPP (2025)2.7 km away
- Mayfield EastLabor 79.1% · Coalition 20.9% TPP (2025)3.1 km away
- MayfieldLabor 77.7% · Coalition 22.3% TPP (2025)3.2 km away
- WarabrookLabor 74.8% · Coalition 25.2% TPP (2025)3.4 km away
- Mayfield SouthLabor 77.5% · Coalition 22.5% TPP (2025)3.8 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
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