Cessnock
New South Wales · Lower Hunter · Hunter Valley exc Newcastle
This profile uses the ABS Cessnock statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Cessnock is a locality in the Lower Hunter area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Cessnock SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Cessnock SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Cessnock WPS
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Cessnock.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Cessnock (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 Cessnock
- Combined · Independent · Years K-12Enrolment1,276ICSEA1032
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment930ICSEA911
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment616ICSEA892
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment399ICSEA884
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment389ICSEA931
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment355ICSEA907
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment347ICSEA975
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment276ICSEA876
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment215ICSEA835
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment114ICSEA897
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSGoodstart Early Learning CessnockCentre-Based Care · 76 places · Cessnock
- Exceeding NQSThe Honey Tree PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 39 places · Bellbird
- Meeting NQSCessnock ELCCentre-Based Care · 99 places · Cessnock
- Meeting NQSLittle Zak's Academy NulkabaCentre-Based Care · 99 places · Nulkaba
- Meeting NQSCessnock Multi Purpose Children's CentreCentre-Based Care · 90 places · Cessnock
- Meeting NQSCessnock Kids Preschool and Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 84 places · Cessnock
- Meeting NQSSPCC Saints Academy - CessnockCentre-Based Care · 65 places · Nulkaba
- Meeting NQSCessnock Out of School Hours CareCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Cessnock
- Meeting NQSBellbird Educational OOSHCentre-Based Care · 55 places · Bellbird
- Meeting NQSCessnock West Educational OOSHCentre-Based Care · 45 places · Cessnock
- Meeting NQSNarnia Early Learning CessnockCentre-Based Care · 40 places · Nulkaba
- Meeting NQSNulkaba Educational OOSHCentre-Based Care · 38 places · Nulkaba
+ 5 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
- 2,269
- vs previous year
- -1%
- vs 2021
- 2,203
- Theft 621
- Against justice procedures 488
- Assault 316
- Malicious damage to property 232
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 229
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
- 1
- Supermarkets
- 3
- Parks
- 29
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Cessnock 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 Cessnock 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
- $745,000
- House price YoY
- +12.5%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $570/wk
Where did the gain come from?
+457Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.
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