Adamstown - Kotara
New South Wales · Newcastle · Newcastle and Lake Macquarie
Why “Adamstown - Kotara”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Adamstown into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Adamstown - Kotara is a locality in the Newcastle area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Adamstown - Kotara SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Adamstown - Kotara SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Belair Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Adamstown - Kotara.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Adamstown - Kotara (NSW catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Adamstown - Kotara
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment1,130ICSEA1066
- Secondary · Catholic · Years 7-11Enrolment849ICSEA1090
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment439ICSEA1078
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment409ICSEA1103
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment334ICSEA1104
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment309ICSEA1069
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment168ICSEA1107
- Special · Government · Years UEnrolment25ICSEA816
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- ExcellentAdamstown Community Early Learning and PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 44 places · Adamstown
- Exceeding NQSUniting Preschool Adamstown HeightsCentre-Based Care · 39 places · Adamstown Heights
- Meeting NQSAdamstown OOSH IncorporatedCentre-Based Care · 150 places · Adamstown
- Meeting NQSSt Nicholas OOSH KotaraCentre-Based Care · 150 places · Kotara South
- Meeting NQSActive OOSH BelairCentre-Based Care · 123 places · Adamstown Heights
- Meeting NQSLittle Zak's Academy AdamstownCentre-Based Care · 113 places · Adamstown
- Meeting NQSWesley Out of School Hours Care, Kotara SouthCentre-Based Care · 100 places · Kotara South
- Meeting NQSImagine Early Learning & Childcare - Garden SuburbCentre-Based Care · 96 places · Garden Suburb
- Meeting NQSKotara Montessori Children's CentreCentre-Based Care · 84 places · Kotara
- Meeting NQSSt Nicholas OOSH AdamstownCentre-Based Care · 80 places · Adamstown
- Meeting NQSFair Play OOSH (Aust) - Garden SuburbCentre-Based Care · 75 places · Garden Suburb
- Meeting NQSCreative Childcare KotaraCentre-Based Care · 74 places · Kotara
+ 7 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 790
- vs previous year
- -24%
- vs 2021
- 727
- Theft 328
- Transport regulatory offences 156
- Malicious damage to property 56
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 45
- Drug offences 45
Police-recorded incident counts (Calendar years; latest = Jan-Dec 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 9
- Supermarkets
- 2
- Parks
- 17
- Train stations
- 1
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Adamstown - Kotara SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Bushfire overlay
- Within the designated Bush Fire Prone Land
This shows whether the Adamstown - Kotara SA2 intersects an official New South Wales government hazard overlay. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.
Property & rent
- Median house price
- $1,215,000
- House price YoY
- +15.7%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $760/wk
Where did the gain come from?
+214Reading the streams: organic growth — more babies than goodbyes — was the biggest driver.
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The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth
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